Second Floating Jetty: Union Minister For Ports, Shipping & Waterway:
Union Minister for Ports, Shipping & Waterways inaugurated the second floating jetty at Old Goa.
- The jetty will offer safe, hassle-free transportation to tourists.
- The Minister lauded the work done by the Government of Goa in making the tourism sector a growth engine of the state.
- The Government of India has approved the setting up of two Concrete floating jetties on River Mondovi (NW-68) to connect Old Goa and Panjim.
- This is the second floating jetty constructed on River Mondovi (NW-68).
- Earlier, the first jetty located at Captain of Ports, Panjim Goa was inaugurated in February 2020 at Panjim.
- Concrete floating jetties have many advantages over the fixed jetties.
- Their price is approximately 1/5th of the price of a fixed jetty.
- Similarly, they are quicker to build and install, easier to use.
- The designed life of a floating jetty is up to 50 years.
- Also, being floating structures they don’t need CRZ clearances.
- They can be increased in size or reduced as per changes in users’ requirements or the changes in the jetty site’s hydrographic profile.
