JSW Group wants to develop commercial port in Odisha

The Sajjan Jindal-controlled JSW Group is keen to set up a commercial port at the mouth of the Jatadhari, Odisha, and 13 km south of the Paradip port.

The port project is proposed to be set up through JSW Infrastructure Ltd, the infrastructure arm of JSW Steel Ltd.

Posco India, too had planned to establish a captive port at the Jatadhari river mouth for its mega steel plant. With Posco aborting its 12-million-tonne plant in Odisha, JSW Infrastructure is keen to set up a commercial port at the site.

A JSW spokesperson, however, said, “As of now, we are not planning a commercial