The government of Orissa has accorded in-principle approval to allot land for Phase-II of the Dhamra port project in Bhadrak district.

The project, estimated to cost Rs 10,000 crore, is being developed by Dhamra Port Company (DPCIL), a 50:50 JV between Tata and Larsen & Toubro (L&T). The state government has also asked the company to submit a detailed project report (DPR) on its expansion plan.

The project requires 1,233.04 acre land. The company already has around 300 acre of surplus land and has sought allotment of 745 acre from the state government.

Phase-II of the expansion project envisages augmentation of the iron ore berth capacity to 12.3 million tpa and upgradation of cargo handling capacity from the existing 25 million tpa to 71.3 million tpa.

As part of its expansion project, DPCL will also set up an LNG terminal which will have 15 million tpa capacity. For the purpose, the company has already inked an MoU with Indian Oil Corporation (IOCL).

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