Lok Sabha Question No. 997 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-08
Subject: Chabahar Port
Ministry: SHIPPING
Asked by: ASADUDDIN OWAISI

## GOVERNMENT  OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SFIIPPING

## LOKSABHA UNSTARR.ED  QUESTION  NO.997 TO BE ANSWERED ON E.T FEBRUARY'2oT8 CHABAHAR PORT

## 997, SHRI ASADUDDIN OWAISI:

Will the Minister  of SHIPPING be pleased to state:

## daqM'ft

- (a) whether the Phasel  of Chabahar Port in Iran known as Shahid Beheshti  Port has been oper'ationalised  for nade between  India and Afghanistan;
- (b) ifso, the details thereof;
- (c) whether Ministerial  level meetings amongst Iran, India and Afghanistan have been  held for f'urther development of Chabahar  Port;
- (d) ifso,  the details and outcome thereof;  and
- (e) the total  trade  likely to be undertaken  from this  phase  and the remaining  phases  of Chabahar  Port among  the member  countries?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE N THE MNISTRY  OF SIIIPPINC (SHRI PON. RADHAK.RISHNAN)

(a)&(b):Yes, Madam.  Phase-l  ofChabahar  Port has partially been operationalised  LY Iranians  and was inaugurated  on 3'd December,  2017. Wheat shipments from India to Afghanistan  are handled  at Shahid  Behcshti  Pon.

- (c)&(d): Trilateral  meeting  between Minister  ofRoad Transport  & Highways  and Shiplring  India, Minister  ofTransport and Civil AviatiJn, Afghanistan  and Minister  of Road  and Uiban  Development, Iran was held in New Delhi on 28 September  2016. The 2nd Ministerial  level trilateral  meeting  between  Afghariistan,  lndia  and Iran Io discuss the implementation  of Trilateral Agr€ement  on Establishment  of lntemationat  T,'ansport  and Transit Corridor' was hejd at Chabahar,  Iran on 3 Deiember  2017.  The Minister  ofRoads  and Urbari  Development  ofthe  Islamio Republic  of Iran,  Minister  of Commerce  and Industries of the lslamic Republic of A fghanistan and the Minister ofState  for Shipping  ofthe Republic  oflndia  led the respective delegations.

The importance  of Chabahar as a hub for regional economic  connectivity  and ihc  commitment  to work towards  this objective  was  reiterated  in the meetingl  The Ministers  agreed  that an int.?grated  development  of connectivity  inirastructure  including  Ports, road  aid rail networks  would  open up gftrater  opponunities  for regional market access  and contributi  towards the economic  integration  and benefit  ofthe ttrree  countries  and the region.

- (e) The total traflic expected in first 5 years  of Phase  -l  is as under:

|         |   Container (Million TEUs) | (ieneral C:arg<r (Million Tons)   |
|---------|----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| 2018-19 |                      0.07  | + 0.45                            |
| 20t9-20 |                      0.106 | + 0.78                            |
| 2020-2t |                      0.145 | + l.l4                            |
| 2021-22 |                      0.187 | + l.5l                            |
| 2022-23 |                      0.233 | + 1.9                             |

Presently  only second  phase is under development,  but. India is noi involved in the development  of second  Phase of ShahidBeheshti  Port.