Kokan Bhumi Pratishthan recently hosted the Advantage Kokan seminar at the sixth edition of Global Kokan Festival to be held at CIDCO Exhibition and Convention Center, Vashi, Navi Mumbai on Jan 8, 2018. This Seminar threw light on the ease of doing business and easy transportation of goods In Kokan region. Kokan region has always been an important part of the country due to its proximity to the financial capital of Mumbai and the industrial belt of Thane and Vasai. JSW, Maharashtra Maritime Board, Kokan Railway, CIDCO and others took part in this path breaking seminar. Global Kokan with their mantra "Advantage Kokan" aims to educate the people and entrepreneurs of ease of doing business in the Kokan region. "Advantage Kokan" gave a glimpse of Kokan changing with constant development and its new infrastructure development projects, which will benefit the region in terms of road construction, new airports, ports and related infrastructure. The seminar covered various topics like Basic facilities and Kokan Development, Port Development where spokespersons from government agencies like CIDCO, MPT, JNPT, MMRDA shared details on their projects like Sewri-Nhava Sheva Bridge, International Airport in Navi Mumbai, JNPT-Delhi Freight corridor, etc and how it will affect the economy of kokan region.

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