SMP Kolkata hosts NAVIC Cell-11 Meeting with major port authorities

KOLKATA : The Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port formerly Kolkata Port on Friday hosted a high-level NAVIC Cell-11 Meeting with other major ports of India on Land,Assets & Port-Led Industrialization and to exchange ideas for better usage of land for commercial purposes and stopping encroachment.
“Roadmap for using land assets and port-led industrialisation, roadmap for resolution of issues and further discussion improving governance and policy for land allotment by Ports (was) held focusing on land, assets, and port-led industrialisation,” sources said.

SMPK Chairman Rathendra Raman presided over the meeting in which Dr. R. P. Kondiram, Deputy Director General of Shipping DDG., estate Managers from all major ports & subcommittee members contributed key insights in the workshop. The present dignatories were Dr R P Kondiram, Deputy Director General of Shipping, India, and estate managers of all major ports, namely Mumbai Port Authority, SMPK, Chennai Port Authority, Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority, Visakhapatnam Port Authority, Deendayal Port Authority, Paradip Port Authority, Cochin Port Authority, VoC Port Authority, New Mangalore Port Authority, Kamraja Port Authority and Mormugao Port Authority.

The major ports may not be able to outpace the private ones in cargo handling due to certain constraints, they can certainly put their land holdings to better use for more revenue generation, the Union Ministry of Ports and Shipping believes. Hence, such conferences.

Delegates from the Dredging Corporation of India (DCI) and members of the sub-committees formed for such meetings are also participated in the deliberations in Kolkata.

“The preparation of a roadmap for optimal utilisation of land assets and promotion of port-based industry is being discussed at the conference. Matters concerning the resolution of issues and improving governance for improved land allotment by ports will also be taken up,” said senior PRO, SMPK