{"id":1233,"date":"2008-03-14T10:20:54","date_gmt":"2008-03-14T14:20:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.orissalinks.com\/orissagrowth\/?p=1233"},"modified":"2008-03-14T10:20:54","modified_gmt":"2008-03-14T14:20:54","slug":"rail-connectivity-to-ports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.orissalinks.com\/orissagrowth\/archives\/1233","title":{"rendered":"Rail connectivity to ports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Following is from the PIB <a href=\"http:\/\/pib.nic.in\/release\/release.asp?relid=36480\" target=\"_self\">http:\/\/pib.nic.in\/release\/release.asp?relid=36480<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\"><strong>RAJYA  SABHA<o:p><\/o:p><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 5.75pt 0.0001pt 0in; text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;\" class=\"MsoBodyTextIndent\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial;\"><span style=\"\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/span>The list of Ports where Railways are considering rail connectivity  is given hereunder:<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<table width=\"522\" height=\"467\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"1\" style=\"border: medium none ; border-collapse: collapse;\" class=\"MsoTableGrid\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"\">\n<td width=\"63\" valign=\"top\" style=\"border: 1pt solid windowtext; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 47.4pt;\">\n<p align=\"center\" style=\"margin: 0in 5.75pt 0.0001pt 0in; text-align: center; line-height: 150%;\" class=\"MsoBodyTextIndent\"><span class=\"SpellE\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial;\">S.No<\/span><\/strong><\/span><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial;\">.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"152\" valign=\"top\" style=\"border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: windowtext windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 114pt;\">\n<p align=\"center\" style=\"margin: 0in 5.75pt 0.0001pt 0in; text-align: center; line-height: 150%;\" class=\"MsoBodyTextIndent\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial;\">State<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"256\" valign=\"top\" style=\"border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: windowtext windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 192pt;\">\n<p align=\"center\" style=\"margin: 0in 5.75pt 0.0001pt 0in; text-align: center; line-height: 150%;\" class=\"MsoBodyTextIndent\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial;\">Port<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"\">\n<td width=\"63\" valign=\"top\" style=\"border-style: none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 47.4pt;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 5.75pt 0.0001pt 0in;\" class=\"MsoBodyTextIndent\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\">1.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"152\" valign=\"top\" style=\"border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 114pt;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 5.75pt 0.0001pt 0in;\" class=\"MsoBodyTextIndent\"><st1:place><span class=\"SpellE\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\">Maharashtra<\/span><\/span><\/st1:place><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"256\" valign=\"top\" style=\"border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 192pt;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 5.75pt 0.0001pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;\" class=\"MsoBodyTextIndent\"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\"><span style=\"\">1.<span style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/span><\/span><\/span><!--[endif]--><span class=\"SpellE\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\">Rewas<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\"> Port<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 5.75pt 0.0001pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;\" class=\"MsoBodyTextIndent\"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\"><span style=\"\">2.<span style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/span><\/span><\/span><!--[endif]--><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\">PNP Port<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 5.75pt 0.0001pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;\" class=\"MsoBodyTextIndent\"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\"><span style=\"\">3.<span style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/span><\/span><\/span><!--[endif]--><st1:place><st1:placename><span class=\"SpellE\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\">Dighi<\/span><\/span><\/st1:placename><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\"> <\/span><st1:placetype><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\">Port<\/span><\/st1:placetype><\/st1:place><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"\">\n<td width=\"63\" valign=\"top\" style=\"border-style: none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 47.4pt;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 5.75pt 0.0001pt 0in;\" class=\"MsoBodyTextIndent\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\">2.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"152\" valign=\"top\" style=\"border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 114pt;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 5.75pt 0.0001pt 0in;\" class=\"MsoBodyTextIndent\"><span class=\"SpellE\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\">Orissa<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"256\" valign=\"top\" style=\"border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 192pt;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 5.75pt 0.0001pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;\" class=\"MsoBodyTextIndent\"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\"><span style=\"\">1.<span style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/span><\/span><\/span><!--[endif]--><st1:place><st1:placename><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\">Dharma<\/span><\/st1:placename><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\"> <\/span><st1:placetype><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\">Port<\/span><\/st1:placetype><\/st1:place><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 5.75pt 0.0001pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;\" class=\"MsoBodyTextIndent\"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\"><span style=\"\">2.<span style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/span><\/span><\/span><!--[endif]--><st1:place><st1:placename><span class=\"SpellE\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\">Kirtania<\/span><\/span><\/st1:placename><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\"> <\/span><st1:placetype><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\">Port<\/span><\/st1:placetype><\/st1:place><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 5.75pt 0.0001pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;\" class=\"MsoBodyTextIndent\"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\"><span style=\"\">3.