New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) India is accelerating upgrades to major ports and building new deep‑water terminals to capture transhipment traffic now routed through Colombo and Singapore, a new report has said, amid the arrival of the MSC Irina at Vizhinjam this month.The report from India Narrative said the government has moved to deepen drafts at several major ports — Kamarajar Port at Ennore near Chennai, Paradeep Port in Odisha, and Deendayal Port in Kutch — from 14 metres to 18 metres to …
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New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) Odisha’s coastline is set to witness a major transformation with the construction of the new 160.18 km Rameshwar–Paradeep Coastal Highway project to be developed by the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (MoRTH) with a total capital cost of Rs 8,300.79 crore, according to an official factsheet issued on Sunday.Designed to provide faster, safer and smoother travel, the project includes a 4-lane access-controlled highway from Rameshwar to Konark and a 2-lane hi…