The Government of
Gujarat has today announced ship recycling policy – 2015. The new policy shall
be reviewed after three years period. The policy aims to revive the ship
recycling industry at Alang ship breaking yard in Bhavnagar district which is
at present witnessing slowdown.
Some of the salient
features of new policy according to spokesperson minister Saurabh Patel are
following:
– Plot usage period
proposed to be extended from existing five years to ten years.
– Plot
development/premium charge Rs 270 per square meter
– Plot rental Rs 80 per
square meter
– LDT(Light Displacement
Tonnage) charges fixed at Rs 135 per LDT. Calculation of LDT charges to be made
considering market up-down, global rates of purchase of ships and local steel
index.
– Relaxations in matters
such as increasing or reducing the width of length of plot, merger or
realignment of plots for increased efficiency and smoother ship movement.
It should be mentioned
that ship recycling is environment friendly industrial activity which not just
produces re-rollable steel but also provide direct and indirect employment.
1-2% of total demand of steel in India is contributed by ship recycling
activity.
Alang has 10 km long sea
shore with presence of 167 plots that are give on lease by Gujarat Maritime
Board. Ship breaking activity kicked off here in year 1983, and so far over
7,000 ships are recycled which has produced 54 million LDT steel.
Source: 18 January 2016
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