Shri Sarbananda Sonowal, Hon’ble Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways and AYUSH will visit Deendayal Port Trust on 18-19 October during which he will lay the foundation stone for many important projects to enhance the capacity of the port. The capacity enhancement projects include Augmentation of liquid cargo handling capacity by revamping the existing pipeline network of oil jetty area at Kandla, construction of Oil Jetty No. 8 at Old Kandla, construction of Dome shaped storage sheds inside Cargo Jetty area, development of parking plaza for pre-checking of vehicles outside cargo jetty area. The foundation stone laying ceremony for the projects on 19 October will also be graced by Dr Nimaben Acharya, Hon’ble Speaker, Gujarat Vidhansabha, Shri Vinodbhai Chavda, Member of Parliament, Kachchh, Smt Maltiben Maheshwari, MLA, Gandhidham, Kachchh, Shri Sanjay Mehta, IFS, Chairman, DPT and Shri Nandeesh Shukla, IRTS, Deputy Chairman, DPT. On the first day of his visit on 18 October, the DPT management will make a presentation to the Hon’ble Minister on DPT after which he will hold a meeting with the Port Stake Holders. After the foundation stone laying ceremony of various projects on 19 October, Shri Sonowal will meet the trade unions of the port and inspect the navigational channel, waterfront and port facilities as well as visit the Cargo Jetty No. 16 followed by Kandla International Container Terminal, inspection of VTMS facilities and Salt Pan Lands. Shri Sonowal will also inaugurate the lighthouse at Rawalpir, Mandvi on 20 October.