Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the ”Maritime India Summit 2021′. The Maritime India Summit 2021 has been organised by the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways on a virtual platform from March 2-4.
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He informed that capacity of major ports have increased from 870 million tonnes in 2014 to 1550 million tonnes now.
Mega ports with world class infrastructure are being developed in Vadhavan, Paradip and Deendayal Port in Kandla.
India aims to operationalise 23 waterways by 2030.
India has as many as 189 lighthouses across its vast coastline and has drawn up a programme for developing tourism in the land adjacent to 78 lighthouses.
Steps are also being taken to introduce urban water transport systems in key states and cities such as Kochi, Mumbai, Gujarat and Goa.
To encourage domestic shipbuilding, approval has been given to the Shipbuilding Financial Assistance Policy for Indian Shipyards.
The Ministry of Port Shipping and Waterways has created a list of 400 investable These projects have an investment potential of $ 31 billion or Rs 2.25 lakh crores.
The Maritime India Vision 2030 outlines the priorities of the Government.
The Sagar-Manthan: Mercantile Marine Domain Awareness Centre has been launched. It is an information system for enhancing maritime safety, search and rescue capabilities, security and marine environment protection.
Government is in the process of installing solar and wind-based power systems at all the major ports across the country and aims to increase usage of renewable energy to more than 60% of total energy by 2030 in three phases across Indian ports.
