, ▁conserv ancy , ▁lic ens ing ▁of ▁craft s , ▁lev ying ▁of ▁fe es ▁and ▁reg ulation / ▁control ▁of ▁traffic ▁etc . ▁were ▁entr usted ▁to ▁this ▁organisation . ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁ 4 8 ▁intermediate ▁and ▁minor ▁ports ▁situated ▁on ▁the ▁coast ▁of ▁Mah ar as ht ra , ▁which ▁are ▁organ ised ▁in ▁five ▁Gr oups , ▁each ▁head ed ▁by ▁a ▁Port ▁Officer . ▁Following ▁five ▁groups ▁of ▁ports ▁were ▁formed , ▁which ▁are ▁each ▁head ed ▁by ▁a ▁Port ▁Officer : ▁ ▁For ▁better ▁co - ord ination ▁between ▁its ▁three ▁branches ▁vide ▁GR ▁dated ▁ 3 1 ▁August ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁the ▁State ▁Government ▁created ▁a ▁post ▁of ▁Commission er , ▁Water ▁Transport ▁as ▁Head ▁of ▁Department ▁of ▁the ▁state ’ s ▁Port ▁Organisation . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁sequ el ▁to ▁the ▁liberal isation ▁policy ▁purs ued ▁by ▁the ▁Central ▁G ov t . ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁n inet ies , ▁the ▁State ▁G ov t . ▁decided ▁to ▁transform ▁this ▁organization , ▁thus ▁far ▁under ▁the ▁Commission er , ▁Water ▁Transport , ▁and ▁const itute ▁Mah ar as ht ra ▁Mar itime ▁Board , ▁with ▁the ▁Minister ▁of ▁Port s ▁as ▁its ▁chairman . ▁ ▁Port s ▁in ▁Mah ar as ht ra ▁ ▁Mah ar as ht ra ▁has ▁two ▁major ▁ports , ▁M umb ai ▁Port ▁and ▁J aw ah ar l al ▁Ne h ru ▁Port ▁( J NP ) ▁both ▁located ▁in ▁M umb ai ▁har bour .