VTPMSs, set up by state govt and Centre, will start functioning from June.
Post 26/11, this is perhaps the most important security measure taken in Gujarat by the state government and the Centre. The two governments are separately setting up two Vessel Traffic & Port Management Systems (VTPMS) on the Gujarat coast.
Once the control systems become functional, the sea traffic along the Gujarat coast, including every boat and ship, will be controlled, managed and guided by them. They will work like regional transport offices (RTO) for the ships and boats.
While the Gujarat government is setting up a VTPMS in the Gulf of Khambat, the Union ministry of shipping is setting up a similar VTPMS in the Gulf of Kutch. Both the control systems will become operational in June this year and will function independently of each other.
The state government’s VTPMS is being set up under public-private partnership. It will cover all ports from Jafrabad in Saurashtra to Hazira and Dahej in South Gujarat. The total cost of the Khambat VTPMS is expected to be more than Rs150 crore, and it will be under the Gujarat government’s control.
“The Khambat VTPMS is to be developed by Aatash Norcontrol Limited,” said an official of the GMB. “A boot contract has been signed between GMB and Aatash Norcontrol for existing and future ports in the Gulf of Khambat for 30 years.”For the Rs170-crore control system it is setting up in the Gulf of Kutch, the Union ministry of shipping has roped in ML Dalmiya Co Ltd. Like the Khambat system, the Kutch VTPMS has also been undertaken under public-private partnership. Incidentally, ML Dalmiya Co Ltd is promoted by former BCCI chief, Jagmohan Dalmiya.
The Union government’s control system, which will be under the Centre’s control, will cover ports from Porbandar (in Saurashtra) to all ports in Kutch. The GMB will bear 25% of the cost while another 25% will be borne by the Union shipping ministry. The rest 50% will be contributed as investment by ML Dalmiya Co Ltd.
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