<span style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/span><\/span><\/span><!--[endif]--><st1:place><st1:placename><span class=\"SpellE\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\">Gopalpur<\/span><\/span><\/st1:placename><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\"> <\/span><st1:placetype><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\">Port<\/span><\/st1:placetype><\/st1:place><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"\">\n<td width=\"63\" valign=\"top\" style=\"border-style: none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 47.4pt;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 5.75pt 0.0001pt 0in;\" class=\"MsoBodyTextIndent\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\">3.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"152\" valign=\"top\" style=\"border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 114pt;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 5.75pt 0.0001pt 0in;\" class=\"MsoBodyTextIndent\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\">Andhra  Pradesh<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"256\" valign=\"top\" style=\"border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 192pt;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 5.75pt 0.0001pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;\" class=\"MsoBodyTextIndent\"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\"><span style=\"\">1.<span style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/span><\/span><\/span><!--[endif]--><st1:place><st1:placename><span class=\"SpellE\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\">Gangavaram<\/span><\/span><\/st1:placename><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\"> <\/span><st1:placetype><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\">Port<\/span><\/st1:placetype><\/st1:place><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 5.75pt 0.0001pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;\" class=\"MsoBodyTextIndent\"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\"><span style=\"\">2.<span style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/span><\/span><\/span><!--[endif]--><st1:place><st1:placename><span class=\"SpellE\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\">Krishnapatam<\/span><\/span><\/st1:placename><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\"> <\/span><st1:placetype><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\">Port<\/span><\/st1:placetype><\/st1:place><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 5.75pt 0.0001pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;\" class=\"MsoBodyTextIndent\"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\"><span style=\"\">3.<span style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/span><\/span><\/span><!--[endif]--><st1:place><st1:placename><span class=\"SpellE\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\">Machilipatnam<\/span><\/span><\/st1:placename><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\"> <\/span><st1:placetype><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\">Port<\/span><\/st1:placetype><\/st1:place><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 5.75pt 0.0001pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;\" class=\"MsoBodyTextIndent\"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\"><span style=\"\">4.<span style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/span><\/span><\/span><!--[endif]--><st1:place><st1:placename><span class=\"SpellE\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\">Nizampatnam<\/span><\/span><\/st1:placename><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\"> <\/span><st1:placetype><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\">Port<\/span><\/st1:placetype><\/st1:place><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 5.75pt 0.0001pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;\" class=\"MsoBodyTextIndent\"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\"><span style=\"\">5.<span style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/span><\/span><\/span><!--[endif]--><st1:place><st1:placename><span class=\"SpellE\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\">Kakinada<\/span><\/span><\/st1:placename><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\"> <\/span><st1:placetype><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\">Port<\/span><\/st1:placetype><\/st1:place><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"\">\n<td width=\"63\" valign=\"top\" style=\"border-style: none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 47.4pt;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 5.75pt 0.0001pt 0in;\" class=\"MsoBodyTextIndent\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\">4.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"152\" valign=\"top\" style=\"border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 114pt;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 5.75pt 0.0001pt 0in;\" class=\"MsoBodyTextIndent\"><st1:place><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\">Gujarat<\/span><\/strong><\/st1:place><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"256\" valign=\"top\" style=\"border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 192pt;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 5.75pt 0.0001pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;\" class=\"MsoBodyTextIndent\"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\"><span style=\"\">1.<span style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/span><\/span><\/span><!--[endif]--><st1:place><st1:placename><span class=\"SpellE\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\">Hazira<\/span><\/span><\/st1:placename><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\"> <\/span><st1:placetype><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\">Port<\/span><\/st1:placetype><\/st1:place><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 5.75pt 0.0001pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;\" class=\"MsoBodyTextIndent\"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\"><span style=\"\">2.<span style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/span><\/span><\/span><!--[endif]--><st1:place><st1:placename><span class=\"SpellE\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\">Bedi<\/span><\/span><\/st1:placename><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\"> <\/span><st1:placetype><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\">Port<\/span><\/st1:placetype><\/st1:place><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 5.75pt 0.0001pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;\" class=\"MsoBodyTextIndent\"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\"><span style=\"\">3.<span style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/span><\/span><\/span><!