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Mallet Bunder Expansion project aimed at increasing trawler handling capacity from 700 to 1300 per day

The project is fully funded by Sagarmala and Fisheries Dept., Govt. of India, to cater to the increased demand from fishermen community.

Mallet Bunder Expansion project aimed at increasing trawler handling capacity from 700 to 1300 per day
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The ambitious Sagarmala project undertaken by the Government of India completed seven years recently and on the occasion of the same, the Chairperson of the Mumbai Port Authority, Rajiv Jalota, addressed the media in Mumbai and shared information about the national initiative and related projects which are aimed at bringing about a step change in India’s logistics sector performance, by unlocking the full potential of India’s coastline and waterways. 

Talking about the Sagarmala project, he said that the vision is to reduce logistics cost for both domestic and EXIM cargo with optimized infrastructure investment. Sagarmala aspires to reduce logistics costs for EXIM and domestic cargo leading to overall cost savings of INR 35,000 to 40,000 cr. per annum, focusing on the concept of port-led development.


As of now, the scheme encompasses projects worth INR 5.48 lakh crores, out of which 194 projects worth INR 99,000 crores have been completed and 217 projects worth INR 2.12 lakh crores are under implementation. A presentation was given by the chairperson to the media which shared details about initiaitives like the Mumbai International Cruise Terminal, Kanhoji Angre Lighthouse Development and Mallet Bunder Expansion.

Also Read: Mumbai International Cruise Terminal to be commissioned by July 2024

Sharing more about the Mallet Bunder Expansion, he added that the harbour normally handles more than 700 trawlers per day and around 900 trawlers on peak days. 

“This may soon increase to 1,300. We are planning to develop a fishing harbour to decrease the congestion under the Sagarmala Project. We are planning to start this work in 2022 and we aim to finish it in two years,” said Jalota. 

The project is fully funded by Sagarmala and Fisheries Dept., Govt. of India, to cater to the increased demand from fishermen community. In addition to these, a third chemical berth is being constructed at Pirpau, funded by Sagarmala. The berth will make a capacity addition of 2 MMTPA, catering to handle chemicals including LPG.

Also Read: Kanhoji Angre Lighthouse Development expected to be completed by March 2023

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