Tajpur Port

Tajpur Port (Bengali) is a proposed greenfield 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. 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 12 October 2022 at Eco Park, New Town, Kolkata. After the construction of the port, it will be the first deep-sea port in West Bengal. It is estimated that the port will be constructed at a cost of ₹25,000 crores ($3.1 billion). The port will consist of a harbour protected by Breakwaters, and deep channel. Cargo will be handled through port's container terminal, dry bulk cargo terminal, multipurpose cargo terminal and coal terminal. It will have a maximum depth of 18 meters and will be able to accommodate panamax and capesized vessels. A statement from the state government estimated that the port's net draft with tidal support would be around 16 meters, allowing Capesize vessels with 100,000 DWT (deadweight tonnage) to enter the proposed port.

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