--[endif]--><st1:place><st1:placename><span class=\"SpellE\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\">Porbandar<\/span><\/span><\/st1:placename><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\"> <\/span><st1:placetype><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\">Port<\/span><\/st1:placetype><\/st1:place><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 5.75pt 0.0001pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;\" class=\"MsoBodyTextIndent\"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\"><span style=\"\">4.<span style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/span><\/span><\/span><!--[endif]--><span class=\"SpellE\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\">Rozi<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\"> Port<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 5.75pt 0.0001pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;\" class=\"MsoBodyTextIndent\"><!--[if !supportLists]--><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\"><span style=\"\">5.<span style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;  <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><!--[endif]--><span class=\"SpellE\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\">Dahej<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\"> Port<strong><o:p><\/o:p><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"\">\n<td width=\"63\" valign=\"top\" style=\"border-style: none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 47.4pt;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 5.75pt 0.0001pt 0in;\" class=\"MsoBodyTextIndent\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\">5.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"152\" valign=\"top\" style=\"border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 114pt;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 5.75pt 0.0001pt 0in;\" class=\"MsoBodyTextIndent\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\">Tamil  <span class=\"SpellE\">Nadu<\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"256\" valign=\"top\" style=\"border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 192pt;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 5.75pt 0.0001pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;\" class=\"MsoBodyTextIndent\"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\"><span style=\"\">1.<span style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/span><\/span><\/span><!--[endif]--><st1:place><st1:placename><span class=\"SpellE\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\">Karaikal<\/span><\/span><\/st1:placename><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\"> <\/span><st1:placetype><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\">Port<\/span><\/st1:placetype><\/st1:place><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 5.75pt 0.0001pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;\" class=\"MsoBodyTextIndent\"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\"><span style=\"\">2.<span style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/span><\/span><\/span><!--[endif]--><st1:place><st1:placename><span class=\"SpellE\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\">Ennore<\/span><\/span><\/st1:placename><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\"> <\/span><st1:placetype><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\">Port<\/span><\/st1:placetype><\/st1:place><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"\">\n<td width=\"63\" valign=\"top\" style=\"border-style: none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 47.4pt;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 5.75pt 0.0001pt 0in;\" class=\"MsoBodyTextIndent\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\">6.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"152\" valign=\"top\" style=\"border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 114pt;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 5.75pt 0.0001pt 0in;\" class=\"MsoBodyTextIndent\"><span class=\"SpellE\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\">Kerala<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"256\" valign=\"top\" style=\"border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 192pt;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 5.75pt 0.0001pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;\" class=\"MsoBodyTextIndent\"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\"><span style=\"\">1.<span style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/span><\/span><\/span><!--[endif]--><st1:place><st1:placename><span class=\"SpellE\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\">Vallarpadam<\/span><\/span><\/st1:placename><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\"> <\/span><st1:placetype><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\">Port<\/span><\/st1:placetype><\/st1:place><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"\">\n<td width=\"63\" valign=\"top\" style=\"border-style: none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 47.4pt;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 5.75pt 0.0001pt 0in;\" class=\"MsoBodyTextIndent\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\">7.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"152\" valign=\"top\" style=\"border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 114pt;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 5.75pt 0.0001pt 0in;\" class=\"MsoBodyTextIndent\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\">Karnataka<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"256\" valign=\"top\" style=\"border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 192pt;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 5.75pt 0.0001pt 0in;\" class=\"MsoBodyTextIndent\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\"><span style=\"\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/span>1.<span style=\"\">&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/span><\/span><st1:place><st1:placename><span class=\"SpellE\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\">Belekeri<\/span><\/span><\/st1:placename><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\"> <\/span><st1:placetype><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\">Port<\/span><\/st1:placetype><\/st1:place><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"\">\n<td width=\"63\" valign=\"top\" style=\"border-style: none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 47.4pt;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 5.75pt 0.0001pt 0in;\" class=\"MsoBodyTextIndent\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\">8.