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Source: The post is based on the article “Behind the ‘world’s first CNG terminal’ at Bhavnagar, Gujarat” published in Indian Express on 1st October 2022.
What is the News?
The Prime Minister has laid the foundation stone for the “world’s first CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) terminal” at Bhavnagar in Gujarat.
About Bhavnagar Port
Bhavnagar Port is a seaport in Saurashtra region of Gujarat state.
The port is in close vicinity to the Dholera Special Investment Region(SIR) and is expected to serve the industries that set up base in the region.
It is already connected to the northern hinterland through a railway line that extends to the existing berths at the port.
About Bhavnagar CNG Terminal
Bhavnagar CNG Terminal will be developed through a public-private partnership(PPP) between the Mumbai-based Padmanabhan Mafatlal Group and the UK’s Foresight Group.
The project will have a cargo handling capacity of 1.5 million metric tonnes per annum (MMTPA).
What makes this port unique?
The project will repair and redevelop the tidal lock gate system, which will be the fourth largest such system in the world.
Traditionally, because of the higher tidal range of approximately 10 meters, Bhavnagar creek attracts a significant amount of sediment in the form of silt.
This lock gate system has been set up so that a minimal amount of sediment enters the port basin during high tide, thus bringing down the cost of dredging inside the port substantially.
