EAC recommends grant of ToR for development of berth 4, 5 at Kattupalli Port in Tamil Nadu

The Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has recommended grant of terms of reference (ToR) for the development of berth no. 4 and 5 at Kattupalli Port. Marine Infrastructure Developer Private Limited (MIDPL), 97 per cent owned by Adani Kattupalli Port Private Limited has proposed to develop berth no. 4 and 5 at Kattupalli Port, converting the berth no. 3 into container berth, craft berths, port craft facilities and associated backup yard facilities, along with dredging port areas from (-) 16 metres to (-) 16.7 metres and navigational channel from (-) 16 metres to (-) 17.5 metres. The estimated cost of the project is Rs 21 billion. Type of berth and type of cargo is a commercial and business requirement. Hence proposed development is with the flexibilities to accommodate all berths (existing as well as proposed) as multipurpose by maintaining the same capacity of 24.65 million tonnes per annum.