ai ▁from ▁Nar iman ▁Point ▁to ▁Bor ival i ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Coast ▁of ▁M umb ai ▁from ▁South ▁M umb ai ▁to ▁Nav i ▁M umb ai . ▁The ▁Government ▁of ▁India , ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Sh ipping ▁under ▁cent r ally ▁spons ored ▁scheme ▁for ▁development ▁of ▁in land ▁water ▁transport ▁has ▁approved ▁eight ▁projects ▁in ▁Mah ar as ht ra ▁State ▁at ▁an ▁estimated ▁cost ▁of ▁R s . ▁ 3 0 ▁c ror es . ▁The ▁sites ▁approved ▁are ▁V ish n up uri ▁and ▁Is ap ur ▁in ▁district ▁N and ed , ▁and ▁Kar anja , ▁Mand wa , ▁Raj p uri , ▁Jan ji ra , ▁D igh i , ▁and ▁Ag ard anda ▁in ▁district ▁Ra ig ad . ▁These ▁projects ▁are ▁at ▁various ▁stages ▁of ▁implementation . ▁The ▁minor ▁ports ▁of ▁Mah ar as ht ra ▁together ▁handled ▁around ▁ 1 3 0 . 4 8 ▁la kh ▁passenger ▁traffic ▁during ▁April ▁to ▁December , ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁of ▁which ▁ 1 1 8 . 7 0 ▁la kh ▁passenger ▁traffic ▁was ▁through ▁mechan ised ▁vessels ▁and ▁ 1 2 . 7 ▁la kh ▁was ▁by ▁non - me chan ised ▁vessels . ▁Mah ar as ht ra ▁Mar itime ▁Board ▁( MM B ) ▁is ▁developing ▁the ▁following ▁I WT ▁projects ▁under ▁the ▁Cent r ally ▁Sp ons ored ▁Sch eme ▁of ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Sh ipping , ▁Go I ▁and ▁includes : ▁ ▁In ▁God av ari ▁River ▁at ▁V ish