1. Sagarmala was launched in March 2015 as a port-led development programme to modernize ports, improve logistics efficiency, reduce transportation costs, and integrate maritime transport with road, rail, coastal shipping, and inland waterways.
2. India’s maritime significance rests on its about 11,099-kilometre coastline, nearly 14,500 kilometres of potentially navigable waterways, and the fact that around 95 percent of trade by volume moves through maritime routes.
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