![]() Īn alternative jetty at Hazira was considered for the services. The smaller ship has a capacity of 130 passengers and makes a single trip daily. In March 2021, a ferry service carrying only passengers was restarted. Later it was announced that Dahej-Ghogha ferry was permanently suspended due to siltation and lack of financial feasibility in dredging. Gujarat Maritime Board had spent ₹100 crore (US$13 million) to dredge a five metre draft for the ferry in financial year 2018-19. It was again suspended on 21 March 2020 due to dredging issue. The services were again suspended from October 2019 to February 2020 due to siltation at Dahej. In first one and half year, the services were suspended six times due to various reasons. The ROPAX passenger services were launched in August 2018 by the Chief Minister Vijay Rupani. The RORO services was launched by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 22 October 2017. ![]() It was envisioned to reduce the travel time between the two places from 6–8 hours by road to 1-1.5 hours by sea. The first phase between Ghogha and Dahej cost ₹6.15 billion (US$77 million) to the exchequer. The project was started in 2012 by Narendra Modi, the then Chief Minister of Gujarat.
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