Paradip to be developed as ‘World Class Smart Industrial Port City’

The Ministry of Shipping is planning to develop Paradip as a globally competitive World Class Smart Industrial Port City. It was informed by the Joint Secretary (Ports) Sh. Pravir Kishn on Friday.

The rationale behind developing Paradip as a smart city is that Paradip already have a Major Port and strong mineral resource presence in the region, these factors will make Paradip a hub for Micro Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME).

The proposed Smart City will also have dedicated drinking water supply lines and a very efficient drainage system. The road network will have dedicated lines for township and port.

The Smart City at Paradip will be built on a PPP basic and it will have Multi-modal Logistics Parks (MMLPs), Industrial Parks, Residential and Commercial areas, water management system, waste recycling centre & creek development programme for tourism.