Hazira – Dahej – Ghogha – Victor Pipavav ro ro ferry service soon: Mandavia
March 19, 2018
Surat: Union minister of state for shipping, chemicals and fertilizers, transport and highway and Rajya Sabha member from Gujarat Mansukh Mandavia in Surat said the ro ro ferry service connecting Hazira and Dahej in South Gujarat to Ghogha and Victor Pipavav in Saurashtra will kick off by April this year.
Speaking on ‘Budget for new India’ at Patidar Samaj hall of Katargam area here, Mandavia said infrastructural facility for passenger and ro ro ferry service is available at Hazira and a meeting in this connection has been already held.
He said the government will start this new ferry service, using three new vessels. KRIBHCO jetty at Hazira can be used for this service. The project will involve Rs 11 crore allocation, he added.
It is learnt that KRIBHCO jetty can be useful only when there’s high tide in sea. Study is underway to search possibility whether Hazira to Singapore causeway passenger ferry service operation.
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