Waterway connection to reduce travel time
Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways (MoPSW) has approved Rs.50.30 crore for developing all-weather ROPAX (Roll-on/Roll-off Passenger) Jetty and allied infrastructure connecting Kaninali in Bhadrak district & Talachua in Kendrapara district, Odisha, under the Sagarmala initiative.
The Government of Odisha will fund another 50% cost of the Rs.110.60 crore project.
The work includes construction of RO-PAX Jetty at Kaninali and Talachua, utility infrastructures such as parking area development, navigational aids and dredging, MoPSW said in a release on 16 April 2021.
The ROPAX jetty is designed to accommodate boats, launches and other vessels as well as to ply vessel having capacity to carry 10 light Motor vehicles, 20 Motorbikes along with 60 passengers at a time, simultaneously ensuring safety of all passengers and vehicles.
Once in operations, the ROPAX jetties will reduce travel time for passengers to one hour by waterway from six hours by road. #tenders #projects #investment #infrastructure /fiinews.com
