Archive · 6 Nov 2025
Karnataka Maritime Board Signs Deals Worth ₹4,500 Crore for Infrastructure Development
Imagine Karnataka wants to build more docks and roads for ships and trains to make it easier to move goods.
The Karnataka Maritime Board is like the boss of these projects.
They recently signed deals with different companies that together are worth about 4,500 crore rupees!
One big deal is to build a new port that can work even in bad weather.
Another deal is to build a train track to connect to a port.
They also want to improve the rivers for boats and teach people how to work with ships and boats.
Some deals are also for helping fish businesses.
All these projects will help Karnataka's ports and transportation get much better.
Karnataka Maritime Board (KMB) signed agreements worth ₹4,500 crore to boost maritime sector infrastructure.
A major concession agreement with JSW Infrastructure Ltd aims to develop an all-weather deep-water greenfield port at Keni for ₹4,118 crore.
MoUs were signed for developing the Amadalli railway siding (₹45.88 crore) and for the development of national waterways (₹300 crore).
A Centre of Excellence in Inland Water Transport and Navigation will be established in Mangaluru.
Agreements also include projects worth ₹12 crore for fisheries development in Ballari district.
- Who
- Karnataka Maritime Board (KMB) and various stakeholders including JSW Infrastructure Ltd, Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd, Inland Waterway Authority of India, National Inland Navigation Institute, and Karnataka Department of Fisheries.
- What
- Signed MoUs and a concession agreement totaling approximately ₹4,500 crore to develop maritime infrastructure and related facilities in Karnataka.
- When
- During the India Maritime Week 2025, with the article published on November 6, 2025.
- Where
- Primarily in various districts of Karnataka, including Uttara Kannada (Keni, Amadalli), Dakshina Kannada (Mangaluru), and Ballari.
- Why
- To enhance connectivity, develop critical infrastructure, modernize the workforce, and attract investments in Karnataka's maritime sector.
- Total Investment
- ₹4,500 crore
- Key Agreements
- MoUs and a concession agreement
- Focus Areas
- Enhancing connectivity, developing infrastructure, modernizing workforce
- Port Project
- Greenfield port at Keni (Uttara Kannada) by JSW Infrastructure Ltd
- Port Project Value
- ₹4,118 crore
- Railway Siding Project
- Amadalli railway siding (Uttara Kannada) by Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd
- Railway Siding Project Value
- ₹45.88 crore
- National Waterways Development
- ₹300 crore