In a pivotal move to harness its vast coastal and inland waterway potential, the Commerce and Transport Department of the Government of Odisha today hosted a High-Level Consultative Workshop on the Odisha Maritime Perspective Plan (OMPP).

This landmark session marks a crucial step toward transforming the state into a globally competitive maritime hub by 2050.

Chaired by Usha Padhee, IAS, Principal Secretary of the Commerce & Transport Department, the workshop at the 8th Floor Conference Hall, Kharavel Bhavan. It gathered senior officials and key stakeholders from diverse sectors, fostering collaborative inputs to refine the state’s long-term maritime blueprint.

Developed by the National Technology Centre for Ports, Waterways and Coasts (NTCPWC) at IIT Madras—the project’s technical cons

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