Four new major ports to be set up
Minister of State for Shipping Pon Radhakrishnan told the Lok Sabha that the government has proposed to set up four new major ports. These include Enayam in Tamil Nadu, Sagar in West Bengal, Dugarajpatnam in Andhra Pradesh and Vadhawan in Maharashtra. Meanwhile, the Cabinet has already conveyed in-principle approval for setting up of Enayam Port. Assistance will be extended by the government based on their need, the minister said.