Odisha Govt Asks Centre To Set Up Maritime University In State

Odisha
By OB Bureau
Devotees sailing miniature boats on the occasion of Kartik Purnima celebrated to remember the past maritime glory of Odisha. (File photo)

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has demanded the establishment of a maritime university in the state.

State Transport and Commerce Minister Padmanabha Behera raised the demand on Friday at a meeting of the National Sagarmala Apex Committee (NSAC) chaired by Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal in New Delhi.

Behera also sought funds for the Gopalpur-Rairakhol, Buramara-Chakulia and Badampahar-Keonjhar rail link projects under the Sagarmala scheme.

The minister said that the state government has received a proposal for setting up ship building and recycling industries at Chandabali in Bhadrak district.

Odisha has a coastline of about 480 km.

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