Bhavnagar, Sept. 20 -- Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision for the maritime sector and said that the State handles 49 per cent of the total national cargo.

Addressing a public meeting in Bhavnagar, CM Patel said that PM Modi's vision is to take advantage of Gujarat's long coastline for maritime trade, as the Prime Minister inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for multiple development projects worth over Rs 34,200 crore at the 'Samudra se Samriddhi' event.

The Chief Minister said, "In the changing parameters of the 21st century, PM Modi gave a vision to get opportunities in modern trade with the help of maritime. His vision is clear that Gujarat has a long coastline and its advantage m...