The Hindu Business Line : Kolkata port selects Delhi co to study jetty construction plan

THE Delhi-based Consulting Engineering Services has been chosen by the Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) for undertaking feasibility study on the jetties proposed to be constructed on the bank of the Hooghly river at Diamond Harbour, about 50 km from here.

The study, which will also cover detailed action plan including land survey, traffic survey and environmental impact, is to be finalised within six months, according to KoPT sources.

The proposed jetties will be multipurpose types of the capacity of 1.5 million tonnes per annum each. It will have large backup areas, an estimated 100 acres or so, for which KoPT may be required to approach the West Bengal Government for land. "We will approach the State Government for land once we have in hand the feasibility study," the sources said.

The types of cargoes to be handled at the proposed jetties will include imports such as timber, pulses and peas, and thermal coal and exports such as iron ore and foodgrains. Diamond Harbour is well connected by road and rail.

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