Union Minister for Road Transport, Highways and Shipping, Nitin Gadkari has said that the government is planning to develop automobile clusters near port areas. He said that port-led development under the Sagarmala project is expected to attract Rs 12 lakh crore worth of investment.
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Vishakhapatnam Port poised for expansion
Vishakhapatnam Port is poised for major expansion, with the Minister for Shipping, Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari inaugurating several projects during a recent visit to the port.
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Gadkari urges US to invest in ports sector
Union Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari has urged the United States (US) to invest in development of new ports and construction of new berths/terminals in the existing ones.
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Govt plans transparency in shipping, logistics
The government might soon propose amendments to the Multimodal Transportation of Goods Act, 1993. The aim is more transparency in the shipping and logistics sectors and to discourage container freight stations from overcharging both importers and exporters, said two government officials with direct knowledge of the matter.
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Rs.2,000-cr corpus for better road design
To curb accidents on national highways, the Centre will launch a new scheme ´Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Sadak Yojana´ to get rid of black spots on highways.
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Govt targets 120 mt capacity addition in ports
Union Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari has set an ambitious target of capacity addition at 12 major ports by 120 million tonne in 2016-17. These ports had added the highest-ever capacity of 94 million tonne in 2015-16.
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Guj to get Rs.2 lakh cr for infra | Gadkari
Centre will allocate Rs.2 lakh crore to Gujarat for the development of roads and ports during the next three years, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has said.
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Private participation likely in modernisation of state-run ports
Drawing from the experience of the aviation and highways sectors, the Shipping Ministry is looking at modernising state-run sea ports with private sector support as a first step.
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New allocation for boost in highway project safety
With 1.5 lakh people dying in road accidents annually, the government plans make it mandatory to keep 1 per cent of the total cost of highway projects
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New bill for model PPP pact in port sector soon
The Centre will table a new bill that will facilitate a model agreement by way of Public-Private Partnership in the port sector.