Goa-Mumbai ship link proposal runs aground

The Goa government’s three-year-old proposal for a passenger ship service connecting the coastal state to Mumbai through sea route has been hanging fire due to lack of interest shown by the department concerned,a senior official said. The service,which was planned on PPP basis,failed to take off despite the proposal being cleared by the Goa government in November 2010. James Braganza,heading Panaji port where the ship was likely to dock,said the delay on the part of the Goa government has resulted in the Maharashtra counterpart to withdraw itself from the proposal.