R Mohan, director of Ports and Inland Water Transport at Karnataka government said the Karnataka Maritime Board Bill is awaiting the approval of the President of India. The state legislature passed the Bill in 2011 and it was submitted to the President for assent, he said. With a view to take up various developmental projects and to maintain ports along the 300-km-long coastline of Karnataka, the state government wants to set u
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CAG report finds fault with port development in Maharashtra
According to a recent report by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG), the Maharashtra Maritime Board failed to prepare any comprehensive plan with a long-term vision for minor ports in the state. The report on General and Social Sector, which was tabled in the state legislature, shows that the maritime board is developing the ports in the state in an ad-hoc manner owing to lack