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Jawaharlal Nehru Port is again afflicted with pendency problem, created by the accumulation of import boxes. With the Gujjar agitation softening, the problem hopefully will peter out, slowly though. The reason for the recurring problem: The port’s capacity and the supporting infrastructure is inadequate to handle the burgeoning traffic. While increasing the the capacity would be a long-term solution, an immediate measure would be to divert the traffic to other p orts, particularly those on the east coast that are well-geared to handle traffic, particularly to and from the Far East. For some strange reason, the shipping lines are opposed to diversions, even as they admit the merit in such exercise. There were occasions when the shipping lines, faced with pendency problem at JN port, transported boxes by barges to Mumbai for onward movement by train or even opted for coastal movement to Mundra and Pipavav ports, all entailing extra costs. Yet, they would desist from using the east coast port, for instance, the Visakhapatnam port having a modern container terminal with good rail and road connectivity.

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