New Mangalore Port celebrates Independence Day

MANGALORE: The New Mangalore Port here celebrated the 63rd Independence Day on Saturday.
Addressing the gathering, the chairman of NMPT P Tamilvanan said, "New Mangalore Port is one among the major ports in India that has done well during the last fiscal year. Major ports handled 530 MMT of cargo. New Mangalore Port too has achieved progress in various developmental activities and is continuing it".
Noting that India is facing security threat from terrorists, especially port sector being focal point, Tamilvanan urged everyone to be more alert.The chairman distributed cash rewards to children of port employees and RCHW workers, NMPT English and Kannada medium school and KV No 1, Panambur, who secured the highest marks in SSLC and 12th Std exams held in April 2009.