Bhubaneswar, Sept. 30 -- Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi today expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for approving the Bahuda Port project.

Taking to his social media platform X, Majhi wrote, "On behalf of the people of Odisha, I extend my heartfelt gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi ji for his visionary leadership, and to the union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbanand Sonwal Ji for enabling the historic Bahuda Port project."The Chief Minister noted that Odisha, with its 575 km coastline and rich maritime heritage, is poised to emerge as a key gateway for trade and industrial growth.

He further said that the Bahuda Port, with a capacity of 150 MTPA, will catalyse port-led industrialisation, cre...