Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday inaugurated and laid foundation stones for port-related projects worth over Rs 18,800 crore at the third edition of Global Maritime India Summit.
PM Narendra Modi mentioned that whenever India possessed robust maritime capabilities, both the nation and the world reaped significant benefits. He also emphasized that his government has dedicated the past 9-10 years to enhancing and fortifying the maritime sector.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday inaugurated and laid foundation stones for port-related projects worth over Rs 18,800 crore at the third edition of Global Maritime India Summit.
He said that investors can partner with the country and be a part of the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEEC).
The inauguration of the Global Maritime India Summit was held in Mumbai and PM Modi who joined the summit virtually, said India took the lead at the G-20 summit to form a consensus on the corridor.
Few countries are blessed with development, demography, democracy and demand, PM Modi said and invited global investors to be part of India's growth journey.
He said whenever India's maritime capabilities have been strong in history, the country and the world have benefitted from it and added that his government has been working to strengthen the maritime sector in the last 9-10 years.
PM Modi inaugurated and laid foundation stones for port-related projects worth over Rs 18,800 crore at the third edition of the summit.
He also launched the foundation stone for the Rs 4,539-crore Tuna Tekra all-weather deep-draft terminal at the Deendayal Port Authority in Gujarat, which is being developed to aid the India-Middle East-Europe economic corridor.