Lok Sabha Question No. 3119 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-03
Subject: Port Development Projects
Ministry: SHIPPING
Asked by: N.K. PREMACHANDRAN, KRISHNAN NARAYANASAMY RAMACHANDRAN, P.K.SREEMATHI TEACHER

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SHIPPING

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3119 TO BE ANSWERED ON 3 rd AUGUST, 2017

## LOK SABHA PORT DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS

3119.   SHRI N.K. PREMACHANDRAN: SHRI K.N. RAMACHANDRAN: SHRIMATI P.K. SREEMATHI TEACHER:

Will the Minister of SHIPPING be pleased to state:

- (a) the present status of various port development/infrastructure projects in the country, State/UT-wise including Tamil Nadu;
- (b) whether there has been any delay in the execution/completion of the said projects;
- (c) if so, the details thereof along with the reasons therefor;
- (d) the details of the ports in which upgradation and expansion works are not being carried out along with the reasons therefor, State/UT-wise including Tamil Nadu;
- (e) the steps taken by the Government for effective implementation of all such projects; and
- (f) whether the Government has received any proposal from the Government of Kerala for development of Azheekal Port and if so, the details and the present status thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a)to(c): State-wise present status of various Port Development projects for last three years is given at Annexure-I.

- (d) Expansion  and  upgradation  work  have  been  carried  out  in  all  Major  Ports including those in the State of Tamil Nadu.
- (e) Annual target for implementation of port development projects is fixed  and the progress is reviewed periodically. Due to close monitoring, targets fixed were achieved successfully during the last three years.
- (f) Yes, Madam. Government of India has received a proposal from Government of  Kerala  for  seeking  financial  support  for  the  upgradation  of  Azhikkal  Port with  the  project  cost  of  Rs.496  crore.  The  proposal  has  been  technically appraised  by  the  Ministry  of  Shipping  and  Government  of  Kerala  was requested to furnish some additional information alongwith revised Detailed Project Report (DPR) for further consideration.  Response from Government of Kerala has not been received.

## Status of projects awarded in the year 2014 -15

| State          | Port               | Project                                                                                                                                | Cost (Rs. In crore)   | Capacity (In million tonnes Per Annum)   | Status                     |
|----------------|--------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
| Tamil Nadu     | Chennai            | Coastal Road Project                                                                                                                   | 63.00                 | -                                        | Completed                  |
| Tamil Nadu     | Chennai            | Supply, Operation and Maintenance of Harbour Mobile Crane and other Cargo handling equipments                                          | 62.57                 | 5.00                                     | Completed                  |
| Tamil Nadu     | VoC Port Tuticorin | Development of road facilities for cargo evacuation from Hare Island (Phase - I)                                                       | 8.20                  | 6.00                                     | Completed                  |
| Tamil Nadu     | VoC Port Tuticorin | Capital Dredging Project                                                                                                               | 440.00                | 9.00                                     | Completed                  |
| Tamil Nadu     | VoC Port Tuticorin | Mechanization of cargo evacuation from 9 th Berth to Coal yard at the existing Coal Yard                                               | 76.25                 | 3.67                                     | Completed                  |
| Tamil Nadu     | Kamarajar          | Additional Capital dredging alongside the BOT coal berth(CICTPL) and TNEB Berth &approach channel                                      | 53.00                 | 2.00                                     | Completed                  |
| Tamil Nadu     | Kamarajar          | Development of rail connectivity to Container terminal & Multi Cargo terminal (total track length - 8.5km)                             | 50.00                 | 4.00                                     | Completed                  |
| West Bengal    | Kolkata            | Integrated Container handling at Berth 10&11                                                                                           | 20.00                 | 1.50                                     | Completed                  |
| West Bengal    | Kolkata            | Grant of licence of M/s. Jindal ITF Ltd. for setting up of Transloading Facilities for handling dry bulk cargo at Haldia Dock Complex. | 266.00                | 6.60                                     | Commissioned               |
| West Bengal    | Kolkata            | Construction, Operation and maintenance of Fly Ash Handling Jetty at HDC.                                                              | 2.00                  | 0.75                                     | Completed                  |
| Odisha         | Paradip            | Development of Clean Multi-cargo Berth in Southern Dock                                                                                | 387.31                | 5.00                                     | Work in progress. No delay |
| Odisha         | Paradip            | Development of Deep Draft Iron Ore berth.                                                                                              | 740.19                | 10.00                                    | Work in progress. No delay |
| Odisha         | Paradip            | Supply, installation of 3 Nos. Of 100 tonne HMC.                                                                                       | 117.00                | 3.00                                     | Completed                  |
| Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam      | Northern Arm capital dredging                                                                                                          | 45.00                 | 10.00                                    | Completed                  |
| Kerala         | Cochin             | NIL                                                                                                                                    | NIL                   | NIL                                      |                            |
| Karnataka      | New Mangalore      | Augmentation of Fire fighting system at Berth No. 13 for Very Large Gas Carriers (VLGC)                                                | 35.00                 |                                          | Completed                  |
| Goa            | Mormugao           | NIL                                                                                                                                    | NIL                   | NIL                                      |                            |
| Maharashtra    | Mumbai             | NIL                                                                                                                                    | NIL                   | NIL                                      |                            |
| Maharashtra    | Jawahar Lal Nehru  | Earth filling work for Jawaharlal Nehru Port SEZ Phase-I                                                                               | 17.00                 | --                                       | Completed                  |
| Maharashtra    |                    | Special Economic Zone.                                                                                                                 | 4000.00               | 6.00                                     | Work in                    |

