According to N K Premachandran, MP, the Union Ministry of Ports and Shipping has committed to offering all the support required for Kollam Port’s entire development.

In a written reply to the Lok Sabha, Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal stated that measures should be done to allow Kollam port to develop fully so that it may handle luxury, cargo, and passenger ships as well as provide a shipping service to Minicoy Island in Lakshadweep.

According to the minister, the center had set aside money for the port’s multipurpose development project. Additionally, with government financial aid, the project to develop the port to allow ships of various kinds to berth was completed. The state government is in charge of Kollam Port’s development because it isn’t a significant port.

To introduce passenger, cargo, and luxury ships to Kollam port, the state government and state marine board must submit a proposal. The minister asked the maritime board to use the potential of Kollam port by submitting a proposal through the state government that complies with the Sagarmala project standards. According to the minister, the port’s demands could be met by including it into the Sagarmala project, which offers funding for comprehensive development initiatives.

In order to start passenger, cargo, luxury ship, and related infrastructure development as well as to improve Kollam Port overall, Premachandran asked port officials to submit a comprehensive development proposal to the federal government under the Sagarmala project as soon as possible.

In this regard, he wrote to the chairman of the state marine board, the secretary of the port department, and the state port minister.