Inauguration of Truck Parking Terminal and Information Centre

Truck Parking Terminal and Information Centre

Question: Recently, the Union Road Transport and Highways, Shipping, Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Protection Minister Nitin Gadkari inaugurated the Truck Parking Terminal at which of the following port?
(a) New Mangalore Port, Karnataka
(b) Mundra Port, Gujarat
(c) V.O. Chidambarnar Harbor, Tuticorin
(d) Kandla Harbor, Gujarat
Answer: (c)
Related Facts:

  • On February 26th, 2018, Union Road Transport and Highways, Shipping, Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Conservation Minister Nitin Gadkari, inaugurated a truck parking terminal, under the ambitious Sagarmala project at the V.O Chidambarnar port of Tuticorin.
  • The construction and cost of this terminal is 23.69 crores.
  • This terminal is capable of processing up to 200 trucks.
  • Gadkari also inaugurated a port information center.
  • The construction cost of this information center is Rs 1.89 crore, in which 60 LED panels are installed.
  • On this occasion, the Minister also launched an additional container terminal berth.
  • Its operating capacity is 7.20 MTPA (6 million TEUs).
  • The cost amount of this project is Rs. 312.23 crores.
  • The current capacity of this port is 65.90 million tonnes, which has 15 berths.

Reference:
http://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1521788