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Context:
ITD Cementation India Ltd has won an engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract worth ₹ 1,648 crore for construction at the Vadhvan Port in Maharashtra.
Vadhvan Port: Deep Seaport in Maharashtra
- Groundbreaking for the construction
- By PM of India Shri N. D. Modi on 30 Aug 2024.
- Concept plan designed by Surendra Sharma in 2015 for MMB.
- Constructed by Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA).
- First Offshore Port built on artificial island in India.
- Estimate
- Total estimated cost of construction : ₹76,220 crore /US$9.1 billion.
- Port island built on Arabian sea with depths of over 20 metres, accommodating Ultra Large Container Ships (ULCS) vessels.
