Centre approves development of a container terminal in Kandla Port

With the container terminal, the Centre intends to make Kandla Port competitive against its private peers, which have been growing at a rapid pace, especially since the pandemic

The Union Cabinet committee on economic affairs on Wednesday approved the development of a container terminal at Tuna-Tekra in Deendayal Port (Kandla Port) at an estimated cost of Rs 4,244 crore.

The project will be built in public private partnership (PPP) mode. Under the build operate transfer (BoT) mode, the project cost will be borne by the concessionaire and an estimated cost of common user facilities of Rs 296.20 crore will be on the part of the concessioning authority, a statement by the Cabinet said.

“On commissioning of the project, it shall cater to the future growth in container cargo