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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He informed that capacity of major ports have increased from 870 million tonnes in 2014 to 1550 million tonnes now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mega ports with world class infrastructure are being developed in Vadhavan, Paradip and Deendayal Port in Kandla.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
India aims to operationalise 23 waterways by 2030.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Steps are also being taken to introduce urban water transport systems in key states and cities such as Kochi, Mumbai, Gujarat and Goa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To encourage domestic shipbuilding, approval has been given to the Shipbuilding Financial Assistance Policy for Indian Shipyards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Maritime India Vision 2030 outlines the priorities of the Government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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