Lok Sabha Question No. 3280 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-15
Subject: Vizhinjam Port
Ministry: SHIPPING
Asked by: ANTO  ANTONY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SHIPPING

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.328O TO BE ANSWERED ON 15th MARCH' 2018 VIZHINJAM  PORT

## 3280. SHRI ANTO ANTONY:

Will the Minister of SHIPPING be pleased  to state:

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- (a) the details  and the present status of implementation  of projects at Vizhinjam  Port in Kerala;
- (b)wnetnertneGovernmenthasanymechanismtomonitortheprogressofthese projects;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the time by which these  projects are likely to be completed?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)AsperinformationprovidedbyGovernmentofKerala,theVizhinjamlnternational Se"port is located  16 Km South of the capital city of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram,  which  is plannedasthefirstdeepwatertranshipmentportinthecountry.Themainadvantagesof Virhinlr.  port  are natural depth of 1Bm, proximity  of 10 nm to the international  shipping route and the minimal  maintenance dredging  requirements  are the key attrac'tions  of the port location.

The Government  of Kerala (GoK) signed a Concession Agreement  with Adani VizhinjamPortPvt.Ltd(AVPPL)onthelTthofAugust,20l5fordevelopmentandoperation oftheVizhinjamseaportonDesign,Build,Finance,Operate'Transfer(DBFOT)basis'for an initial  concession  period of 40 years. The total estimated  cost for the first  phase of the project  is estimated  at Rs.7700 Crores.

StatusofconstructionworkasonFebruary20lsis(i)600mlengthofbreakwater (outof3100m);(ii)33Haofreclamation(outof53Ha)forcontaineryard;(iii)142numbers of  piles  (out of 615 numbers)  for 800 m long berth  (iv) casting ol 2240 number  of ,lccropode-lt  (out of 17000 numbers)  for breakwater  etc., have been completed.  concrete pre.casting  works of structural  members of berth, construction  of boundary  walls,  preliminary works for 2 Km long access  road etc., are  progressing. External infrastructural  facilities  like (i) 3.3 MLD water ireatment  plant (ii) 11 KV, construction  power supply etc have been completed. The land acquisliion  for road connectivity  to NH 66 (proposed) has been completed  and the work  is progressing.

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(b)&(c):Government  of Kerala has constituted a Special Purpose Vehicle  (SPV) viz. Vizhinjam lnternational  Seaport  Ltd  (VISL), which is responsible for all obligations  and responsibilities of the Government  of Kerala in respect of the Project as per the Concession Agreement. An lndependent Engineer have been selected to monitor the project  and to furnish report to the SPV as well as Government that the works are done as per the provisions  set forth in the Concession  Agreement  and Manual of Standards  and Specifications  are adhered  to by the Concessionaire/Authority  in implementing  the project The Government of Kerala has also constituted  two Committees  (i) a Project  lmplementation Committee & (ii)  an Empowered Committee both headed by the Chief Secretary and withvarious Secretaries/  Principal  Secretaries as member with District  Collector, Labour Commissioner  etc for the timely intervention  and assistance to ensure  that the Project  is completed at the targeted time by ensuring timely assistance.

- (d) As per the Concession  Agreement  the first phase of the Project is scheduled  for commissioning  within a period  of 1460 days i.e.by4th  December  2019 from the Appointed Date.