The country’s total port capacity will increase from existing around 2,600 MTPA to more than 10,000 MTPA in 2047 – Sarbananda Sonowal, Union Minister

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The government has set itself a target of raising the country’s port capacity to more than 10,000 Million Ton Per Annum by 2047 from the current 2,600 MTPA, Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal said .

As per PTI report, The government will soon set up a Bureau of Port Security to upgrade security across all ports in the country, he said at the 19th Maritime States Development Council meeting at Kevadia in Gujarat’s Narmada district near the Statue of Unity.

“The country’s total port capacity will increase from existing around 2,600 MTPA to more than 10,000 MTPA in 2047,” a government release quoted him as saying.