Varanasi Multi-Modal Terminal

Varanasi Port
Location
Country	India
Location	Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
Coordinates	21°12′N 88°00′E / 21.20°N 88.00°E / 21.20; 88.00
Details
Opened	August 2018
Owned by	Government of India
Type of harbor	River port
Available berths	2
Depth	1.5 metres (4 ft 11 in)
Statistics
Annual cargo tonnage	1.2 million tons (2018-2019)

Varanasi port or Varanasi Multi-Modal Terminal is a river port in the Varanasi city of Uttar Pradesh. The port is being built on the Ganges river. This port is being built under the government's Jal Marg bikash project. When the construction of the port is completed, the direct connection of the Port of Kolkata and Haldia Port along with Varanasi city will be created. For the construction of the port, the first phase has been given to the AFCONS Infrastructure based on an estimated contract of 170 crore. ^[1]

If the construction of the first phase is completed, the cargo handling capacity of the port or terminal will be estimated at 1.2 million metric tons per year (MTPA). The project will be completed by 2018 by construction of the port. ^[2]

Facilities

There are two ships to anchor at the port simultaneously. In the port, there will be other facilities including deposit area, commodity transit shade, parking area. There will also be a floating jetty with terminal for passenger transport. Passenger vessels in this jet will anchor.

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