Infrastructure
Karnataka: Global Tender Floated For Developing Keni-Belekeri Greenfield Port
- The proposed port will have the capacity to handle 3 to 5 million tonnes of cargo.
A port. (Representative image)
A global tender for the development of an all-weather deep water greenfield port at Keni-Belekeri in Karnataka has been floated based on a design, build, finance, operate, transfer (DBFOT) model.
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai had proposed to develop the port based on a public-private partnership (PPP) model during the state budget for 2022-23 to boost economic activity in the Uttara Kannada district.
The site for the port development is in the Ankola taluka of Karnataka's Uttara Kannada district.
The Konkan Railway line is about 4 km away. Ankola, the nearest railway station, is approximately 6.7 km to the southeast of the site.
Rail connectivity to the project site is proposed on the southern side of the port, which is connected with the existing Konkan line to the north of Ankola station.
Leading global management consultancy, McKinsey & Co, was tasked with developing traffic scenarios and determining the origin-destination of essential cargo for the port of Belekeri for over 20 years.
It is expected to divert some of the traffic currently handled primarily by Krishnapatnam Port in Andhra Pradesh’s Nellore district.
