Touted to be India’s largest container port, it will be built in Maharashtra’s Palghar district. Shelved in 1990s, plan was revived in 2015 under Modi govt's Sagarmala Programme.
Vadhavan will be 3rd major port in Maharashtra after Jawaharlal Nehru Port & Mumbai port. Shipping ministry officials say it will boost trade due to proximity to international trade route.
The last time this matter flared up was when Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, in a very similar directive in April, called for the relocation of stray dogs in the capital.
Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.
The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.
Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?
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