The Chennai Port Trust has issued a letter of acceptance to Dredging Corporation of India Limited for capital dredging alongside Jawahar Dock (JD) 4 and 6 and JD west berths for deepening up to 14 metres chart datum (CD), and a new coastal berth for deepening up to 9 metres CD at the port. The contract value is Rs 30.33 million. The capital dredging will be carried out for 33,000 cubic metres including pre-dredging, progressive and post-dredging surveys.
