The Vadhavan Port project, set to be one of India’s largest and most advanced ports, is a symbol of Maharashtra’s visionary political leadership. Spearheaded by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, the project has garnered unwavering support from the Mahayuti government, propelling it forward with unmatched speed and ambition. With an estimated investment of Rs 76,220 crore, Vadhavan Port is poised to reshape India’s maritime landscape and enhance its global trade standing.
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00:00It's going to help for movement of goods, movement of manufactured goods as well as movement of
00:06goods that are coming from other countries into India much more easily.
00:10Vadhwan Port, what is happening is first of all we are having a natural depth available
00:16which is going to eventually essentially reduce the amount of dredging that will have to be done.
00:21Dredge corridor that has been built, the Delhi-Mumbai expressway that has been built,
00:27also the multimodal highway that is being built by MMRDA in Maharashtra on that side of the port.
00:35Welcome everybody to today's discussion on the Vadhwan Port and its potential impact on
00:39India's economy and infrastructure. Now located on the western coast of Maharashtra, Vadhwan Port
00:44is poised to become one of the country's largest and most modern deep water ports,
00:50playing a critical role in enhancing India's maritime trade and logistics.
00:54Now in this conversation we'll be exploring how this ambitious project could transform
00:59regional and national trade dynamics and much more and for the same we are being joined by
01:04Dr. Yogini Deshpande, Technical Director, Renuka Consultants, Mumbai.
01:09Welcome ma'am, thank you so much for joining us today.
01:13So ma'am, with the Vadhwan Port set to handle over 23 million TEUs,
01:20how does the port's design and the capacity address India's current deep draft port deficit
01:26and also what are the unique features that enable it to dock ultra-large container ships?
01:32Thank you for having me today. So, you know, for India one of the major challenges so far
01:40with all the existing ports has been that they are unable to dock large vessels. Large vessels
01:47are the ones which have a very high, they will need high depth of water to be present at the
01:56where they are being docked. Now most ports in India are not having that kind of natural
02:02depth available and in many cases because of other aspects like dredging and other
02:11sand and soil collecting, dredging needs to be done continuously to ensure that
02:16larger ships can be docked at the ports. So, at Vadhwan Port what is happening is first of all
02:24we are having a natural depth available which is going to eventually essentially reduce the
02:31amount of dredging that will have to be done and these ships can come, containers, large containers
02:38can come in at any given point, be unloaded and be sent out. Typically what happens at other large
02:45ports like JNPT that we have that at particular time frame in terms of the tidal
02:53aspect then only the large boats, the large ships can come in and they can be
03:00unloaded and then sent back. So, this time that is lost waiting for the tide to come in or for the
03:07water depth to be available is going to be taken care naturally in some by the Vadhwan location.
03:13Also tell us how will this Vadhwan Port's strategic location near the major transport
03:19corridors enhance the connectivity and also boost the regional economic growth across Maharashtra
03:24and the neighboring states? What industries are we expecting that will benefit the most
03:31from this development? So, first of all Vadhwan is sort of between towards this end of Maharashtra
03:40and the beginning of Gujarat border. It's located near close to Dahanu and Baroda.
03:46Now both these, so this location is very strategic given the already existing
03:52infrastructure, road and rail infrastructure has been built in the past 10 years which is the
03:56dedicated freight corridor that has been built, the Delhi-Mumbai expressway that has been built,
04:04also the multimodal highway that is being built by MMRDA in Maharashtra on that side of the port
04:13and connectivity is going to help for movement of goods, movement of manufactured goods as well as
04:19movement of goods that come from other countries into India much more easily. So, transportation
04:26cost, transportation time will get reduced considerably and it sort of is ensuring the
04:33connectivity on the north is right up to Delhi and while in the south it could be all the way
04:38right up to Bangalore. All right, so now let's talk about the environment. Now what specific
04:44eco-friendly measures have been integrated into this Vadhwan port project to ensure minimal
04:49environment disruption and also how does the port's offshore development plan align with the
04:54sustainability goals and what steps are being taken to protect the local marine ecosystem as well?
05:01Basically, a major portion of the port is being built offshore. So, you are basically having a
05:10very long about 10.15 kilometer long offshore breakwater which is being built which will ensure
05:16the port will be protected from adverse weather. Now, on the front side when the port has got
05:24protected from the adverse weather, between portion which is between the land and the
05:30breakwater, it is going to be utilized for building the port in itself. This structure
05:37will ensure the port's operation, safeguarding the vessels and infrastructure from high waves
05:42and seasonal moves. Now, because the development, typically development involves major dredging
05:48activities to deepen the apro channel harbour basin, this is going to make sure that it's
05:54suitable for ultra-large container vessels. But at the same time, shore protection bunds
06:00are going to be created which will stabilize the reclaimed areas, ensuring longevity and
06:05reducing the risk of erosion. This will also, in terms of the energy that is going to be
06:14used for this, they are going to ensure that clean technology will be put into place
06:22to ensure that sustainable energy is being used for the cargo handling purposes.
06:30Then, also in the dredging practices, eco-friendly dredging practices will be used as a
06:36commitment, thereby minimizing the ecological footprint. Like I mentioned earlier,
06:44because there's natural depth, the amount of dredging that is going to be required is going to
06:49be reduced. This also is going to ensure that there is a least ecological impact because if we
06:55didn't have natural depth, you would have had to dredge for more, which would have impacted the
07:00surrounding flora and fauna in the sea. And also, they're going to have protective measures
07:07around the coastal habitat, which will ensure that the mangrove conservation is happening
07:12and marine life protection initiatives will also be taken into consideration.
07:17Okay, so they've already factored in as to how to go about saving the local.
07:23Yes, yes.
07:24All right. So, also tell us, how does the Mahayati government support for this Vadhavan
07:31Port reflect its broader commitment to transforming Maharashtra's economic
07:34landscape and infrastructure? And also, what political factors have facilitated
07:39the fast tracking of this project?
07:41The political factors, obviously, because Vadhavan Port is, in some sense, a center's
07:47project. While it is being built in Maharashtra, there is obviously a direct impact of building
07:57such a huge structure in Maharashtra in terms of jobs, in terms of development. If you see
08:03Dahanu today on the map, it doesn't really have much development and it sort of is a piece of
08:11land which has not been taken care of in terms of development for all these years. So, that
08:18definitely will change. The local communities over there will have access to better healthcare,
08:25better roads and everything because of this particular infrastructure project coming in
08:30over there. And from the Maharashtra government side, they have keeping in fact that this
08:36particular port is being on the books to be developed in the past few years, have already
08:43initiated the multi-modal corridor, which would start from Mumbai, Dahanu, all the way to JNPT.
08:51So, connecting its existing port to the new port is essentially their broader commitment to
08:59ensuring that Maharashtra's economic development and landscape changes.
09:04Absolutely. And can we also specifically talk about what political factors have facilitated
09:09the fast-tracking of this project? I think I mentioned in the beginning that because the
09:14centre was this and that this project was going to come up and Maharashtra government,
09:21this current government is supporting it by building a multi-modal transfers. I think I
09:27mentioned in the beginning, right? All right. Thank you so much for joining us today
09:33and thank you for sharing your valuable insights also on the
09:36Wadman Port and its countless benefits. Thanks. Great. Thank you.