Posted on May 9, 2022
The ₹300-crore dredging project will be done under the Sagarmala programme and will hopefully be completed in a year or so, say officials
Anticipating an increase in trans-shipment operations at the Cochin port, following the economic and political turmoil in Sri Lanka and reports of congestion at Colombo port, the Shipping, Ports and Waterways Ministry will take up a ₹300-crore dredging project to increase the port’s draft depth to 18 metre that will help dock larger ships, a senior official of the ministry told BusinessLine.
Source: BusinessLine
