New Delhi - Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal has reiterated India’s ambitious goal of establishing itself as a leading maritime powerhouse. In his address at an Infrastructure Conclave, held in New Delhi, Sonowal detailed the government’s comprehensive roadmap for revolutionising port infrastructure, strengthening inland waterways and modernising logistics to global standards.

Highlighting the crucial role of the maritime sector, Sonowal noted that over 95 per cent of India’s export-import cargo by volume and 70 per cent by value is handled through ports. He emphasised that transformative initiatives undertaken under the . . .