Lok Sabha Question No. 1603 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-09
Subject: Projects under Sagarmala
Ministry: SHIPPING
Asked by: KIRIT PREMJIBHAI SOLANKI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SHIPPING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1603 TO BE ANSWERED ON 9 th MARCH, 2017 PROJECTS UNDER SAGARMALA

## 1603. DR. KIRIT P. SOLANKI:

Will the Minister of SHIPPING be pleased to state:

- (a) the details and the present status of 10 projects received from the Government of Gujarat for development under Sagarmala programme, project-wise;
- (b) the details of funds allocated/released for the purpose; and
- (c) the steps taken/being taken by the Government for expeditious completion of these projects in a time bound manner?

## ANSWER

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

(a)to(c):The details of 10 projects  received from Govt. of Gujarat is placed at Table 1 .

Table 1: Details of 10 projects received from Govt. of Gujarat

|   S. no. | Project                                                                                                                         |   Project Cost (Rs Cr) | Present status                                                           | Fund Sanctioned and released under Sagarmala (Rs Cr)                  | Project implementation agency   |
|----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|        1 | Capital Dredging for Ro - Pax Ferry Services between Gogha and Dahej in Gulf of Cambay                                          |                    234 | Project is under implementation.                                         | Fund for dredging Sanctioned - Rs. 117 Cr Fund released - Rs 58.50 Cr | Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB)    |
|        2 | Training Program for skill development/capa- city building of workers involved in Alang ship recycling activities               |                     30 | Project is under implementation                                          | Fund Sanctioned - Rs 30 Cr Fund released - Rs 10 Cr                   | GMB                             |
|        3 | Creation of dedicated coastal infrastructure i.e. Berth to promote movement of coastal cargo/passenger by sea at Porbandar port |                     37 | Process underway for obtaining clearance by Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB) | Fund Sanctioned - Rs. 18.5 Cr Fund released - Rs 9.25 Cr              | GMB                             |
|        4 | 100m Jetty for coastal movement of cement, fertilizers at Navlakhi                                                              |                    108 | Process underway for obtaining CRZ/Environment clearance byGMB           | Fund Sanctioned - Rs. 41 Cr Fund released - Rs 20.65 Cr               | GMB                             |

|   S. no. | Project                                                                                                                                                                                | Project Cost (Rs Cr)   | Present status                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Fund Sanctioned and released under Sagarmala (Rs Cr)   | Project implementation agency             |
|----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|        5 | Providing Broad Gauge Rail linkages to Old Bedi Port                                                                                                                                   | 42                     | DPR prepared and submitted on 23.02.2017 byGMB for consideration under Sagarmala Programme for financial assistance. Assistance sought is Rs. 21 Crore.                                                                                                                                                             | -                                                      | GMB-                                      |
|        6 | Alternative Road from Bhavnagar to Sosiya - Alang Ship recycling yard                                                                                                                  | 70.55                  | DPR prepared by GMB. National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) and GMB are discussing the way forward for implementation of the project.                                                                                                                                                                          | -                                                      | NHAI/GMB                                  |
|        7 | Central Scheme for providing assistance to Major Ports and Oil Handling non-major ports under State Maritime Board/State Govt. for combating Oil Pollution and for mitigating measure. | 65                     | Proposal received from GMB was not in conformity with Central Sector Scheme on Oil Spill Response . The ports under GMB have been asked to prepare their facility contingency plans in accordance with NOS-DCP 2015 guidelines and forward the same to respective Coast Guard Stations for categorization of ports. | -                                                      | GMB                                       |
|        8 | National Maritime Heritage Complex (NMHC)                                                                                                                                              | -                      | Concept stage                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | -                                                      | Ministry of Shipping and Govt. of Gujarat |
|        9 | Development of Marine Shipbuilding Park                                                                                                                                                | -                      | DPR under preparation byGMB                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | -                                                      | GMB                                       |
|       10 | Maritime Cluster in Gujarat                                                                                                                                                            | -                      | Master Plan prepared.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |                                                        | GMB                                       |