Citizens’ Research Collective on SEZ

Kandla, November 05, 2007: The Kandla Port Trust has submitted the detailed project report of its proposed SEZ at Kandla, Gujarat, for government approval. The DPR was prepared by KITCO. Speaking to ProjectsToday, KPT officials informed that the SEZ had received in-principle approval from the ministry of commerce and industry and was likely to finalise the contractor soon for executing the project.

The project will be implemented on public-private partnership basis. It will include ship berthing, bunkering facilities, shipbuilding yard and single buoy mooring facilities. It will be spread over 6,000 hectares of land. It will also have a commercial centre for private participation for heavy industries like fertiliser, coal, cement and steel to set up their facilities. The zone comprises 17 units.

source: Project Monitor