September 08, 2008

Road & rail connectivity to be built at non major ports

It is reported that centre government is considering a proposal to set up a corpus of INR 500 crore to develop road and rail connectivity at non major ports, which are administered by the state governments. The money to develop road and rail connectivity will be routed through the state maritime boards. The move is aimed at increasing cargo movement through these ports.

Mr Rakesh Srivastava joint secretary at union shipping ministry said that “We have sent a proposal to the finance ministry, under which we plan to develop non major ports by giving them financial help.”

Currently, only 30% of the cargo moving through ports is routed via non major ports, while the remaining 70% is concentrated at major ports.