Adani Ports announces ₹10,000-cr investment in Deghi Port

Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) has planned to invest over ₹10,000 crore in developing the Dighi Port as an alternate gateway to JNPT, the country's largest container port and one of the 12 major ports in India. JNPT is the 12thport to join APSEZ's string of economic gateways across the eastern and western coast of India and would establish the company's footprint in Maharashtra. The move would enable APSEZ to service customers in Maharashtra which includes the highly industrial areas and development in Mumbai and Pune. The newly announced investment will go into building the port into a multi-cargo port with world-class infrastructure as well as investing in the development of rail & road evacuation infrastructure for seamless and efficient cargo movement. The company will strengthen and repair existing infrastructure and will also invest in the development of facilities for dry, container, and liquid cargo. It will invite and support the development of port-based industries on Portland.