Sahebganj Multi-Model Port
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The Sahibganj multi-modal port or ''Sahibganj River Port'' is a multi-modal port situated at
Sahebganj Sahebganj (also known as Sahibganj) is a scenic town and a port city with the serene Ganga and sturdy hills in the Sahibganj subdivision of the Sahebganj district of Jharkhand state, India. It serves as headquarters for Sahibganj District, Sahi ...
on the Ganga. The project is estimated to cost ₹6,500 crore. It was inaugurated by PM Modi in September 2019. The
Inland Waterways Authority of India Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) is the statutory authority in charge of the waterways in India. It was constituted under IWAI Act-1985 by the Parliament of India.http://iwai.nic.in/showfile.php?lid=882 See section 3 of the act Its hea ...
has awarded the contract for the creation of multipurpose transportation terminals to Larson and Toubro (L & T) (22.2 mMTP handling capacity in the first phase). A statement issued by the Ministry of Shipping said that "Multi-modal terminals will have facilities for two ship-houses, stockwidth for storage, fixed hopper, class loader, bank protection, road, ramp and parking area and terminal buildings with belt conveyor system."


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Economy of Jharkhand Ports and harbours of Jharkhand Transport in Jharkhand Proposed ports in India Intermodal transport {{port-stub