With an outlay of Rs 1,773 for the year 2017û18, the government has set the ball rolling for the port sector. To promote port-led development in India, Rs 600 crore has already been allocated for the Sagarmala Programme.

Most observers concur that Karnataka has regressed in its industrial rankings as a result of political instability and inadequate attention to infrastructure. Vandita Sharma, the recently appointed Principal Secretary in charge of Infrastructure Development, Government of Karnataka

Media reports indicate that the Karnataka Pollution Control Board would study the recent unloading of coal cargo at Karwar port. It is learnt that the port is prohibited from unloading coal as it would pollute sea water and endanger the fishes. The port recently received a consignment of coal cargo and this is said to be first ever import of coal in Karwar port in the past 20 years. TAN BINH 39, a ship with