Kerala Govt Focusing on Coastal Shipping
6 May 2013
Kochi
Kerala govt is focusing now on inland water transport , CM Oomen Chandy said that efforts were needed to think from overloaded road and rail to coastal shipping and inland water transport for movement of cargo . Inaugurating the Coastal Shipping and Inland Water Transport summit in Kochi, Chandy said the Kerala government had introduced a subsidy-based scheme for water transport of Rs one per ton per km for cargo movement through coastal shipping.
In Kerala, density of population was high, highways were inadequate to contain the increasing number of vehicles, the rail network was unable to cope with the demand and the only solution was to shift from road and rail to coastal shipping and inland water transport.
Ports Minister K Babu said the government proposed to divert at least 20 per cent of the cargo through coastal shipping by 2015 and 40 per cent by 2020. Initially, priority would be given for specified cargoes.
Source– http://www.firstpost.com/fwire/need-to-focus-on-coastal-shipping-inland-water-transport-chandy-756025.html?utm_source=fwire&utm_medium=hp
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