Extracted Data Points:

  • Proposed maritime investment pipeline of ₹19,209 crore by 2031 for West Bengal
  • Projects expected to generate more than 62,500 employment opportunities (both direct and indirect)
  • Cargo throughput at Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port increased from 46.29 million metric tonnes in 2014 to 70.87 million metric tonnes in 2025-26
  • Inland waterways cargo movement has grown nearly five-fold over the past decade
  • Investment planned under the Maritime Amrit Kaal Vision 2047
  • Specific projects include:
  • Development of Balagarh Multimodal Logistics Hub
  • Expansion and mechanisation of Kolkata and Haldia docks
  • Strengthening of inland waterways
  • Development of world-class shipbuilding and ship repair facilities
  • Cruise tourism infrastructure
  • Riverfront redevelopment
  • Port-led industrial clusters
  • Discussion included priority projects:
  • Sagarmala 2.0
  • Proposed tunnel across the Hooghly River
  • Development of jetty infrastructure
  • Dredging of National Waterway-1
  • Protection of the Hooghly embankment
  • Issues related to land and irrigation infrastructure
  • Meeting attendees included:
  • Sarbananda Sonowal, Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways
  • Suvendu Adhikari, Chief Minister of West Bengal
  • Shantanu Thakur, Union Minister of State for MoPSW
  • Secretary, MoPSW
  • Chief Secretary, Govt of West Bengal
  • Other senior officials