Tajpur Deep Sea Port Project

delayed

The Tajpur deep sea port project is a long-pending infrastructure initiative in West Bengal aimed at easing pressure on the Kolkata dock system and strengthening maritime infrastructure in the region. The project involves developing a deep sea port in East Midnapore district to allow large vessels to dock directly, reducing dependence on transshipment hubs and easing congestion at Kolkata and Haldia ports. It was initially proposed over a decade ago and pursued through a public-private partnership model with bids invited under a DBFOT framework. The project has faced delays and tender cancellations but is expected to gain momentum with the new state government and Centre alignment.