India, Aug. 5 -- The International Container Transhipment Port at Great Nicobar Island's Galathea Bay has been notified as a new major port, ports and shipping minister Sarbananda Sonowal told Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.

"This proposed transshipment hub with handling capacity of 16 million TEUs per annum is likely to be developed in four phases at an estimated cost of Rs.43,796 crore," Sonowal said in response to Aam Aadmi Party lawmaker Sanjay Singh Singh question about the number of major ports constructed or commissioned in the last five years, the estimated budget, actual expenditure incurred, etc.

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