The Puducherry port which is being developed as a satellite port of Chennai Port Trust will go on stream in August. Mr. Kandasamy said that dredging of the sea mouth was under way to enable the commencement of port operations by the Chennai Port Trust. According to Puducherry Port Executive Engineer M. Rajendiran, four godowns have been readied in the space to house the office of the Customs and port users. As per the MoU, the Chennai Port will assist the Puducherry Port in handling export of cargo which will be transported by sea to Chennai for shipping to overseas destination through mainline and feeder vessels. Union Minister for Road, Transport, Highways and Shipping Nitin Gadkari will inaugurate the cargo operations from the port in the first week of August, he said.
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