Lok Sabha Question No. 959 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-22
Subject: Setting up of Fishing Harbours
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: K. MARAGATHAM

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY, DAIRYING AND FISHERIES LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.959

TO BE ANSWERED ON 22 ND  NOVEMBER, 2016

## SETTING UP OF FISHING HARBOURS

## 959.   SHRIMATI   K. MARAGATHAM:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष और कसान कयाण मंी be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is considering to set up fishing harbours in various States of the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
- (c) whether  the  administrative  sanction  and  the  release  of  the  first  installment  of  central assistance to the State Governments are yet to be released by the Union Government;
- (d) whether  it  is  true  that  the  Government  has  received  a  representation  from  the  State Government of Tamil Nadu in this regard; and
- (e) if so, the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## (SHRI SUDARSHAN BHAGAT)

(a) & (b):  Yes, Madam. The Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries (DADF), Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare under the Central Plan Scheme on Blue Revolution: Integrated Development and Management of Fisheries provides financial assistance to the coastal State Governments and Union Territories for setting up of fishing harbours, based on the technoeconomic  feasibility  reports,  viability  and  complete  proposals  submitted  by  them.  Many  State Governments,  namely,  Maharashtra,  Karnataka,  Gujarat,  Tamil  Nadu,  Andhra  Pradesh  and  West Bengal at present have indicated their intention to DADF to have new fishing harbours constructed in  their  respective  States.  A  statement  indicating  the  State-wise  details  of  the  proposed  fishing harbours is furnished at Annexure-I.

(c) to (e): The first instalment of central assistance in respect of the already approved projects has been released. With regard to the representation received from the Government of Tamil Nadu, the DADF had accorded approval to a proposal submitted by the State Government for construction of a fishing harbour at Mookaiyur in Ramanathapuram at a total cost of Rs.113.90 crore with a central liability of Rs.56.95 crore. Out of the central liability, the first instalment of Rs.5 crore has been released to the Government of Tamil Nadu.

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Statement  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (a)  and    (b)    of  the  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question No.959 due for answer on 22 nd November, 2016 put in by Shrimati K. Maragatham, MP (LS) regarding  Setting  up  of  Fishing  Harbours-  State-wise  details  of  the  new  proposed  fishing harbours.

|   S. No | Name of the Fishing Harbour                     | District          |
|---------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
|     1   | Maharashtra                                     |                   |
|     1.1 | Fishing Harbour at Versova                      | Mumbai Suburban   |
|     1.2 | Fishing Harbour at Harnai                       | Ratnagiri         |
|     1.3 | Fishing Harbour at Sakharinate                  | Ratnagiri         |
|     1.4 | Fishing Harbour at Jeevana                      | Raigad            |
|     1.5 | Fishing Harbour at Naigaon                      | Thane             |
|     1.6 | Fishing Harbour at Anandwadi (Deogad)           | Sindhudurg        |
|     2   | Karnataka                                       |                   |
|     2.1 | Fishing Harbour at Alvekodi &Tenginagundi       | Uttar Kannada     |
|     2.2 | Fishing Harbour at Belamber                     | Uttar Kannada     |
|     2.3 | Fishing Harbour at Keni                         | Uttar Kannada     |
|     2.4 | Fishing Harbour at Majali                       | Uttar Kannada     |
|     2.5 | Fishing Harbour at Kulai                        | Uttar Kannada     |
|     2.6 | Fishing Harbour at Hejmodikodi                  | Udupi             |
|     3   | Gujarat                                         |                   |
|     3.1 | Fishing Harbour at Navabandar                   | Junagadh          |
|     3.2 | Fishing Harbour at Madhavad                     | Junagadh          |
|     3.3 | Phase-III Expansion of Mangarol Fishing Harbour | Junagadh          |
|     3.4 | Expansion of Veraval Port/Fishing Harbour       | Gir Somnath       |
|     4   | Tamil Nadu                                      |                   |
|     4.1 | Fishing Harbour at Rameshwaram                  | Ramanathapuram    |
|     4.2 | Fishing Harbour at Ennore                       | Tiruvallur        |
|     5   | Andhra Pradesh                                  |                   |
|     5.1 | Fishing Harbour at Juvvaladinne(P)              | Nellore           |
|     5.2 | Fishing Harbour at Vodarevu                     | Prakasam          |
|     5.3 | Fishing Harbour at Uppada                       | East Godavari     |
|     5.4 | Expansion of Nizampatnam Fishing Harbour        | Guntur            |
|     6   | West Bengal                                     |                   |
|     6.1 | Fishing Harbour at Namkhana                     | South 24 Parganas |

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