Proposed ports in Inchudi, Bahabalpur and Chandipur wait for DOD approval
Bahabalpur, Balasore (unlikely), Balasore, Chandipur, Balasore (Unlikely), Inchudi, Balasore (many interested) June 5th. 2008, 10:55amFollowing is a an excerpt from a report in Steelguru.
Exim News Service reported that three port projects at Inchudi, Bahabalpur and Chandipur in north Orissa are awaiting a green signal from the union defense ministry.
Mr Jayanarayana Mishra transport & commerce minister of Orissa said that the state government is scouting for ways to avoid the restricted areas while going ahead with the port projects. He added that the state government would study the recommendations made by IIT, Chennai, on how to avoid restricted sites and develop the ports at places earlier identified by it.