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In a bid to ease pressure on its existing berths, the Kandla Port Trust(KPT) has set the ball rolling to increase its dry and liquid cargo handling capacity.
KPT has chalked out a plan to set up a multipurpose cargo terminal and a mega container terminal at Tuna Tekra, where Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (APSEZ) already operates a bulk terminal. As part of its capacity expansion drive, KPT plans to establish multipurpose cargo handling terminal with a capacity to handle 18 million metric tonnes per annum (MMTPA) involving an estimated capital cost of Rs 1,400 crore.
KPT has already approached the Ministry of Environment and Forests for its approval. “The terminal will be developed as part of the second-phase development of Tuna Tekra,” said a senior KPT official. Plans are also afoot to develop a mega container terminal, the official added.
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