Shyama Prasad Mukherjee port playes a key role in the 5th summit organized by Assocham, focussing on reconnecting Haldia with Pandu to hermless the energy of curgo transit through the combined power of sea and river. SMP which holds the unique advantage of having rail, road and inland water connectivity. NW1 and 2 provides immense opportunities for stakeholders to use the port ecosystem to create a sustainable ecosystem for the transit of goods to and from the north east via Indo-Bangla protocol route ad a lucrative alternative to the chicken neck for connecting North East to have cost and time advantage.
Under the PM’s Gatishakti policy, the Hon’ble Minister of ports, Shipping and Waterways and Minister of Ayush, Shri Sarbananda Sonowal, has been focussed on providing an integrated connectivity ecosystem to create a competitive and sustainable logistics supply chain to North Eastern States.
Shri Vinit Kumar ,Chairman of SMP kolkata , also held a trade meet to engage and interact with investors and exporters/importers to discuses solutions to the concerns highlighted by the trading community in the region.