As many as 52 projects for rail connectivity to ports are underway entailing an investment of Rs 44,605 crore as per reports. These projects are being undertaken by the Indian Port Rail Corporation Ltd (IPRCL) and the Ministry of Railways. IPRCL has taken up 32 projects worth Rs 18,253 crore across nine major ports, of which eight projects worth Rs 175 crore have been completed. According to the sources, 23 rail connectivity projects worth Rs 24,877 crore identified under Sagarmala have being taken up by the Ministry of Railways, out of which seven projects entailing Rs 2,491 crore investment have been completed. Sagarmala is a port-led development programme of the country which seeks to reduce logistics cost for both overseas and domestic trade.