Archive · 21 Aug 2026
Paradip Port Unveils Rs 427.80 Crore Infrastructure Boost
Paradip Port in Odisha opened seven new infrastructure projects.
These projects cost Rs 427.80 crore.
A major dredging project made the port deep enough for very large ships carrying full loads.
A new bridge is expected to help the nearly 3,000 trucks that use the route each day.
The port also installed a system that uses radar, cameras, artificial intelligence and other tools to monitor ships.
Three more projects worth Rs 1,580.36 crore will make cargo handling more automatic.
The port wants all of its berths to be mechanised by 2030.
It also planted its one-millionth tree and supported job training and skills programmes for people in nearby communities.
Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurated seven Paradip Port projects worth Rs 427.80 crore in Odisha.
The port achieved an 18.5-metre deep-draft capability, allowing fully laden Capesize vessels to use its inner harbour.
Paradip Port signed agreements for three mechanisation projects involving a combined investment of Rs 1,580.36 crore.
The projects include mechanisation of the South Quay, Multipurpose Berth and captive CQ-III berth.
The port also marked its one-millionth tree and supported training and livelihood programmes for local communities.
- Who
- Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal, Paradip Port Authority and the companies awarded the mechanisation projects.
- What
- Seven infrastructure projects worth Rs 427.80 crore were inaugurated, and concession agreements were signed for three mechanisation projects worth Rs 1,580.36 crore.
- When
- Friday; the articles do not provide a specific date.
- Where
- Paradip Port Authority in Odisha, India.
- Why
- To expand cargo-handling capacity, improve connectivity and safety, reduce vessel turnaround times and logistics costs, and support regional trade and employment.
- Infrastructure investment
- Rs 427.80 crore for seven inaugurated projects
- Mechanisation investment
- Rs 1,580.36 crore across three concession projects
- Deep-draft capability
- 18.5 metres, enabling fully laden Capesize vessels to enter the inner harbour
- Largest project
- Rs 352 crore capital dredging project
- Atharbanki bridge
- Rs 24.89 crore, 500 metres long and three lanes wide
- Traffic monitoring
- The Rs 15.50 crore system tracks vessels up to 20 nautical miles from the signal station
- Mechanisation target
- Paradip Port aims to reach 100% berth mechanisation by 2030, compared with 80% currently