Paradip, Sept. 25 -- The government has designated Paradip Port as a "Mega Port" under the Indian Ports Act, 2025, making it the only Mega Port on India's eastern coast.

The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways issued the notification on September 25, 2026, after Paradip Port met the structural and operational criteria prescribed under Section 73 of the Indian Ports Act, 2025.

Along with Paradip Port, three other ports have been designated as "Mega Ports" - Deendayal Port (Kandla), Jawaharlal Nehru Port (Nhava Sheva) and Mundra Port. Mundra has been classified as a port other than a major port.

The notification, issued by Praveen P Nair, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, came into effect from the date of ...