## ANNEXURE

|         |        |                                                                                                          |         |       | progress. No delay                                           |
|---------|--------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|-------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|         |        | Construction of ROB in lieu of existing level crossing No. 6 at KM 91/01 and 91/02 ON Panuel- Jasai Lane |   55.72 | --    | Completed                                                    |
|         |        | Development of Additional Liquid Terminal                                                                | 2496    | 26.00 | Work in progress. No delay                                   |
|         |        | Development of additional reefer yard                                                                    |   17    | 7.50  | Completed                                                    |
| Gujarat | Kandla | Strengthening of Oil Jetty No. 1&2                                                                       |   14.29 | 1.57  | Completed                                                    |
| Gujarat | Kandla | Up gradation of existing two lane road from NH-8A to Tuna Port                                           |   18.26 | 6.20  | Completed                                                    |
| Gujarat | Kandla | Development of SPM in Oot                                                                                |  448    | 25.00 | Work has not been started for want of environment clearance. |

## Status of projects awarded in the year 2015 -16

| State          | Port               | Project                                                                                                      | Cost (Rs. In crore)   | Capacity (In million tonnes Per Annum)   | Status                                                                                                           |
|----------------|--------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Tamil Nadu     | Chennai            | NIL                                                                                                          | NIL                   | NIL                                      |                                                                                                                  |
| Tamil Nadu     | VoC Port Tuticorin | Construction of Coastal Berth                                                                                | 90.00                 | 2.50                                     | Work in progress. No delay                                                                                       |
| Tamil Nadu     | Kamarajar          | Capital Dredging Phase III                                                                                   | 425.00                | -                                        | Work in progress. No delay                                                                                       |
| Tamil Nadu     | Kamarajar          | Construction of Coal Berth-4 for TANGEDCO                                                                    | 275.00                | 9.00                                     | Work in progress. No delay                                                                                       |
| Tamil Nadu     | Kamarajar          | IOC Oil Jetty                                                                                                | 600.00                | 5.00                                     | Work has not been started for want of Environment Clearance.                                                     |
| Tamil Nadu     | Kamarajar          | Dredging to achieve 18m draft for the Port -Phase IV                                                         | 500.00                | 9.00                                     | Work has not been started for want of Environment Clearance.                                                     |
| Tamil Nadu     | Kamarajar          | Development of GCB - II                                                                                      | 240.00                | 9.00                                     | Work has not been started for want of Environment Clearance.                                                     |
| West Bengal    | Kolkata            | Supply, Operation & Maintenance of cargo handling equipment at berth Nos. 2& 8 of HDC under PPP/allied mode. | 110.00                | 7.00                                     | Completed                                                                                                        |
| West Bengal    | Kolkata            | Setting up floating Riverine Barge jetty with connecting Road to the storage area                            | 75.00                 | 1.50                                     | Work is in progress. Slight delay due to late receipt of Environment Clearance.                                  |
| West Bengal    | Kolkata            | Floating Storage & Regasification Unit (FSRU)                                                                | 3500.00               | 4.00                                     | Work not started as SPV has not been constituted.                                                                |
| West Bengal    | Kolkata            | Mechanisation of Berth No. 13                                                                                | 50.00                 | 2.50                                     | Completed                                                                                                        |
| Odisha         | Paradip            | Capital Dredging of BOT dock Basin                                                                           | 174.37                | -                                        | Work is in progress                                                                                              |
| Odisha         | Paradip            | LPG Terminal at South Jetty                                                                                  | 690.00                | 0.75                                     | Work has not been started for want of statutory clearance.                                                       |
| Odisha         | Paradip            | Mechanisation of EQ1 to EQ3 berths                                                                           | 1633.44               | 30.00                                    | Work has not been started. Last date for fulfilling the condition precedent is 28.08.2017 by the concessionaire. |
| Andhra Pradesh | Visakha- patnam    | Establishment of Container Freight Station through                                                           | 100.00                | 0.90                                     | Phase-I Completed                                                                                                |

