A
CITIZENS REPORT TO UNION FINANCE MINISTER Hon’ble ARUN JAITLEY
And
MINISTER OF STATE Hon’ble Ms.Nirmala Seetharaman
On INNOVATIVE
SCHEMES INTIATED BY ATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEE LED NDA and ABANDONED BY UPA
GOVERNMENTS by
N.Nandhivarman who
was appointed as Trustee of Tuticurin Port Trust during
When I was in Tutucurin Port
Trust appointed through recommendations of Comrade George Fernandes and posted
by then Surface Transport Minister Nitish Kumar, my promise to get all 1856
cargo handling workers and 64 staff under stevedores’ association was fulfilled
at the start of the new millennium by then Surface Transport Minister Rajnath
Singh. Posters thanking George Saab, Nitish, Rajnath Singh at the
dawn of new millennium will retell the story.
At that time I was shocked to see with such
longer coast in west and east. Where in various states 138 minor and intermediary
ports existed in paper.It was only 12 major ports that were operable. I felt the
throb to create like National Highways another authority called National
Seaways. It was intended to connect all Indian ports with vessels to carry
passengers and cargoes. Stress on road transport could be reduced. Comrade
George Fernandes sent me to Planning Commission member Dr.S.B.Gupta , a
socialist who is for creation of jobs for jobless and whose model was adopted
by Mexico, and with him I discussed in detail the project.
Later Comrade George
Fernandes took up this issue with Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who
announced this project in Tamilnadu, that too in Nagarkoil, the Dinamani report
scanned is inserted here. My humble request to you, through you to the Narendra
Modi Government to revive the Sagar Mala project of Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Yes,
for National Seaways, the name Sagarmala was chosen by Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
I would urge you to personally take up with
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Sagar Mala project and get Atalji’s dream project fulfilled.
With Regards
Yours sincerely
N.Nandhivarman