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In another few years, New Mangalore Port, according to its Chairman, P Tamilvanan, will become a railway hub, the Hindu Business Lines reported.
Right now, the port handles about six million tonnes of railway traffic, likely to jump to 10 million tonnes in another couple of years.
The surge will happen because several port users and the port authorities are planning major investments in railway facilities to and from the port.
Some of the users include Udipi Power Corporation, engaged in construction of a captive berth; and Kudremukh Iron ore Company, whose traffic throughput is over one million tonnes annually.
Meanwhile, five consortia – led by ILF&S, Maritime Group, Spain, Simplex, Adani Group andEssar Group – have responded to requests for proposals invited by the port authorities for construction of a container berth. Hopefully, as the Chairman points out, the selection of the contractor will be completed in three months.
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