Alang shipyard to be developed along PPP model

With a view to boosting the shipbreaking industry in Gujarat, the state government has decided to develop, maintain and operate the Alang shipbreaking yard near Bhavnagar on a public-private partnership model. In this connection, Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services (IL&FS) has prepared a draft report covering all aspects of shipbreaking and submitted it to the Gujarat Maritime Board.
After a lull lasting four to five years, the number of ships coming for dismantling at this yard has gone up this year.
GMB sources said that as against 136 and 135 ships that called at Alang in 2006-07 and 2007-08 respectively, the number has increased to over 200 in 2008-09 and this may well touch the 300 mark this year.