Kolkata, June 4 -- Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal met Chief Minister of West Bengal, Suvendu Adhikari, to discuss the possibility of transforming West Bengal as Eastern India's Maritime hub with a proposed maritime investment pipeline of Rs.19,209 crore by 2031.

The projects are expected to generate more than 62,500 employment opportunities, both direct and indirect, while positioning the state as a major maritime and logistics hub for eastern India.

The investment roadmap was reviewed during Sonowal's meeting with Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, where both leaders discussed the future development of ports, inland waterways, shipbuilding, logistics and port-led industrialisation in the state.

The p...