Govt approves ₹107 crore for modern fire-fighting facilities at Haldia Dock

The government of India has approved ₹107 crore for modern fire-fighting facilities at Haldia Dock Complex of Kolkata Port to ensure safe cargo operations, especially petro-chemical goods. Kolkata Port is one of the top 12 major ports in the country.

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Key-Points

The modern fire-fighting facility will enable Haldia Dock Complex in safe handling of the movement of petro-chemical products.

The existing fire-fighting facility does not support the handling the LPG and other petroleum products as per the guideline of Oil Industry Safety Directorate (OISD) of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas.

It has prioritised safety and security of cargo operation on all major ports and the move is towards compliance of global standards for fire safety.

LPG and LNG cargo at Haldia dock is projected to increase in the near future.

The state-of-the-art fire-fighting infrastructure will help to manage the petro-chemical goods in a safe and secure manner at Kolkata Port by complying OISD guidelines.

Haldia Dock Complex

Haldia Dock Complex has been built at the meeting place of the Haldi River and Hooghly river.

Kolkata Port Trust has been created in this port as the port’s partner.

It has a vast hinterland comprising the entire north east of India including West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Assam, North East Hill States and two landlocked neighbouring countries namely, Nepal and Bhutan and also the Autonomous Region of Tibet (China).

Haldia is an industrial port city in Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a major river port and industrial belt located approximately 125 kilometres southwest of Kolkata near the mouth of the Hooghly River, one of the distributaries of the Ganges.