PARADIP PORT

Jan. 27, 2020

An inter-ministerial panel has approved a Ministry of Shipping proposal for Paradip Port expansion project.

About:

  • Paradip Port is a natural, deep-water port on the East coast of India in Jagatsinghpur district of Odisha.

  • It is situated at confluence of the Mahanadi river and the Bay of Bengal.

  • The port is administered by the Paradip Port Trust (PPT), an autonomous corporation under the Major Port Trusts Act, 1963 functioning under Ministry of Shipping.