Speaking about Advantage Kokan, Sanjay Yadavrao, Chief Organizer, Global Kokan & Kokan Bhumi Pratishthan, shared "Global Kokan has been working tirelessly with the government to get approvals for various projects which were put forth during the last Global Kokan Fest. Fast developing infrastructure projects like the Sealink from Sweri to Nhava Sheva, Boat services to various parts of Maharashtra and Goa, four new airports, etc, will connect the whole country to this region which will bring close various cities to kokan region and helping in reverse migration from Urban to Rural areas, thus boosting the economy."
Kokan railway is playing a major part in developing the reach of railways to this region. Shri N.M. Telang, Chief Personnel Officer, Kokan Railways said "Kokan railways is soon starting patch construction of dual railway lines in the region. It will also be starting new superfast trains which will run at 200kms enabling people to do day trips to Kokan, several new trains stations on the kokan railway which will generate more business as these places were previously not connected by rail. Neeraj Bansal, Dy Chairman, JNPT further added, "Ports will also play a key role in the development of the state. With the huge amount of coastline available, Maharashtra has the potential to use the coasts to create new ports which in turn will generate more jobs for the youth of the region."
Global Kokan laid the ground work for several projects like establish a Marine University in the Kokan region, finalizing a connecting road and railways network connecting various ports and tourist places to the national highway. These projects will enable the region to prosper and be recognized as the fastest developing region in the country. KBP was successful in getting Government approval for several projects like Four-lane Mumbai-Goa Highway (Work has begun), Coastal highway connecting Mumbai to the whole kokan region, Two- lane tracks for Kokan Railway (Work has begun), to improve tourism in the villages, 25 villages have been selected and every year Rs.50 crore are being provided to these villages to improve their infrastructure and give a well-deserved boost to the tourism economy.
The event is supported by Government Departments such as MTDC, Agriculture, Fisheries, MPEDA, CIDCO, Maharashtra Maritime Board, Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation and more. The event is co-organized by Make in India & MTDC and managed by Exhicon.
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