ICG’s Haldia HQ conducts workshop on search and rescue ops
A tabletop exercise was also conducted to provide hands-on experience to the participants for a better understanding of the planning and execution of SAR operations.
A tabletop exercise was also conducted to provide hands-on experience to the participants for a better understanding of the planning and execution of SAR operations.
Additionally, the Kolkata Port also signed an MoU with BPCL, a central government public sector enterprise, for developing logistics chain for movement of feed stock like naptha, propane etc. from HDC through rail / coastal shipping. In return, the finished products and by products are to be routed for distribution. To aid this, tankage facilities for storing imported feed stock may be set up at HDC.
The accused identified as Rajkishore Sunday was nabbed with 310 grams of the banned substances valued at Rs 31 lakh. Incidentally, the arrested drug peddler was earlier booked in a similar case last year.
Union Shipping Minister Sarbananda Sonowal who on Monday announced the award of contract said that Haldia Jetty would become operational soon for sending exim and inland cargo to Pandu terminal in Guwahati connecting the northeast to kolkata via National waterway 2.
Disasters and comeback have been a constant companion for India's oldest port. In 1903 a major fire gutted down an entire shed in the oil depot at Budge Budge, and the Port authority, learning from its mistakes, redesigned the installation, which has been utilised through the century to great benefit by all the major public sector as well as private oil companies.
Further taking a dig at Mamata Banerjee, the Prime Minister said: "Mamata Didi gets bamboozled when Bengal asks her about development and feels scared when Jai Shri Ram slogans are hurled. It isn't unusual since her government has only institutionalised corruption and politicised government institutions but made no effort to resuscitate Bengal. TMC is a party of extortionists."
Also, a sum of approximately Rs 100 crore is being invested for dredging in Kolkata Port's shipping channel.
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