Reliance Industries to Convey by Sea for SEZ

Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Maha Mumbai SEZ will use Arabian Sea as the preferred means of conveyance for workers to bypass the busy roads of Mumbai and take the project live in record time. RIL is is expected to place up to $50-million order for a fleet of big-sized commuter boats for ferrying its employees to the SEZ, which is about 50 km away from the metropolis.

RIL Sources Said,

You take more time to reach Navi Mumbai than Pune. So till all road and rail links are developed between Mumbai and Navi Mumbai, we are looking at water transportation

Reliance is developing 14,000 hectare SEZ covering Uran Taluk, Pen and Panvel. This includes the smaller SEZ spread across 4,000 hectare in Panvel, which is currently under way. When completed, the entire SEZ play is expected to employ up to 2 million people.