Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal said that the Central Government is committed to modernising and developing all the ports in the country.

 

 

He was speaking after launching 20 development projects worth 1,500 crore rupees as part of the Golden Jubilee celebrations of the New Mangalore Port Authority in Mangaluru today.

 

 

Sonowal said that the capacity of all major ports has been enhanced through digitalisation and modernisation initiatives. He added that the New Mangalore Port, which once handled only 90,000 tonnes of cargo, now handles 46 million tonnes.

 

 

Speaking on the occasion, Union Minister for Renewable Energy Prahlad Joshi said that India has emerged as the world’s fourth-largest economic power, and a transformative change is underway across the nation under the vision of Viksit Bharat.