Archive · 10 Sep 2026
Maharashtra Approves ₹136.76 Crore Revised Karanja Harbour Expansion Plan
Maharashtra has approved money to expand the Karanja fishery harbour in Uran.
The project is expected to cost ₹136.76 crore.
It includes 21 different construction and improvement works.
A new 370-metre quay wall will be built.
The harbour will also get wider boat access areas, fish auction halls and a large ice plant.
A cold storage facility will help keep fish fresh.
Fishermen will receive facilities such as a rest house, gear shed and net-mending shed.
Work must begin only after the required permissions are obtained and should be completed on time.
Maharashtra approved a revised ₹136.76 crore plan to expand Karanja fishery harbour in Uran.
The expansion includes 21 works: 11 transferred projects and 10 newly proposed works.
The Maharashtra Fisheries Development Corporation will implement the expansion.
Major projects include a 370-metre quay wall, wider channels, auction halls and an ice plant.
The harbour will also receive cold storage, fishermen’s facilities, drainage, fire-fighting and fuel infrastructure.
- Who
- The Maharashtra government approved the plan, and the Maharashtra Fisheries Development Corporation will implement it.
- What
- A third revised estimate of ₹136.76 crore was approved for the expansion of Karanja fishery harbour.
- When
- The original project was sanctioned on September 2, 2011; the latest approval follows revised estimates approved in 2016 and 2018.
- Where
- Karanja fishery harbour in Uran taluka, Maharashtra.
- Why
- The expansion aims to strengthen fishing and allied infrastructure in the coastal belt.
- Approved cost
- ₹136.76 crore
- Planned works
- 21 works
- Implementing agency
- Maharashtra Fisheries Development Corporation
- Major quay wall
- 370 metres, estimated at ₹26.78 crore
- Ice plant
- 200-tonne capacity, estimated at ₹10.40 crore
- Cold storage
- 100-tonne fish cold storage facility
- Civil construction cost
- ₹99.30 crore