Maharashtra
Maritime Board and Balaji Leasing & Industries Company (BLIC) have signed
the concession agreement for developing the Dighi port.
The project to
be implemented by Dighi Port Ltd, a subsidiary of BLIC, envisages dredging, reclamation,
construction of a multi-purpose jetty and other requisite infrastructure. In
the second phase an additional storage for liquid cargo is being planned. A sum
of Rs.400 crore will be spent in the first phase and Rs.1,200 crore in the
second phase.
Land for
developing the port has already been acquired.
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