AHMEDABAD: Deendayal Port Authority (DPA) on Monday announced its plan to increase the cargo handling capacity at Kandla port in Kutch. The authority will invest Rs 5,963 crore. As part of the plan, DPA plans to develop two mega cargo handling terminals on the BOT (build-operate-transfer) basis under a public-private partnership. The development will be undertaken with a concession period of 30 years.
S K Mehta, chairperson, DPA, said: “At Deendayal Port, we are focusing on six major strategic areas which include cargo and productivity improvement, landlord port development, port-led industrialization, coastal shipping, and Ro-Ro and Ro-Pax expansion.” He added: “These two mega cargo handling projects will decongest the port and reduce waiting time for handling containers and cargo.”
