MoPSW Secretary Sudhansh Pant directs VPA to speed up cruise berth works

VISAKHAPATNAM : Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Secretary Sudhansh Pant has directed the Visakhapatnam Port Authority (VPA) to speed up the works of the cruise berth in the outer harbour at the earliest as it is the prestigious project of the Union Government.

He visited VPA and Dredging Corporation of India Limited (DCI) on Saturday for reviewing the performance of the companies. VPA and DCI Chairman K. Rama MohanaRao co-ordinatedthereviewmeetings.

Mr. Pant focussed on the operations of PPP berths and Green Port initiatives by the VPA during the review meeting. The port authorities presented a PowerPoint presentationtoshowthestatusofcargohandling,financial performance of VPA, road, rail connectivity, capacity augmentation, modernisation and mechanisation of berths, development of flyover, truck parking terminal, construction of covered storage sheds, electrification of VPA railway tracks, modernisation of fishing harbour and statusonNLPmarineportal.

Nitin Gadkari inaugurates National Highways projects worth Rs 3670 crore in Maharashtra

MUMBAI : In Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari inaugurated and laid foundation stone for 5 National Highway projects of 212 km lengthatlandedworthRs.1,575Crore,3NationalHighway projectsworthRs1,058croreand75kmlengthatParbhani, and National Highway project worth Rs 1,037.4 crore at

Hingoli.

These projects will improve connectivity of Marathwada region with Telangana and Karnataka. The projects will help in improving industrial and agricultural development along with connecting religious placesandpromotingtourism.