Govt plans to develop Jawaharlal Nehru Port as smart port within a year: Sonowal

Updated: May 25 2023 10:24PM

Govt plans to develop Jawaharlal Nehru Port as smart port within a year: Sonowal

Mumbai, May 25 (PTI) The government plans to develop the country's premier container port Jawaharlal Nehru Port as a fully smart port within one year, Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said on Thursday.

Speaking at the 34th anniversary and annual award distribution ceremony of the JNPA, the Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways said the government wants the facility to compete with the best ports in the world.

"The government will develop JNPA into a fully smart port within one year. We want it to be a fully electronically connected system for better services," the minister said.

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