In the next five years, the Mumbai Port Trust (MbPT) is planning to develop the city’s coastal sites into a more commercial and income generating space. With a plan to increase tourism and give a meaningful tourism experience, MbPT plans to modify the docks and means around the coasts of and around Mumbai.
The Mumbai Port Trust is to develop an International Cruise Terminal in Mumbai. With an aim to increase overall growth for the economy of the city and provide employment opportunities, the Mumbai Port proposes to handle around 80 per cent of India’s cruise passengers. The development of this international port will also increase the number of tourists – international and domestic.
With the formation of International Cruise terminal, the Port Trust also plans to construct a domestic cruise terminal which will connect cities through water and it plans to start a cruise between Mumbai and Goa. With the capacity of 500 passengers, the cruise will operate every alternate day.
Partially funded under the government’s Sangarmala scheme, the Mumbai Port trust has already initiated the transport facility for the passenger to travel from Bhaucha Dhakka in Mumbai to Mandwa and Nerul.
MbPT has already granted permission for the floating restaurants in Mumbai and earlier in 2017, the city got its first floating restaurant – AB Celestial. There are more floating restaurants opening soon in the city. For Mumbai to give a great experience to tourists and even the locals, MbPT plans tourism development by constructing Jetty at Marine Drive for waterfront sear planes and water sports. It has also planned to construct a ropeway, which would be the world’s longest Ropeway over the sea, connecting Sewree to Elephanta. With adequate safety, it would definitely be an experience to ride the same.
MbPT has proposed to redevelop the Sassoon Dock which opened its doors for the first time in 1875. Now, the Sassoon dock is used mainly for fish docking but the port trust has decided to convert the whole area of the dock into a modern fishing harbour.
In the next couple of years, the first building ever built - famously known as ‘Ghadiyal Godi’ - at the Mumbai Port will be converted into a museum for various themes like Maritime Museum via Public-Private Partnership where additional revenue can be generated, claims MbPT. The Mumbai Port Trust also plans to covert its 241 bedded hospital into a super speciality hospital with the capacity of 600 beds.
The Mumbai Port Trust constructed the Botanical Garden situated at Colaba with TATA trust assurance for upgradation and maintenance. However, it has decided to construct an Ecological and Cultural Park at Sewree with an aim to preserve, conserve and enhance the ecosystem and also to give a meaningful tourism experience.
To contribute in government’s Swaccha Bharat Abhiyan mission, the Mumbai Trust Port will set up a sewage treatment plant in its estate which will treat the generated sewage in Wadala.
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