PM Modi to flag off Ro-Pax ferry service between Hazira-Ghogha in Gujarat on Nov 8

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off Ro-Pax ferry service between Gogha andHazira in Gujarat on November 8, informed Minister of State for Shipping (Independent Charge), Mansukh Mandaviya on November 05 in Delhi.

He said, "PM Modi will flag off Ro-Pax ferry service between Gogha andHazira in Gujarat on Nov 8.

This new route's significance is the reduction of travel time between the 2 regions by utilising the Gulf of Khambhat reducing it to 60 km from 400 km." The Ro-Pax terminal, about 100 m in length and 40 m in width, has cost of approximately Rs 25 crore.

The terminal has an administrative office building, a parking area, substation and water tower among other facilities.The inauguration of the Ro-Pax terminal at Hazira will be a big step towards PM Modi's vision of harnessing waterways and integrating them with the economic development of the country.