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He said three major ports at Kandla, Paradeep and Tuticorin had come forward with proposals to set up desalination plants. Part of it is on modernisation and mechanisation of major ports involving an investment of ?1.4 lakh crore. Way forward: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari addressing the media after a review meeting with chairmen of major ports in Visakhapatnam on Friday. We want that all the ports, including private ports, to take such initiative,” Mr.
Gadkari told reporters later. To make the ports world-class, container scanners would be made compulsory at all the ports, he said..