BJP Rise In Bengal Revives Tajpur Port Project Hopes

12 May 2026 CW Team

Industry representatives say improved centre-state coordination could accelerate work but caution that real gains depend on last-mile connectivity and multimodal integration. The port aims to enable direct berthing of large vessels, reduce reliance on transshipment hubs and lower logistics costs, thereby decongesting Kolkata and Haldia ports and improving turnaround times. A senior shipping and logistics committee chairman assessed that the cancellation reflected tepid bidder interest rather than doubts about the project's strategic utility for eastern India.

The proposal in East Midnapore district was conceived more than a decade ago to ease pressure on the riverine Kolkata dock system and bolster maritime infrastructure in the region. Early exploration involved the Kolkata Port Trust, now the Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata, and the state later chose a public-private partnership model. In 2021 the state invited bids on a design, build, finance, operate and transfer basis and Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone emerged as the top bidder, receiving a Letter of Intent in October 2022.

The state announced a fresh tender process in November 2023 and the cabinet in June 2025 formally ended the earlier engagement with the Adani Group, approving a new procurement. The December 2025 global tender offered a 99-year concession and around 1,000 acres for port-linked industrial development but was cancelled by the nodal investment agency. The project's future will depend on the policy direction of the new government and its ability to attract strategic investors and prioritise infrastructure links to make the venture commercially viable.

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Bharatiya Janata Party's ascent to power in West Bengal has revived industry expectations that the long-delayed Tajpur deep sea port project will gain momentum. The scheme, earlier valued at Rs 250 billion (bn), saw a global tender floated by the West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation in December 2025 that was cancelled after inadequate participation. Industry representatives say improved centre-state coordination could accelerate work but caution that real gains depend on last-mile connectivity and multimodal integration. The port aims to enable direct berthing of large vessels, reduce reliance on transshipment hubs and lower logistics costs, thereby decongesting Kolkata and Haldia ports and improving turnaround times. A senior shipping and logistics committee chairman assessed that the cancellation reflected tepid bidder interest rather than doubts about the project's strategic utility for eastern India. The proposal in East Midnapore district was conceived more than a decade ago to ease pressure on the riverine Kolkata dock system and bolster maritime infrastructure in the region. Early exploration involved the Kolkata Port Trust, now the Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata, and the state later chose a public-private partnership model. In 2021 the state invited bids on a design, build, finance, operate and transfer basis and Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone emerged as the top bidder, receiving a Letter of Intent in October 2022. The state announced a fresh tender process in November 2023 and the cabinet in June 2025 formally ended the earlier engagement with the Adani Group, approving a new procurement. The December 2025 global tender offered a 99-year concession and around 1,000 acres for port-linked industrial development but was cancelled by the nodal investment agency. The project's future will depend on the policy direction of the new government and its ability to attract strategic investors and prioritise infrastructure links to make the venture commercially viable.

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