Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan have congratulated the Paradip Port authorities for handling the highest volume of cargo.
Patnaik said his father Biju Patnaik would have been proud of the State’s giant strides in maritime trade.
“Congratulations to Paradip Port for becoming No-1 major port for cargo handling in the country. Biju Babu would have been proud of Odisha”s giant strides in maritime trade. A tribute to Odisha’s glorious seafaring history,” tweeted the Chief Minister.
Pradhan said PPT has set a new milestone in cargo handling.
“Yet another milestone for Paradip Port. Happy to learn that the Port has achieved the highest volume of traffic i.e. 25.73 million tonnes among all the major ports in India during April-June 2020,” tweeted Pradhan.