Odisha plans Bahuda Major Port

Odisha Chief Minister Mr Mohan Charan Majhi has announced plans to set up a new port at Bahuda in Ganjam district and a shipbuilding and repair centre at the Mahanadi River mouth near Paradip with a total investment of over Rs 46,000 crore. A new Major Port with a capacity of 150 million tonnes (MT) will be developed at Bahuda at an investment of Rs 21,500 crore. The initiative is a joint effort by Paradip Port Authority, Visakhapatnam Port Authority, Sagarmala Finance Corporation (SFCL) and the Odisha government. Once completed, Bahuda will be India’s 14th Major Port under Union Government ownership, as per a report. 

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