MoU signed to develop Puducherry port.

The Puducherry government and Kamarajar Port Limited (KPL), Chennai, have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for developing the Puducherry Port. The Department of Port Director, S. Manoharan, and KPL Chairman-cum-Managing Director (CMD), M.A. Bhaskarachar, inked the MoU in Chennai recently. As per the MoU, the KPL will carry out a detailed project report for development of the Puducherry Port. KPL will prepare a detailed techno-economic (DTE) report that would look into aspects such as development of the port to handle various types of clean cargos including container cargoes, integration of tourism with maritime activities and the infrastructure requirements for undertaking them. A Port official in Puducherry said the development would be taken up in eco-friendly manner after submission of the detailed project report by the KPL. He added that more land is available when compared with other minor ports in Cuddalore and Nagapattinam.