Tajpur Port

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Tajpur Port
Location
CountryIndia
LocationTajpur, Purba Medinipur
Coordinates21°38′N 87°36′E / 21.64°N 87.60°E / 21.64; 87.60Coordinates: 21°38′N 87°36′E / 21.64°N 87.60°E / 21.64; 87.60
Details
Operated byBhor Sagar Port Authority
Owned byKolkata Port Trust, Government of West Bengal
Type of harborDeep Sea Port
Available berths6
Statistics
Length of navigational channel18 kilometers
wide of navigational channel350 meters
Draft16 meters

Tajpur Port[1] is a proposed seaport in Tajpur, East Midnapore district (পূর্ব মেদিনীপুর, in Bengali) of West Bengal. The government has proposed to build the port on the coast of the Bay of Bengal near Tajpur.

Reason[]

West Bengal's main port is Kolkata Port (including Haldia Port), but because of the shallow depth of the Hooghly river, it is impossible to anchor ocean-going vessels there. As a result, shipping growth is declining. Commodities in Kolkata and Asansol-Durgapur industrial region are instead taken to Paradip port. The future of the state's port industry and the Haldia industrial region is uncertain and, for this reason, the state government decided to act.[2]

Design[]

The Tajpur Port is proposed to be a large deep sea port. Land for the port will be created by plowing along the sea coast. The depth of the harbor will be 15 meters, which will accommodate large ships. An 18-kilometer channel will be constructed from the sea. Six berths are to be built in the first phase followed by an additional nine berths. By separating it from the coast, beaches are not expected to be impacted. Each terminal will be multipurpose.

It is estimated that the construction of the guntor[check spelling] will require 16 thousands crores. The first phase is 10 thousand crore and the second phase is 6 thousand crores. Construction is expected to provide 10 thousand jobs.

Development[]

In January 2019, the state decided to develop the port on its own, as the state government alleged that the centre had done "nothing" to start work on the project in the prior three years.[3]

The West Bengal government called for expressions of interest (EoI) from global agencies to set up a deep-sea port in Public-Private Partnership in East Midnapore at Tajpur on 28th December, 2020. Mamata Banerjee had announced that around ₹4,200 crore will be the investments by the State government, West Bengal Chief Minister.The project is expected to draw investments to the tune of ₹15,000 crore; There will not be any land acquisition involved as there is adequate land available for the project, she had said.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "Cabinet to take call on Tajpur port".
  2. ^ "First phase of Tajpur port to be ready in 3 years".
  3. ^ "State to go solo to build Tajpur port".
  4. ^ "WB govt calls for EOI to set up deep sea port in Tajpur".
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