Shipping Minister Sonowal to inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of three projects at New Mangalore Port tomorrow

Union Minister for Ports, Shipping, and Waterways Shri Sarbananda Sonowal will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of three projects at New Mangalore Port tomorrow. These include laying the foundation stone for a truck parking terminal and modification of the U.S. Mallya Gate and dedication to the nation of the newly built business development center.

Due to improved hinterland connectivity, the container and other general cargo traffic are increasing at this Port. Around 500 trucks are moving to and fro daily for evacuation of cargo from New Mangalore Port to distant places outside Dakshin Kannada district and Karnataka State. Though the Mangalore Port has provided parking facilities for about 160 trucks, the existing area is found to be insufficient.  

Hard surface truck parking terminal has been completed for an area of 16000 m2 at the cost of Rs 2 crore. The additional truck parking area of 17000 m2 would be developed at a cost of Rs 1.9 crore.  The Truck Terminal would be provided concrete pavement, gatehouse, restaurant, and dormitory at the project cost of Rs.5.00 crores in 2022-23. 

The East Gate of the New Mangalore Port Trust is called U.S. Mallya Gate, named after the founder of the Port. It faces NH-66.  The proposed modification of the gate complex has dimensions of 46.6 Mtrs. Length and 13.5 Mtrs. The gated complex has different lanes for the movement of trucks, four-wheeler passenger vehicles, two-wheelers, pedestrians, provisions of RFID system, radiological monitoring equipment, boom barriers, etc. The cost of modification work is Rs 3.22 crore.  The work is likely to be completed by March 2022. 

The Business Development Centre and Testing Centre are built on an area of 2.80 acres on the western side of NH 66 adjacent to the IOC retail outlet. The Business Development Centre is a Stilt + Ground + Three-story building with a total carpet area of 6300 Sqm and 1200 m2 test center building. The project cost of construction of the Business Development Centre for Export and Testing Centre is Rs 24.57 crore. The Business Development Centre shall have a conference hall, restaurant, post office, banks, etc. It will provide all facilities under one roof to the EXIM trade fraternity. 

New Mangalore Port, the only major port of Karnataka, is ideally located between Cochin and Goa ports. Every aspect of the infrastructure is designed to ensure that vessels are sharply focused on the customers’ logistical needs. The port has 15 fully operational berths, handling containers, coal, and other cargo. New Mangalore Port Trust is an ISO 9001, 14001, and ISP’s compliant port due to its strict emphasis on safety security.

Being environmentally conscious, the Port keeps prime importance to ecological improvement projects developing a green belt and clean-up drives at the bay. The port also extends a warm welcome to cruise tourists, thanks to state of art cruise terminal with all the facilities of international standards and tourist places in the vicinity of Mangalore. The port is accessible from three national highways – NH66, 75, and 169. It is the meeting point of three rail routes- Konkan, South Western, Southern, and accessible to Mangalore International Airport.