Lok Sabha Question No. 3696 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-08
Subject: Development of Major Ports
Ministry: SHIPPING
Asked by: YERRAM VENKATA SUBBAREDDY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SHIPPING

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3696

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 8 th   DECEMBER, 2016 DEVELOPMENT OF MAJOR PORTS

## 3696.   SHRI Y.V. SUBBA REDDY:

Will the Minister of SHIPPING be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to develop three major ports in the country;
- (b) if so, the details and the present status thereof, port-wise;
- (c) whether the said development is proposed under Public Private Partnership (PPP) Mode;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the extent to which such development is likely to improve/increase the passenger/cargo traffic?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SHIPPING (SHRI MANSUKH L. MANDAVIYA)

- (a) Yes, Madam. Based on the present traffic and cargo scenario of Major Ports, a Master Plan has been prepared for expansion of port capacity, which includes a number of new ports.

(b)to(e):The details and the present status are enclosed at Annexure.

## Detail of the Major Ports proposed to be developed, their Present Status, Financial Implication and Outcome of the Project

| Major Port proposed to be developed                                 | Present Status                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | Mode of development                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Outcome of the project (in terms of traffic)                                             |
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| Sagar Island (West Bengal)                                          | PIB has appraised the project subject to the condition that state Government shall ensure possession of the land is available to NHAI or any other Agency providing road connectivity and to railways/agency providing rail connectivity. State Government should give an undertaking to provide 1 st right of refusal to BhorSagar Port Ltd. in case it decided to set up / permit setting up of any new port in the state. | The port is to be developed Landlord model for which and SPV named BhorSagar Port Ltd. has been formed. Total Capital Cost of Phase - I - 1464 Crore {Rs.949 Core( to be borne by concessionaire + Rs.515 (to be borne by SPV)}                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Projected Traffic is to be around 3.5 MTPA in 2020 increasing to around 27 MTPA in 2035. |
| Enayam near Colachel, (Tamilnadu)                                   | Detailed Project Report (DPR) is under preparation.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | The Port is proposed to be developed under the Landlord model. As per Techno- Economic Feasibility Report, total project cost is Rs. 27,570 Crores.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Projected traffic is around 127.05 MTPA by 2030.                                         |
| Major Port proposed to be developed Vadhavan, Dahanu, (Maharashtra) | Detailed Project Report is in progress. Environment Impact Assessment are in progress as per Terms of Reference (TOR) approved by MoEF&CC. Coastal Impact Study on Fisheries also commented through CMFRI.                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | The Port is proposed to be developed under the Landlord model. Shareholders' Agreement signed between JNPT and MMB in April, 2016. An SPV Company viz. Vadhavan Port Project Ltd. formed in Sep. 2016. The estimated cost of the project is Rs.9,297 croresfor Phase I and total cost for Four Phases is Rs,29, 859 crores (as per Techno Economic Feasibility Report). The basic infrastructure in the form of breakwater, Rail- Road infrastructure will be developed by the Company and Berth and Reclamation will be awarded on PPP basis. | The outcome of the project will be quantified in Detail Project Report.                  |

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