CCEA approves two new port terminal projects at Tuna Tekra, Gujarat

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has granted approval for the construction of two new port terminals by Deendayal Port Authority (DPA) at Tuna Tekra in Gujarat. The mega container terminal project at Tuna Tek­ra involves the construction of an off-shore berthing structure for handling three vessels at a time, with allied facilities, at a cost of Rs 42.43 billion. It will have a handling capacity of 2.19 million 20-foot equivalent units per annum. Stage II of the multipurpose cargo terminal project at Tuna Tekra involves construction of an off-shore berthing structure for handling four vessels at a time, with allied facilities including dredging works alongside the berth, turning circles and approach channel, at a cost of Rs 17.19 billion. It will have a handling capacity of 18.33 million tonnes per annum.