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"152\" valign=\"top\" style=\"border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 114pt;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 5.75pt 0.0001pt 0in;\" class=\"MsoBodyTextIndent\"><st1:place><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\">West Bengal<\/span><\/st1:place><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"256\" valign=\"top\" style=\"border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 192pt;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 5.75pt 0.0001pt 0in;\" class=\"MsoBodyTextIndent\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\"><span style=\"\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/span>1.<span style=\"\">&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/span><\/span><st1:place><st1:placename><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\">Diamond<\/span><\/st1:placename><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\"> <\/span><st1:placetype><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\">Harbor<\/span><\/st1:placetype><\/st1:place><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 5.75pt 0.0001pt 0in; text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;\" class=\"MsoBodyTextIndent\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial;\"><span style=\"\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 5.75pt 0.0001pt 0in; text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;\" class=\"MsoBodyTextIndent\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial;\"><span style=\"\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/span>The status of the proposals in <\/span><st1:place><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial;\">Gujarat<\/span><\/st1:place><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial;\"> is as <span class=\"GramE\">under  :<\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 5.75pt 0.0001pt 0in; text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;\" class=\"MsoBodyTextIndent\"><st1:place><span class=\"GramE\"><strong><u><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial;\">Gujarat<\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/st1:place><span class=\"GramE\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial;\">  :<\/span><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial;\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 5.75pt 0.0001pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;\" class=\"MsoBodyTextIndent\"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol;\"><span style=\"\">&middot;<span style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;  <\/span><\/span><\/span><!--[endif]--><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\">Gujarat Maritime Board had commissioned M\/s. RITES  for a feasibility cum traffic survey report for providing rail connectivity to  <span class=\"SpellE\">Rozi<\/span> &amp; <span class=\"SpellE\">Bedi<\/span> Port from Windmill  Station in year 2003.<span style=\"\">&nbsp; <\/span>GMB has yet to approach  Railways for rail connectivity.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 5.75pt 0.0001pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;\" class=\"MsoBodyTextIndent\"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol;\"><span style=\"\">&middot;<span style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;  <\/span><\/span><\/span><!--[endif]--><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\">Gujarat Maritime Board had commissioner M\/s RITES for  a survey to provide connectivity to <\/span><st1:place><st1:placename><span class=\"SpellE\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\">Porbandar<\/span><\/span><\/st1:placename><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\"> <\/span><st1:placetype><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\">Port.<\/span><\/st1:placetype><\/st1:place><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\"><span style=\"\">&nbsp; <\/span>The report was submitted in June 2002.<span style=\"\">&nbsp; <\/span>GMB is considering constructing a rail link  of 5.1 km from <span class=\"SpellE\">Porbandar<\/span> to <\/span><st1:place><st1:placename><span class=\"SpellE\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\">Porbandar<\/span><\/span><\/st1:placename><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\"> <\/span><st1:placetype><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\">Port<\/span><\/st1:placetype><\/st1:place><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\"> at <span class=\"GramE\">their own<\/span> cost.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 5.75pt 0.0001pt 0in; text-align: justify;\" class=\"MsoBodyTextIndent\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\"><span style=\"\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/span>This  information was given by the Minister of State for Railways, <span class=\"SpellE\">Shri<\/span> R. <span class=\"SpellE\">Velu<\/span> in a written reply  in the <span class=\"SpellE\">Rajya<\/span> <span class=\"SpellE\">Sabha<\/span> today.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following is from the PIB http:\/\/pib.nic.in\/release\/release.asp?relid=36480. RAJYA SABHA &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The list of Ports where Railways are considering rail connectivity is given hereunder: S.No. State Port 1. Maharashtra 1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Rewas Port 2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; PNP Port 3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Dighi Port 2. Orissa 1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Dharma Port 2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Kirtania Port 3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Gopalpur Port 3. Andhra Pradesh 1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Gangavaram Port 2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Krishnapatam [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[572,558,559],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1233","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-kirtania-balasore-creative-ports-chennai-interested","category-dhamara-port-under-constr","category-gopalpur-port-under-constr"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.orissalinks.com\/orissagrowth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1233","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.orissalinks.com\/orissagrowth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.orissalinks.com\/orissagrowth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.orissalinks.com\/orissagrowth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.orissalinks.com\/orissagrowth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1233"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.orissalinks.com\/orissagrowth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1233\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.orissalinks.com\/orissagrowth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1233"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.orissalinks.com\/orissagrowth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1233"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.orissalinks.com\/orissagrowth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1233"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}