Besides its own impact, port development is often accompanied by other activities such as the location of industries, power plants, railway lines, highways, hotels, SEZs, residential complexes, etc., that have multiple detrimental impacts – environmental, social and erosion related.
The report discusses how the present development model would not confer any economic advantage and will not be optimal given that most major ports in India currently not only lack efficiency and but also have the potential for significant improvements in terms of operations, expansion of capacity and modernization. Based on the observations and review, the following are recommended -
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