Deendayal Port Authority, Kandla held first Special Board Meeting
GANDHIDHAM : The first Special Board Meeting followed by fifth ordinary Board Meeting of the Board of Deendayal Port Authority, of 2023-24 was held on 08-12-2023. The following Members, apart from Shri Sanjay K. Mehta, IFS the Chairman, attended the meeting under the chairmanship of Chairman-DPA:
- Shri Nandeesh Shukla, IRTS, Dy. Chairman-DPA
- Shri M. Rammohan Rao, IRS, Commissioner of Customs.
- Shri Sushil Kumar Singh, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways (VIRTUALLY)
- Cmde. Sudip Malik, Naval Officer-in-Charge (VIRTUALLY)
The following important items, inter alia, were considered by the Board: –
| Sr. No. | Subject |
| 1 | In the Special Board Meeting, Revised Estimates for 2023-24 and Budget Estimates for 2024-25 has been approved by the Board. |
| 2 | Grant of permission to M/s.Jio Digital Fibre Pvt.Ltd., Ahmedabad for laying Optical Fiber Cable alongside DPA road at OOT Vadinar for providing Wireline Broad Band Services” |
| 3 | Providing and laying additional 450mm Dia express water supply pipeline at Kandla. |
| 4 | Appointment of Independent Engineer for the work of “Development of container terminal at Tuna Tekra, Deendayal Port on BoT basis under PPP mode for a concession period of 30 years” |
| 5 | Information of the Board for the project of “Engineering, Procurement and Construction for Phase-I Development of Mechanization of Bulk Cargo Handling Facility at Berth No. 8 & 9 In Deendayal Port, Kandla.” |
| 6 | Work Assigned on Nomination Basis to the Gujarat Environment Management Institute (GEMI), Gandhinagar for “Planning and monitoring of the activities to be undertaken under Environment Management Plan (EMP) under EIA and EC”. |
| 7 | Compassionate Appointments in Deendayal Port Authority – Appointment/ regularization of Daily Rated Workers engaged on compassionate ground basis thereof |
| 8 | Allotment of plots to successful bidders as per the terms and conditions of accepted tender for the work ofE-Tender-Cum-E-Auction for allotment of 02 Nos. of plots for the purpose of godowns /warehouses on 30 years lease on as is where is basis as per the provisions of PGLM, 2015. |
| 9 | Work Assigned on Nomination Basis to Gujarat Institute of Desert Ecology (GUIDE), Bhuj for “Greenbelt Development in Deendayal Port Authority and its surrounding areas (Phase-II).” |