Mumbai gets an ultra -modern international cruise terminal -check photographs
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the modern Mumbai International Cruise Terminal (MICT) at Indira Dock on Saturday 21 September. The terminal aims to provide a seamless and effective experience to travelers. The MICT was developed under the ‘Cruise Bharat Mission’. Photo: PTI It is ready to improve India’s maritime infrastructure and position Mumbai as a leading destination for cruise tourism. Photo: PTI The Cruise terminal spans 415,000 square feet. It is designed to handle up to 1 million passengers annually, with the ability to accommodate five vessels simultaneously. It is equipped with 72 check and immigration scores. Photo: PTI minister of ports, shipping and waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal emphasized that Mumbai served the country well with its busy coastal business. Sonowal said: “The maritime history of Mumbai is rich and an integral part of our civilization. As a coastal, it served the nation well with its busy coastal business.” ‘Samudra’s Samriddhi’ on Saturday, Premier Modi also laid the Foundation Stones for multiple development projects during the ‘Samudra’s Samriddhi’ event in the Bhavnagar district Gujarat. He laid the foundation stone of a new container terminal and associated facilities at Synama Prasad Mooberjee Port, Kolkata; New container lok, cargo handling facilities and associated developments at Paradip Port; The Tuna Tekra Multicargo Terminal; Firefighting facilities and modern road connectivity at Kamarajar Port, Ennore; Coastal protection works, including seawashes and re -terms at Chennai Port; seabearing at car Nicobar Island; a multi-purpose freight box and green bio-metanol plant at Deendayal Port, Kandla; and ship repair facilities at Patna and Varanasi. He also inaugurated the HPLNG-Regational Terminals at Chhara Port, the Acrylics & Oxo Alcohol Project at Gujarat IOCL Refinery, the 600 MW Green Shoe Initiative, the PM Cusum 475 MW Component C Solar Feeder for farmers, the 45 MW Badeli Solar PV Project, of Dhordo Village, among others. The prime minister has laid the establishment of LNG infrastructure, additional renewable energy projects, coastal protection works, highways and healthcare and urban transport projects, including expansions in Sir T. General Hospital in Bhavnagar, Guru Govind Sinh Government Hospital in Jamnagar, and the four-scenting of 70 km National ARs.