Mumbai, June 2 -- The Ports Department should use new technology to become more people-friendly, instructed Maharashtra Fisheries and Ports Minister Nitesh Rane on Monday.
Presiding over a review meeting of the Ports department held in Mantralaya in line with the 150-day programme, he said that the department should develop its own modern system for port development and control of vessels.
The department should study the new technologies being used for port handling in different states and also develop an app to track boats and ships, he suggested and said that emphasis should be placed on building green ports in the state.
Rane also instructed that the Ports department should work towards getting a rank among top three departments in li...