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Solar power plant work at brisk pace

Edit The Hindu 25 Apr 2016
Visakhapatnam Port Trust is ahead of other major ports in launching green initiatives to drastically cut down carbon footprint by commencing work at brisk pace to commission 10 MW solar power energy by June ... Krishna Babu told The Hindu ... Other ports which are in race to compete with VPT to ahead in the port sector to foray into power generation are VO Chidambar, JNPT and Kandla, which have started the installation process ... ....

Maharashtra: State, Railways set May-end deadline for freight corridor land work

Edit DNA India 25 Apr 2016
-->. This would not include about 10 hectares of land that the DFC will have to acquire ... This, however, would not include about 10 hectares of land that the DFC will have to acquire under provisions of the Railways (Amendment) Act, 2008 ... The Cidco-DFCC land tussle was a big hurdle to be crossed as it involves the financially strategic stretch between JNPT, which handles about 55 percent of India's container traffic, and Vadodara ... ....

Govt mulls leasing port land to pvt players for cargo projs

Edit The Times of India 24 Apr 2016
New Delhi, Apr 24 () To fast track development of major ports, government is mulling giving land parcels of state-run ports to private players "on lease" for various projects ... The 12 major ports in India -- Kandla, Mumbai, JNPT, Mormugao, New Managlore, Cochin, Chennai, Ennore, Paradip, V O Chidambaranar, Visakhapatnam and Kolkata (including Haldia) -- handle approximately 61 per cent of cargo traffic. NAM MR SOM ....

Cidco to register FIRs against illegal quarries

Edit The Times of India 23 Apr 2016
NAVI MUMBAI. In a bid to fasttrack the Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) project, Cidco's joint MD, V Radha, has directed her staff to lodge FIRs against illegal stone quarries ... A letter in this regard will also be issued to the Raigad collector, National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), and chairman of Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT), the official added ... ....

JNPT canteen staff use device to make water out of air

Edit The Times of India 19 Apr 2016
While the state is transporting water to parched Latur, Navi Mumbaikars are trying to figure out new sources to replenish the supply shortage, there is good news from JNPT on the water front. Tapping the most common available source —moisture in the atmosphere—JNPT ......

Mumbai to have three more medical colleges

Edit DNA India 18 Apr 2016
-->. Currently, there are 46 institutes for MBBS in Maharashtra at the state, civic, private and deemed university levels ... Currently, there are 18 medical colleges across the state. The Mumbai Port Trust (MbPT), Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) and Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) will construct the three colleges ... JNPT and ONGC will soon start the formalities." ... Info ... ....

Sign Language: Disha, 'Ikde Thikde' to help visitors to JJ, Gateway of India

Edit DNA India 18 Apr 2016
-->. IIT students develop design solution to help people navigate to destinations faster. Maharashtra's largest public health facility, JJ Hospital, attends close to 3,500 patients everyday, including emergency and accident cases ... That's all changing ... Elephanta, Alibaug, Mandva, JNPT and a half-an-hour sea ride ... The students have already sought permission from JNPT, BMC and the Colaba police for the pilot test ... Kanchan Srivastava ... ....

Cidco gets Rs 608 crore for freight corridor land

Edit DNA India 18 Apr 2016
-->. The DFCC requires around 32 hectare of land to build the portion of the freight corridor ... This is part of a deal between the two agencies for the land that was first reported by dna in its March 11 edition. The DFCC requires around 32 hectare of land to build the portion of the freight corridor between JNPT port and Panvel and the two agencies were unable to reach a deal for a long time ... The land game.. Total land required for DFC ... ....

We are looking to usher in a ‘blue revolution’ in five years: Nitin Gadkari

Edit The Times of India 18 Apr 2016
Nitin Gadkari is one of those rare politicians who love to talk in numbers ... In the just-ended Maritime India Summit, Gadkari unveiled the Sagarmala Project which seeks to develop 7,500 km of India's coastline ... In the summit itself, MoUs and agreements worth Rs 82,900 crore were signed ... Edited excerpts... What's your larger vision? ... That's true ... We are now joining Hyderabad to Mumbai JNPT, Hyderabad to Bengaluru, Bengaluru to Chennai ... ....

Smart tags to track freight containers

Edit The Times of India 17 Apr 2016
In the first phase, beginning May 1, it will track all containers moving along the Delhi-Mumbai corridor to identify the hurdles on the way to Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) in Mumbai, which handles 50% of the container traffic in the country....

State to tie up with ADB for funding nine transport projects

Edit DNA India 17 Apr 2016
-->. The state government is in process of tying up with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for funding for nine upcoming transport projects in the coming years ... The new port, which will cost Rs.10000 crore to build, will ease congestion at JNPT, which is close to Mumbai. JNPT will hold a 74% stake in the proposed port project while the Maharashtra Maritime Board (MMB), owned by the state government, will hold remaining 26% ... ....

Iran promises not to force Afghan refugees for repatriation

Edit Khaama Press 16 Apr 2016
Afghanistan is expected to have sea-land access through the strategic Chabahar port in Iran by the end of next year as the work on the port has already begun by a joint venture of Kandla Port Trust (KPT) and Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) ... ....

Maritime India Summit: Rs 31,000 crore worth agreements signed on Day 1; $12 billion investment expected

Edit Yahoo Daily News 15 Apr 2016
NEW DELHI. The maiden Maritime India Summit 2016 saw 22 agreements entailing investments of around Rs 31,000 crore being signed on the first day, according to the Ministry of Shipping ... Shareholders'agreement for the project was signed between JNPT and Maharashtra Maritime Board. Once completed the new port will allow large size ships to enter Indian waters and will also help decongest JNPT and Mumbai Port," the release said ... ....
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