A stakeholders’ meet organised by the Calicut Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) here on Thursday called upon the State and Union governments to consider the inclusion of Beypore port development projects under the Centre’s Sagarmala initiative.
People’s representatives who addressed the event said the proposed dredging works for facilitating the entry of large vessels could have been completed in time if funds had been allocated under the Sagarmala scheme.
Speaking on the occasion, Elamaram Kareem, MP, said the slow approach of the Union government towards the State’s infrastructure development schemes largely affected the growth prospects of the Beypore port. He said it was high time that the Centre intervened in the issue.
