Lok Sabha Question No. 1554 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-09
Subject: Sagarmala Programme
Ministry: SHIPPING
Asked by: PRALHAD VENKATESH JOSHI, B. SREERAMULU, FAIZAL P.P. MOHAMMED

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SHIPPING

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1554 TO BE ANSWERED ON 9

## LOK SABHA th MARCH, 2017 SAGARMALA PROGRAMME

1554. SHRI PRALHAD JOSHI: SHRI B. SRIRAMULU: MOHAMMED FAIZAL:

Will the Minister of SHIPPING be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the projects proposed to be developed in the country under the Sagarmala programme along with the present status thereof, project-wise;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to develop six new Major Ports in the country under the Sagarmala programme and if so, the details and the present status thereof, location-wise;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to modernise various ports in the country to improve coastal shipping and decrease the dependence on other modes of transportation and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to augment transshipment capacity in the country in view of the competition from neighbouring ports like Colombo, Dubai, Singapore, Jabel Ali,Port Kelang etc.?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SHIPPING (SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)

- (a):            Under  Sagarmala  Programme,    415  projects,  at  an  estimated  investment  of approximately  Rs.8 Lac Crore, have been identified across port modernization & new port development, port connectivity enhancement, port-linked industrialization and coastal community development for phase wise implementation over the period 2015 to 2035. As per the approved implementation plan of Sagarmala Programme, these projects are to be taken up by  the  relevant  Central  Ministries/Agencies  and  State  Governments  preferably  through private/PPP mode. The details are as below in tabular format:

| S. No.   | Project Theme                 |   No. of Projects | Project Cost (Rs. Cr)   |
|----------|-------------------------------|-------------------|-------------------------|
| 1.       | Port Modernisation            |               189 | 142,828                 |
| 2.       | Connectivity Enhancement      |               170 | 230,576                 |
| 3.       | Port-Linked Industrialisation |                33 | 420,881                 |
| 4.       | Coastal Community Development |                23 | 4,216                   |
|          | Total                         |               415 | 798,500                 |

(b):      As  part  of  the  Sagarmala  Programme,  6  new  port  locations  have  been  identified,  namely  Vadhavan, Enayam, Sagar Island, Paradip Outer Harbour, Sirkazhi and Belekeri. The current status of each of the proposed new port locations is as follows:

|   S.No. | New Port Location     | State       | Present Status                                                                                                                                                                      |
|---------|-----------------------|-------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | SagarIsland           | West Bengal | Approval obtained for setting up Major Port at Sagar Island. DPR prepared.Viability being re- examined in view of announcement of new port at Tajpur by State Govt. of West Bengal. |
|       2 | Paradip Outer Harbour | Odisha      | DPR under preparation.                                                                                                                                                              |
|       3 | Sirkhazi              | Tamil Nadu  | Techno Economic Feasibility Report(TEFR) prepared.                                                                                                                                  |
|       4 | Enayam                | Tamil Nadu  | In principle approval obtained for setting up Major Port at Enayam. DPR under preparation.                                                                                          |
|       5 | Belikeri              | Karnataka   | Techno Economic Feasibility Report (TEFR) prepared.                                                                                                                                 |
|       6 | Vadhavan              | Maharashtra | DPR under preparation.                                                                                                                                                              |

(c):  Increasing the share of coastal shipping and inland navigation  in the transport modal mix is one of the key objectives of the Sagarmala Programme. In order to equip ports for movement of coastal cargo, the scope of coastal berth scheme has been expanded and merged with Sagarmala Programme. Under the  scheme,  the  financial  assistance  of  50%  of    project  cost  is  provided  to    Major  Ports/State Governments  for  construction  of  Coastal  Berths,    Breakwater,  mechanization  of  coastal  berths  and capital dredging. Rs. 152 Cr has been released for 16 projects under this scheme. In addition, Cabotage has been relaxed for a period of 5 years for specialized vessels like RO-RO, RO-PAX etc.

(d):  To augment transhipment capacity in the country, Vizhinjam (Kerala) and Enayam (Tamil Nadu) are being developed as transhipment ports. Vizhinjam is being developed as transhipment hub under PPP  mode  by  Government  of  Kerala  with  Viability  Gap  Funding  from  Government  of  India.  In principle  approval  has  been  obtained  for  setting  up  a  Major  Port  at  Enayam  and  its  DPR  is  under preparation.

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