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India sincere to emerge as leading blue economy of world; PM
New Delhi, March 2: Asserting that India is a natural leader in maritime sector with a rich history, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the nation is very sincere to emerge as as a leading blue economy of the world and pointed out that the government aims to operationalise 23 waterways by 2030.
“The Summit brings together many stakeholders relating to this sector. I am sure we will achieve great success in boosting the maritime economy. India is a natural leader in this sector. Our nation has a rich maritime history. Civilisation flourished on our coasts. For thousand of years, our ports have been important trading centres. Our coasts connected India to the world,” the Prime Minister said after inaugurating Maritime India Summit 2021 through video conferencing. PM Narendra Modi To Inaugurate Second Edition of Maritime India Summit Today.
Govt aims to operationalise 23 waterways by 2030: PM Modi ANI | Updated: Mar 02, 2021 12:43 IST
New Delhi [India], March 2 (ANI): While observing that capacity of major Indian ports increased to 1550 million tonnes annually now from 870 million tonnes per annum in 2014, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that the government aims to operationalise 23 waterways by 2030. Our government is investing in waterways in a way that was never seen before. Domestic waterways are found to be cost effective and environment friendly way for transporting freight. We aim to operationalise 23 waterways by 2030, PM Modi said in his inaugural at Maritime India Summit 2021. India has as many as 189 lighthouses across its vast coastline. We have drawn up a programme for developing tourism in the land adjacent to 78 lighthouses. The key objective of this initiative is to enhance development of the existing lighthouses and its surrounding areas into un
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