India’s First Integrated Agri-Export Facility will be set up at Jawaharlal Nehru Port in Mumbai.
- Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways has approved the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA)’s project of ‘Development of Export-Import cum Domestic Agricultural Commodity-Based Processing & Storage Facility at JNPA on PPP Mode’ worth Rs. 284.19 Crore.
- The JNPA is set to establish an all-in-one state-of-the-art agricultural facility at the port, spanning 67,422 square meters.
- This pioneering facility will address inefficiencies in logistics, reduce multiple handlings, and extend the shelf life of agricultural products.
- The facility will cater to exports of prominent items like non-basmati rice, maize, spices, onion, and wheat.
- JNPA in Maharashtra is the first major port of the country which is 100% Landlord port having all berths being operated on PPP model.
- In the state of Maharashtra, the ministry is also developing one of the biggest port in the Country, the Vadhavan Port with total investment of about Rs.76,220 crore. It will be developed as an all-weather Greenfield deep draft major port in Vadhavan, Palghar District.
