Mumbai: Sarbananda Sonowal, the Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, has unveiled major sustainable initiatives at JN Port in Mumbai. He inaugurated Three Freshwater Lakes at Jawaharlal Nehru Port, which were rejuvenated and beautified to serve as vital reservoirs for rainwater harvesting and habitat restoration. Sonowal also reviewed various port infrastructure and developmental projects.
He attended the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signing ceremony among JNPA, Rural Electrification Corporation (REC), and Vadhavan Port to shore up financing for infrastructure projects. The second MoU was signed between JNPA and Gateway Terminal India (GTI) to shore up the sustainable initiative of the port.
Sonowal said that India's ports are the country's greatest assets and must be harnessed to power the economic growth of Bharat to become 'Atmanirbhar', the vision of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi ji. The sustainable drive at our ports is a major driver to advance India's maritime infrastructure and contribute to the nation's growth under the 'Viksit Bharat' vision.
The Smart SEZ project, which includes preventing perimeter intrusions, ensuring disciplined vehicle movement, streamlining gate operations, smart tracking of staff and vehicles, and extending network connectivity to all utility buildings for LAN users, aims to provide the necessary infrastructure for future applications such as an Energy Management System, Smart Water Management, Smart Street Lighting, Smart Parking, and weighbridge.
The three inaugurated key water bodies designed to enhance the region's ecological balance, including the Admin Building Foothill Lake and the CPP Lake, both strategically situated within the port area. Shri Sonowal also issued Letters of Intent (LoI) to SEZ concessionaires.
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