Mangaluru, Sep 24, 2021: The foundation for the modifications of the US Mallya entrance of the New Mangalore Port Trust, was laid by Union Minister for Ports, Shipping, Waterways and Ayush Sarbanand Sonowal at the NMPT premises on September 24, Friday. Dakshina Kannada MP Nalin Kumar Kateel and other dignitaries were present.
The proposed modification of the gate complex will include different lanes for the movement of trucks, four-wheeler passenger vehicles, two-wheelers, pedestrians, provisions of Radio-frequency identification (RFID) system, radiological monitoring equipment, boom barriers, etc. The work is likely to be completed by March 2022.