Minister for Road Transport Highways & Shipping, Mr. Nitin Gadkari said that at present ports around the world are facing losses but Indian ports had shown a growth of 2.6 percent, earning profits of nearly 6000 crore rupees. <br/><br/>Addressing the Regional Editors Conference in Chandigarh today, he said at present the country has 12 ports and there are plans to add 6 more. He said with the development of Sagarmala Project, industrial clusters will attract investment of 8 lakh crore rupees.<br/><br/>While speaking about national highways, the Minister informed that the government plans to connect Mansarovar by next year. He said that Katra would also be connected by an express way that will reduce the travel time by 6 to 7 hours.