PM Modi launches works worth over ₹34,200 crore at 'Samudra se Samriddhi' event in Bhavnagar
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid foundation stones for works worth over ₹34,200 crore at the 'Samudra se Samriddhi' event in Bhavnagar, Gujarat, on 20 September 2025, and announced that large ships have been accorded infrastructure status.
Summary
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation stones of development works worth over ₹34,200 crore at the 'Samudra se Samriddhi' event in Bhavnagar, Gujarat, on 20 September 2025. The Prime Minister announced that large ships have been accorded infrastructure status, which will make it easier for shipbuilding companies to get bank loans, and said "chips or ships, we must make them in India". Maritime projects included the Mumbai International Cruise Terminal at Indira Dock, a new container terminal at Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata, a container berth at Paradip Port, and a Green Bio-Methanol Plant at Deendayal Port, Kandla. Projects worth over ₹26,354 crore in Gujarat included the HPLNG regasification terminal at Chhara Port. The same day, the Prime Minister reviewed progress of the National Maritime Heritage Complex at Lothal, which will be the world's largest maritime museum when completed.
Key facts
- Date / place
- 20 Sep 2025, Bhavnagar, Gujarat
- Total works
- Over ₹34,200 crore (Gujarat projects over ₹26,354 crore)
- Policy
- Large ships accorded infrastructure status
- Cruise terminal
- Mumbai International Cruise Terminal, Indira Dock
- Other ports
- Kolkata container terminal; Paradip berth; Kandla Green Bio-Methanol Plant
- Lothal
- National Maritime Heritage Complex: world's largest maritime museum once complete
Practice MCQs 6 questions
At which event in Bhavnagar did PM Modi launch works worth over ₹34,200 crore on 20 September 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Samudra se Samriddhi
The works were launched at the 'Samudra se Samriddhi' event in Bhavnagar, Gujarat.
What policy reform for the maritime sector did PM Modi announce at Bhavnagar on 20 September 2025?
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Correct answer: C — Large ships accorded infrastructure status
The Prime Minister announced that large ships have been accorded infrastructure status, making bank loans easier for shipbuilding companies.
The Mumbai International Cruise Terminal, inaugurated by PM Modi on 20 September 2025, is located at:
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Correct answer: D — Indira Dock
The Prime Minister inaugurated the Mumbai International Cruise Terminal at Indira Dock.
Consider the following statements about PM Modi's Gujarat visit on 20 September 2025: 1. A Green Bio-Methanol Plant was among the projects at Deendayal Port, Kandla. 2. The National Maritime Heritage Complex reviewed at Lothal is planned to be the world's largest maritime museum. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: B — Both 1 and 2
Both are correct: a multi-purpose cargo berth and Green Bio-Methanol Plant at Deendayal Port, Kandla, were among the projects, and the PM said the Lothal complex will be the world's largest maritime museum once completed.
At the 'Samudra se Samriddhi' event on 20 September 2025, PM Modi laid the foundation stone of a new container terminal at which Kolkata port?
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Correct answer: B — Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port
The foundation stone was laid for a new container terminal and associated facilities at Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata.
The HPLNG regasification terminal inaugurated by PM Modi on 20 September 2025 is located at which Gujarat port?
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Correct answer: C — Chhara
The Prime Minister inaugurated the HPLNG Regasification Terminal at Chhara Port among Gujarat projects worth over ₹26,354 crore.