The government has taken a project involving Tk 82.80 crore for a quick and smooth cargo handling at Mongla port.
The shipping minister, Shajahan Khan, told the Jatiya Sangsad, Sunday replying to a written question from Awami League lawmaker Sadhana Halder.
Shajahan said the project titled 'Collection of Container and Cargo Handling Equipment for Mongla Port' will be approved soon.
He said the government had been implementing a number of programmes to modernise Mongla port. And as a result, he said, a large number of ships are now started arriving at the port.
A total of 256 ships arrived at the seaport in the current fiscal 2010-11 as against 156 in previous fiscal 2009-10, said the minister.
He said on an average 30 ships are arriving at the port every month.
Shajahan said a number of projects had been taken to turn the seaport port into a modern one.
The projects are: navigational aids to Mongla Port, dredging at Poshur Channel and collection of cutter section dredgers and boats, improvement of logistic efficiency and development of jetty, yard and link road.
Source : New Age
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