Gujarat: Centre to spend Rs 500 cr, set up maritime building

Ahmedabad | Sunday | 22nd September, 2019

Summary:

Union Minister of State for Shipping Mansukh Mandaviya on Saturday said that the Centre will be setting up a Maritime Heritage Complex at Lothal. He was in the city to inaugurate the three-day International Conference on maritime management organised by the Department of Maritime Management, BK School of Professional and Management studies. The complex is to be built at a cost of Rs 500 crore and will give visitors information about the maritime achievements of the country and the state," Mandaviya said. Speaking about the importance of the sector, Mandaviya said that it can make an immense contribution to making the country a developed one. The minister also said that a Maritime Park will be established at GIFT city in Gandhinagar, the state's capital to promote the sector..