“Mumbai Port’s Eastern Waterfront to See ₹22,672-Crore Maritime-Led Transformation”: Sarbananda Sonowal

• ₹22,672-crore master plan by Mumbai Port Authority (MbPA) to repurpose underutilised port land on Mumbai's Eastern Waterfront into a maritime, logistics, tourism and MICE hub by 2047.
• Twin-track strategy: (a) strengthen core cargo operations; (b) monetise port land for urban/blue-economy use.
• UPSC relevance: flagship of the Sagarmala / Maritime India Vision 2030 / Maritime Amrit Kaal Vision 2047 umbrella; intersects port modernisation, blue economy, PPP, urban planning.