Ports, Shipping and Inland Waterways
Objectives
- Double the share of freight transported by coastal shipping and inland waterways from 6 per cent in 2016-171 to 12 per cent by 2025.
- Increase the port handling capacity to 2,500 million metric tonnes (MMT) by 2022-23.
- Reduce the turnaround time at major ports from about 3.44 days (2016-17) to 1-2 days (global average) by 2022-23.
- Increase the throughput of inland waterways from 55.20 MMT in 2016-17 to 60-70 MMT by 2022-23.
- Augment the capacity of inland water transport by increasing the least available depth.
Current Situation
- India has a coastline spanning about 7,500 km, forming one of the biggest ....
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