Tag: Kandla Port

Pak commandos may enter India via sea route, say intel reports, Gujarat ports on high alert

The Port Trust authorities, in a message, said the Pak-trained commandoes are believed to have entered the Gulf of Kutch through the Harami Nala Creek Area.

August 29, 2019

Kandla port to be renamed Deendayal port

The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday gave an ex-post facto approval to the renaming of Kandla Port in Gujarat as Deendayal Port. “Ports in India are generally named after the city or town in which these are situated. However, the government, in special cases, after due consideration, have renamed the …

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October 4, 2017

Kandla Port to generate 200 MW solar, wind energy

The Ministry of Shipping is exploring the possibility of setting up 200 MW solar and wind energy projects on 1.5 lakh acres of land at Kandla Port in Gujarat, Union Minister for Shipping and Transport Nitin Gadkari said here on Tuesday. The land is low-cost and economically viable for investment in solar and wind energy …

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May 30, 2017

PM Modi on a two-day Gujarat visit from Monday

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will leave for Gujarat on Monday where he would inaugurate some developmental projects and attend the annual meeting of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group. During his two-day visit, he will launch projects at the Kandla Port and in Bhachau, both in the Kutch district which had borne the brunt of …

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May 21, 2017