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Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Sports and Youth Affairs Minister M Vijayakumar today told the state Assembly that the government was planning to set up a Coastal Shipping Network connecting the ports in state with the ports in North India.
In a written reply to C H Kunjambu of the CPI(M) and others, he said the network would be connected to the ports in the state of Maharashtra and Gujarat.
The government had already earmarked Rs two crore in the current budget, including to acquire vessels for the Coastal Shipping, he said.
Stating that the project was intended for the development of costal cargo movement, he said the government was holding discussions with the Chamber of Commerce, agents and wholesale traders.
Since the movement of materials through road and railway was a costly affair, introducing such a system would help to reduce the cost of transportations considerably besides bringing down accidents and heavy traffic of transports.
The government would install beacon lights connecting ports and coastal postings, he said adding that steps would be taken to introduce ISPS codes in ports and purchasing three patrolling boats in this regard.
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The government had already earmarked Rs two crore in the current budget, including to acquire vessels for the Coastal Shipping, he said.
Stating that the project was intended for the development of costal cargo movement, he said the government was holding discussions with the Chamber of Commerce, agents and wholesale traders.
Since the movement of materials through road and railway was a costly affair, introducing such a system would help to reduce the cost of transportations considerably besides bringing down accidents and heavy traffic of transports.
The government would install beacon lights connecting ports and coastal postings, he said adding that steps would be taken to introduce ISPS codes in ports and purchasing three patrolling boats in this regard.
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