Governments have failed to recognize potential of Mangalore port: Ratna Prabha


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Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore (SHS)

Mangalore, May 30: "The governments so far have failed to recognize the potential of Mangalore port. In the coming days, we will prioritize the port and even encourage export trade from Mangalore," said additional chief secretary to the state government (department of commerce and industry), K Ratna Prabha.

She was addressing an interactive meeting Kanara Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) on Friday, May 30. During the interaction, the KCCI members and others raised several concerns related to trade and industry.

Ratna Prabha who delivered her brief talk after Mohammad Ameen, president of KCCI submitted a memorandum to her, said the infrastructure of the coastal could be more beautified. "During this visit, I learnt that if many sectors work in co-ordination, the city could realize what it currently dreams about.

"The governments have neglected the Mangalore port due to several reasons. The export trade could be boosted at the port, in fact the city has every potential to develop its export trade and industrial sector. The Chennai-Bangalore-Mumbai industrial corridor project would facilitate the sector to emerge more comprehensively," she said.

Responding to the problems addressed in the memorandum, she said, "The government will try hard in every capacity to resolve the problems that have been brought to out notice,"

In the memorandum submitted, the problem pertaining to the land allotted to JESCO topped the list. According to the KCCI president, Ameen, as many as 950 acres of land allotted to JESCO at Baikampady turned out to be waste, without any project or industrial activity being taken up there. Of the 950 acres of the land allotted, JESCO has surrendered 250 acres to the KIADB. The KIADB has reallocated the land to small and medium scale industries.

The KCCI requested in the memorandum that the state government should take back the remaining 700 acers of land and reserve it for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs).

The other demands in the memorandu are - exemption of trade license for MSME and small scale industries, exemption of labour cess of 2%, better handling of power situation in the district, merger of KSSIDC and KIADB, better transport/public conveyance facility to labourers at Baikampady industrial area and so on.

In the meeting M Maheshwar Rao, commissioner for industrial development and director of industries and commerce and Rammohan Pai, honorary secretary of KCCI were present.

  

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  • prem, moodbidri

    Sun, Jun 01 2014

    How we can generate more jobs if we neglect such important sectors?

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  • j.anata, Mangaluru / Bengaluru

    Sat, May 31 2014

    She is right, the 100% potential of Mangalore port is not at all utilised, the present Govt does not have a Ports portfolio. It simply has 'Fisheries', there are no developmental programme envisaged by Siddu or spearheaded by the local MLA's, most of whom are ministers..Instead they depend on Central aid & funds to develop Mangalore Port...Port authority too is without adequate powers when compared to Cochin Port or Tuticorin Port...These things needs to be understood at a broader level & State Govt should have a good developmental plan along with Kanara Chamber to utilise the full potential as well as getting new lines of business in Mangalore via the POrt...

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  • thomas, india

    Sat, May 31 2014

    Set up IT industries...use local materials Agro...food industries.ex: coconut chocolate sliek Bounty.
    Coconut water like NIRVANA processed in Thailand for USA.
    -Mango... coffee chocolates..
    wood industries s: handicrafts : bamboo.palm..coconut ..areca nut palms plants..
    All core industries using steel and aluminum..
    all machines ..equipments..
    renewable energy..
    Dairy..horticulture..pisciculture..honey bees..silk....floriculture...
    Sun dried Seeds...
    process JACK FRUITS SCIENTIFICALLY WITH PAAPPADS.PICKLES...AMsaat.
    Every product sold in IKEA..CAREFOUR..TESCO...HOME DEPOT..WALMART can be manufactured in mangalore -India....
    check the shelves in Japanese ....Chinese hypermarket shelves and short list these products to make them here.
    firt use locally vailable raw materials..
    Stoen industry: stone products..from Laterites.granites .
    Precast cement products like Interlocks..precast slabs...decorative hard land scape stones ..cobbles...
    set up crushers ..for crushed GABBBRO ..GRANITE AGGREGATES...SAND ..AT THE SOURCE for construction..
    set up Watch mfg....cooling glasses..frames...ladies leather bags..etc.

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  • Joy, Mangalore

    Sat, May 31 2014

    Very well said madam, its a very good observation. I have been very surprised till date to understand why mangalore hasn't been a top city in india when it is having a huge potential to be one. Port for shipment,MRPL, OMPL, Train network, Flight network,free zones, top engineering colleges, top medical colleges, tourist destination - Goa & Kerala as Borders. Most important - peaceful people......i feel we dont have wise people in mangalore to understand potential....

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  • KT, Mangalore

    Fri, May 30 2014

    Well said Ratna Prabha even they have failed to recognize potential of Mangalore which has sea port plus airport,look haryana w/out sea port its a industrial hub,

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