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Revival of Ports

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Delhi
The Government and Major Ports propose to optimally utilize the lands vested with the Ports including Mumbai Port.

Ministry of Shipping has constituted a Committee for Development of Mumbai Port Eastern and Western Water Front and Ports Land for the following.

(i) Preparation of a vision for Development of the Eastern Water Front and Western Water front in Mumbai Port Jurisdiction with focus on city needs and decongestion of transportation modes,

(ii) Strategy for Development and Rejuvenation in line with Supreme Court Judgment of 2004 and 2006.

(iii) Advise on legal bottlenecks and introduction of new legal provisions, and

(iv) Suggest Institutional mechanism for implementation.

All the ports have been asked to prepare their Master Plan and to study optimization of operations and maximization of profits.

This information was given by Minister of State for Ministry of Shipping Shri Pon Radhakrishnan in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.

 

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First Published: Feb 26 2015 | 4:20 PM IST

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