Centre sets up panel to unclog port bottlenecks | India News


Centre sets up panel to unclog port bottlenecks

NEW DELHI: Govt has stepped in to unclog piling up of containers at India’s busiest container port, Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA) (Mumbai), and has set up a panel of top officials to remove bottlenecks at all the 12 major ports. It will meet every week or fortnight to address concerns faced by businesses.The issue of around 35,000-40,000 inbound containers piled up at the JNPA was taken up at a review meeting chaired by commerce minister Piyush Goyal and shipping minister Sarbananda Sonowal. All India Liquid Bulk Importers and Exporters Association representatives attended the meeting.TOI has learnt pile up was due to the inadequate number of lorry drivers available for handing this cargo. In an official statement, shipping ministry said that West Asia bound containers have been rerouted to JNPA, placing additional pressure on port and logistics infrastructure.



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