Lok Sabha Question No. 963 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-21
Subject: Linking of Ports to N.H.
Ministry: SHIPPING
Asked by: GOPAL CHINAYYA SHETTY

## GOVERNMENT  OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SHIPPING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.963 TO BE ANSWERED  ON 21"t DECEMBER, 2017 LINKING  OF PORTS TO N.H.

## 1963.  SHRI GOPAL SHETTY:

Will the Minister of SHIPPING  be pleased to state: qtd qk€{  {-fi

- (a) whether the Government has prepared any detailed plan to link major sea ports of the country with the highways;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) name of the ports of the country  proposed to be linked  with the highways  in the said plan,
- (d) the current status of the plan; and
- (e) the time by which the said plan is likely to be implemented?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SHIPPING (sHRl PON. RADHAKRTSHNAN)

(a)to(e):Yes,  Madam.39 road connectivity  projects for improving  and strengthening the connectivity  olMajor  Ports to National/State Highways  have been identified under the Sagarmala Programme.  List of the projects with current status is annexed.

## List of 39 Major Road Connectivity  projects

| 5. No.   | Project Name                                                                                                                   | lmplementint agency   | Port                  | State          | Project Status        |
|----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|----------------|-----------------------|
| 1        | Connectivity of Visakhapatnam port to NH-15 (Phase ll)                                                                         | MoRTH/NHAI            | Visakhapatnam         | Andhra Pradesh | Under lmplementation  |
| 2        | Construction of RoB cum Flyover at Ranichak levelcrossing at Kolkata Port                                                      | MoRTH/NHAI            | Kolkata Po(           | West Bengal    | Under lmplementation  |
| 3        | Flyover at Y Junction for Decongestion of Traffic Flow at lawaharlal Nehru Port                                                | MoRTH/NHAI            | lawaharlat Nehru Port | Maharashtra    | tinder lmplementation |
|          | Jawaharlal Nehru Port - 6 to I laning of NH-48, SH-54 and Amra Ma rg                                                           | MoRTH/NHAI            | Jawaharlal Nehru Port | Maharashtra    | under lmplementation  |
| 5        | 4 taning of Shiradi Ghat Road- Concretizint for smoothening of traffic.oad.                                                    | MoRTH/NHAI            | New ManBalore Port    | Karnataka      | Under lmplementation  |
| 6        | Construction of grade separator from H-7 area to Port connectivity Road by passing Convent runction - Visakhapatnam Port       | MoRTH/NHAI            | Visakhapatnam         | Andhra Pradesh | Under Tendering       |
| 1        | NH-169- conversion of two lane roads into 4 lane from Man8alore to Mudabidri                                                   | MoRTH/NHAI            | New Mangalore Port    | Karnataka      | DPR under preparation |
| 8        | Linking of NH-4 & NH-8 by- passing Mumbra                                                                                      | MoRTH/NHAI            | Jawaharlal Nehru Port | Maharashtra    | lrnder lmplementation |
| 9        | Four lane road from Northern gate of port to Thachur, outer ring corridor - 6laning with service roads - Kamarajar/Ennore Port | MoRTH/NHAI            | Kamarajar/Ennore Port | Tamil Nadu     | Under lmplementation  |
| 10       | Southern port Access road for connectivity to Kamarajar/Ennore Port port - (NCIPS - 7 km)                                      | MoRTH/NHAI            | Kamarajar/[nnore Port | TamilNadu      | DPR Prepared          |
| 11       | RoB on Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Port-Kutch Road                                                                                    | MoRTH/NHAI            | Kandla                | Gujarat        | DPR Prepared          |
| 12       | Evacuation road for proposed standalone Container Terminal (330m extension to DPw terminal) at.,awaharlal Nehru Port           | MoRTH/NHAI            | lawaharlal Nehru Port | Mahara5htra    | DPR Prepared          |

