CCEA clears Rs. 17,630-crore port projects.

The government recently said it has approved Rs. 17,630 crore projects in the port sector to augment the capacity of major ports by about 151 million tonnes per annum (MTPA).

'The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved five projects involving an investment of over 17,630 crore to further increase the capacity of the Major Ports by 150.74 MTPA,' an official statement said.

Of the five projects approved now, four are container terminals and one is a multipurpose cargo berth project in Mumbai port. 'The four container terminals are proposed in the major ports of Kandla (4.2 MTEU), Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) (4.8 MTEU), Navi Mumbai, Kolkata(1.2 MTEU) and Ennore (1.4 MTEU),' it said.

These proposed projects will double the container handling capacity which is at 11.57 million TEUs (Over 146 MTPA).

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