The government today approved a Rs 2,029-crore project for widening of Mumbai harbour channel at the Jawaharlal Nehru Port in Mumbai.
“The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved fresh estimates of the project Deepening and Widening of Mumbai Harbour Channel and JN Port Channel (Phase-II). The cost of the project will be Rs 2,029 crore excluding the service tax. The entire project cost will be funded through internal resources of JN Port Trust (JNPT) with market borrowing, if necessary,” the Ministry of Shipping said in a statement.
The project includes the existing channel to be widened to 450 metres from the current 370 metres, and the straight reach channel to be extended to 35.5 kms, from the existing 33.5 kms.
The draft of the channel will be increased to 15 metre, from the current 14 metre. The estimated quantity to be dredged is to the tune of 35.03 million cubic metre, including 1.73 million cubic metre rock dredging.
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