## Annexure

| 13   | Flyover for GTI Entry/Exit Over the Rail Tracks at lawaharlal Nehru Port                        | MORTH/NHAI   | lawaharlal Nehru Port            | Maharashtra    | DPR Prepared          |
|------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|----------------------------------|----------------|-----------------------|
| 14   | Road circulation plan for ease of movement of break bulk cargo at Mormugao                      | MoRTH/NHAI   | Mormugao                         | 6oa            | Under lmplementation  |
| 15   | Expressway from Ahmedabad to Jawaharlal Nehru Port                                              | MoRTH/NHAI   | Jawaharlal Nehru Port            | Maharashtra    | Under Planning        |
| 16   | Expressway f rom Whitef ield industrial cluster (Bangalore) to Chennai                          | MoRTH/NHAI   | Chennai                          | Tamil Nadu     | Under Planning        |
| 1l   | Development of dedicated Container Corridor to NHAI road for quick evacuation, Chennai          | MoRTH/NHAI   | Chennai                          | Tamil Nadu     | DPR to be Prepared    |
|      | Belagavi - Panjim(Nu 4A) Upgrading to 4 lane                                                    | MoRTtl/NHAI  | Mormugao                         | Goa            | DPR under preparation |
| 19   | lmprovement of road Connectivity to facilitate the trade and Port users at Kolkata Port         | Port trust   | (olkata Port                     | West gengal    | Under lmplementation  |
| 20   | 6 laning for NH 4 from Kalamvoli to Mumbra                                                      | MoRTH/NHAI   | .,awaharlal Nehru Port           | Maharashtra    | DPR Prepared          |
| 21   | Puducherry (NH-32)- Marakkanam - Sadaras - Kovalam - Coromandel- Chennai (NH -32)               | Others       | Chenna i                         | Tamal Nadu     | DPR to be Prepared    |
| 22   | Road Connectivity From Outer Harbour To Po.t Connectivity Junction (B) at Vlsakhapatnam port    | MoRTH/NHAI   | Visakhapatnam                    | Andhra Pradesh | DPR to be Prepared    |
| 23   | Road Connectivity to Hare island (Tuticorin/V.O.Chidambaranar Port Port)                        | MoRTH/NHAI   | Tuticorin/V-O.Chidambaranar Port | Tamil Nadu     | oPR to be Prepared    |
| 24   | Development of Fly over bridge from Sea-horses junction area to dock area at Visakhapatnam Port | MoRTH/NHAI   | Visakhapatnam                    | Andhra Pradesh | DPR to be Prepared    |
| 25   | Port connectivity to NH - 5 (Phase ll)                                                          | Others       | ViSakhapatnam                    | Andhra Pradesh | Completed             |
| 26   | Expansion of NH 4 from chinchwad to Jawaharlal Nehru port                                       | MoRTH/NHAI   | Jawaharlal Nehru Port            | Maharashtra    | DPR to be Prepared    |
| 27   | lmprovement to internal roads and gate complex in KPL - Kamarajar/Ennore Port                   | Port trust   | Kamarajar/Ennore Port            | Tamil Nadu     | Under lmplementation  |
|      | Construction of ROB - Cochin                                                                    | Port trust   | Cochin                           | Kerala         | Under lmplementation  |

|   29 | lmprovement of exi5ting road connectinS Kolkata Port Trust to NH6 and Kolkata Port Trust to nearby lndustrial clusters        | MoRTH/NHAI   | Kolkata Port                     | West Eengal   | DPR to be Prepared   |
|------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|----------------------------------|---------------|----------------------|
|   30 | Development of Coastalroad to ihe Eest of container 'l erminal ll at Chennai Port                                             | MoRTH/NHAI   | Chennaa                          | TamilNadu     | Completed            |
|   31 | Expressway from Dighi lndustrial Cluster (Pune) to lawaharlal Nehru Port                                                      | MoRTH/NHAI   | Jawaharlal Nehru Port            | Maharashtra   | Concept              |
|   32 | Expressway f rom Sanathnagar industrial cluster (HVderabad) to Jawaharlal Nehru Port                                          | MoRTH/NHAI   | Jawaharlal Nehru Port            | Maharashtra   | Concept              |
|   33 | Expressway from Panagarh (Durgapur)to Haldia                                                                                  | MoRTH/NHAI   | Kolkata Port                     | West Bengal   | Concept              |
|   34 | 5ix laning of Paradip Chandikhole road                                                                                        | MoRTH/NHAI   | Paradip                          | odisha        | Concept              |
|   35 | New 4 lane road connectivity in between Harbour Extension Road and National Highway 7A' Tuticorin/V.O.Chidambaranar Port Port | Port trust   | Tuticorin/V.O.Chidambaranar Port | Tamil Nadu    | Concept              |
|   36 | Widening of harbour highway extension road (HHE Road) into 4 lane configuration {a section of about 5 km length)              | Port trust   | Tuticorin/V.O.Chidambaranar Port | Tamil Nadu    | Concept              |
|   31 | Widening oI vOC road into 8 lane configuration from Poat Trust Circle to NH 458 junction                                      | Port trust   | Tuticorin/v.O.Chidambaranar Port | Tamil Nadu    | Concept              |
|   38 | Constructioo of new ROB parallel to existing road (Korampallam) between TTPS to Check Post                                    | Pon trust    | Tuticorin/V.O.Chidambaranar Port | Tamil Nadu    | Concept              |
|   39 | Elevated road above VOC road to take Traffic oI Ha.e lsland (about 2KM)                                                       | Poat trust   | Tuticorin/V.O.Chidambaranar Port | Tamil Nadu    | Concept              |