High-tech shipyard to come up at Dhamra

A state-of-the-art shipbuilding yard and ship repair yard will be set up at Dhamra in Orissa.

The project will be promoted by Bharati Shipyard Ltd and Apeejay Surendra Group in a joint venture. The Rs 2,200 crore project will come up in three phases. The promoters have identified and surveyed 1,500 acres near Dhamra Port and provisionally selected 1,050 acres for the shipyard. The promoters will sign an MoU with the Orissa government sometime this month. Work will begin by mid-2008. Phase-I is expected to complete early 2009.

Read More