National Maritime Heritage Complex (NMHC)

About:

• The Rs.3500 crore project is being built at the historic Indus Valley Civilization region of Lothal in Gujarat under the Sagarmala Scheme of the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways.
• NMHC is to be developed as a first of its kind in the country dedicated to the legacy of Maritime Heritage of India, to showcase India’s rich and diverse maritime glory. 

Lothal:

• Lothal was one among the prominent cities of the traditional Harappan civilization dating to 2400 BC, located in Gujarat, a crucial western state of India.
• It is located along the Bhogava river, a tributary of Sabarmati, in the Gulf of Khambat.
• Archaeological excavations have discovered the oldest man-made dockyard, over 5000 years old, in Lothal.