Union shipping minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Saturday laid foundation stones for three projects worth Rs 582 cr at the Kamarajar port at Ennore. The foundation stones were laid for Capital Dredging Phase VI (₹520 crore) to dredge the port’s berth to 18 m draft from the present 16 m to attract such large size vessels; a 1 MLD Sea Water Reverse Osmosis Desalination Plant (₹37 crore) and an Integrated Command and Control Center (₹25 crore). He launched at a function as part of the port’s silver jubilee celebration. The minister also launched a Coffee Table Book on the journey of the port, India’s 12th major port and the first corporatised major port. The port was originally conceived primarily to handle thermal coal to meet the requirement of Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB) and was endowed with large chunks of land (about
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