Tajpur Port
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Tajpur Port[2] is a proposed greenfield[3] deep-sea port in Tajpur, East Midnapore district, West Bengal. The port will be built on the coast of Bay of Bengal near Tajpur. The construction of the port was awarded to the Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited in September, 2022.[3][4] Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee handed over Letter of Intent (LoI) to build the port to Karan Adani, son of Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani, at the "Bijaya Sammelani" organized on October 12, 2022 at Eco Park, New Town, Kolkata.[5][6] After the construction of the port, it will be the first deep-sea port in West Bengal.[7] It is estimated that the port will be constructed at a cost of ₹25,000 crores ($3.1 billion) .[7][8][1]
Tajpur Port | |
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Location | |
Country | India |
Location | Tajpur, Purba Medinipur, West Bengal |
Coordinates | 21.6446941°N 87.6101216°E / 21.6446941; 87.6101216 |
Details | |
Opened | 2025 (estimated) |
Operated by | Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited[1] |
Owned by | Government of West Bengal |
Type of harbour | Deep-sea port |
No. of berths | 6 |
Statistics | |
Length of navigational channel | 18 kilometers |
wide of navigational channel | 350 meters |
Draft | 16 meters |
A statement from the state government estimated that the port's net draft with tidal support would be around 16 meters, allowing Cape-sized vessels with DWT (deadweight tonnage) of 100,000 tonnes to enter the proposed port.[9]