PM Modi inaugurates the Ghogha-Hazira Ro-Pax route

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Ghogha-Hazira Ro-Pax route on Sunday in a virtual meet.  This is the second time that the state has received a ferry after the first one arrived three years ago for the Ghoga-Dahej route which is now dysfunctional. The service was launched to provide a sea route to a large number of passengers traveling to and fro between Bhavnagar and South Gujarat. This sea route is comparatively shorter than the road. This route is 60km-long and provides easy access to Surat. By road, the same route is about 400Km long. This project is worth Rs 650 Crore and for the second route, the terminal of Hazira has been given on lease by Adani Hazira Port Pvt Ltd for Re 1 a month for 11 months.