Centre finds Odisha’s 6 national waterways feasible for cargo, passenger movement
The Centre has found six national waterways projects feasible for cargo and passenger movement besides promotion of cruise tourism.
The Centre has found six national waterways projects feasible for cargo and passenger movement besides promotion of cruise tourism.
The cargo handled at Major Ports has increased from 581.34 million tonnes in 2014-15 to 819.23 million tonnes in FY 2023-24, a CAGR of 3.5 % which is comparable to global standards.
The Centre, in coordination with the Goa government, is developing the state as a major cargo and cruise destination.
Rathendra Raman, chairperson, SMP, Kolkata attributed this unprecedented throughput to a series of strategic initiatives implemented by the port to enhance productivity, safety measures, business development, and overall capacity utilization.
Developed by Prof Bishakh Bhattacharya and research scientists Kanhaiya Lal Chaurasia and Yashasvi Sinha of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Kanpur, the system promises to revolutionize the way coal and minerals are transported.
While the growth rate of IWT on National Waterways from 2009-10 to 2013-14 was at 1.5%, the growth rate increases to 13.5% in 2020-21 annually.
This will provide an alternative to the chicken neck route for easy and cost effective movement of cargo to and from northeast to foreign countries and other states of India, he said.
The 58-second-teaser of the film delves into a territory not explored before in Hindi cinema.
During 2017-18, PPT joined the exclusive club of 100 million tonne ports by handling record 102 MMT traffic, which is the second highest throughput achieved among all major ports and the third highest among all ports in India.
The film chronicles the story of a space ship which comes close to Earth every morning and cargos start coming.
