The 77^th Independence Day was celebrated by V.O.Chidambaranar Port in a grand manner at the Port’s School ground at 08:00 Hrs. on 15.08.2023.

The celebrations to mark the 77^th Independence Day of India commenced with the hoisting of the National Flag by Shri Bimal Kumar Jha, Chairperson i/c.,
V.O. Chidambaranar Port Authority. Thereafter, he took salute from CISF, Port Fire Service and NCC students of the Port Schools.

In his Independence Day message, the Chairperson i/c., recalled the sacrifices made by our freedom fighters and requested all to contribute towards realizing the dreams of our founding fathers and the objectives set out by the Government of India.

Sharing the recent developments at the Port, Shri Bimal Kumar Jha, Chairperson i/c. stated that the Berth No. 9 will soon be converted into a Container terminal with the capacity to handle 6 Lakh TUEs of containers and North Cargo Berth-III will be fully mechanised and dredged to a draft of 14.20 metres for handling bulk cargo. He also stated that bids have been invited for deploying four number of 120 Tonne capacity Harbour Mobile Cranes. The ambitious Outer Harbour Project, with a combined capacity to handle 4 Million TEUs of containers at a cost of Rs.7055 Crores, is under active consideration by the Government, has the potential to transform VOC Port into a Transhipment hub.

He further stated that the 5 MW Solar Power Plant and the 2 MW Wind farm are nearing completion and with these developments, VOC Port would be self-reliant in terms of power production and consumption. VOC Port has been identified by the Government of India for development of Off-shore Wind power, Green Hydrogen hub for production, storage, bunkering and Exports.

As the part of the celebration, Shri Bimal Kumar Jha, Chairperson i/c, also distributed the Meritorious Awards to the officers and staff of various departments of the Port, Port School children & teachers and children of Port employees. The Port’s School students, dressed in the vibrant colours exhibited their impactful dance performances and the CISF unit of the Port displayed various demonstrations.

The above details were released in the Press Release by V. O. Chidambaranar Port Authority, today.

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