Ministry of Shipping To Be Renamed, Says PM Modi
PM Modi inaugurated a Ro-Pax ferry service between Hazira near Surat and Ghogha in Bhavnagar.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday, 8 November said that the Ministry of Shipping is being renamed as the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways.
PM Modi was inaugurating a Ro-Pax ferry service between Hazira near Surat and Ghogha in Bhavnagar district via video conferencing, that will reduce the 375-km road distance between Bhavnagar and Surat to 90-km by sea route, reported news agency PTI.
“The Ministry of Shipping will be renamed as the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways,” Prime Minister Modi said.
“The ministry is being expanded. In developed economies, in most places, the shipping ministry also takes care of ports and waterways,” PM Modi added.
(With inputs from PTI)
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