|              |                   | existing BOT operator by VCTPL.                                                                                   |              |            |                                                                         |
|--------------|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|              |                   | Development of Multi Modal Logistic Hub by M/s CONCOR. (Phase-II)                                                 | 372.00       | -          | Completed.                                                              |
|              |                   | Installation of two MHC in EQ 5&6 in Inner Harbour                                                                | 39.00        | 3.00       | Completed.                                                              |
|              |                   | Replacement of Existing Quay berths (EQ 2,3,4,5) to cater to 14.5m draft vessels                                  | 200.00       | 6.00       | Work in progress. No delay                                              |
| Kerala       | Cochin            | Construction of a liquid cargo jetty for coastal shipping vessels                                                 | 45.00        | 3.00       | Work in progress. No delay                                              |
| Kerala       | Cochin            | Malabar Cement Terminal                                                                                           | 160.00       | 1.00       | Work in progress. No delay                                              |
| Karnataka    | New Mangalore     | Provide Handling Equipment at Berth No. 12 (Old berth no.18) for Handling Bulk Cargo & Containers under PPP Mode. | 469.46       | 6.15       | Work in progress. No delay                                              |
| Goa          | Mormugao          | Conversion of Berths 8,9 barge berths and MOHP as Multipurpose Cargo Berth                                        | 1100.00      | 14.00      | Concession Agreement signed.                                            |
| Maharashtr a | Mumbai            | Bunkering Terminal Fifth Oil Berth                                                                                | 50.00 811.00 | 2.00 20.00 | Phase-I Completed Work in progress. No                                  |
| Maharashtr a | Jawahar Lal Nehru | Road Connectivity 6/8 laning                                                                                      | 2787.00      | -          | Work in progress. No delay                                              |
| Maharashtr a | Jawahar Lal Nehru | Procurement of 15 RTYGCs at port owned Container Terminal                                                         | 200.00       | 6.60       | 6RTYGCs arrived at Port and remaining 9 are expected by September, 2017 |
| Gujarat      | Kandla            | Construction of Oil Jetty No. 7 on BOT basis for liquid cargo.                                                    | 72.00        | 2.00       | Work has not been started for want of Environment Clearance.            |
| Gujarat      | Kandla            | Dredging to 18 meters of Dry Bulk Terminal, Tuna-Tekra                                                            | 50.00        | 6.00       | -do-                                                                    |
| Gujarat      | Kandla            | Deployment of two floating cranes (in addition to two floating cranes which is under completion)                  | 60.00        | 2.00       | Completed                                                               |
| Gujarat      | Kandla            | Development, operation & maintenance of Container Terminal (Berth 11&12) on BOT basis                             | 263.00       | 7.20       | Completed                                                               |

## Status of projects awarded in the year 2016 -17

| State       | Port               | Project                                                                                                                                  |   Cost (Rs. In crore) | Capacity (In million tonnes Per Annum)   | Status                                                         |
|-------------|--------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
| Tamil Nadu  | Chennai            | Development of Coastal Terminal                                                                                                          |                 80    | 1.10                                     | Work in progress. No delay                                     |
|             | Chennai            | Installation of 400 kw Solar power plant on building roof tops                                                                           |                  3.79 | -                                        | Work is progress. No delay                                     |
|             | Chennai            | Development of Paved storage yards for handling Export Cargoes                                                                           |                 54    | -                                        | Work in progress. No delay                                     |
|             | VoC Port Turicorin | Deployment of 2 Additional Harbour Mobile Cranes at III &IV berth                                                                        |                 57    | 8.72                                     | Order placed on 31.03.2017. Expected arrival is 30.11.2017.    |
|             | VoC Port Turicorin | Truck parking terminal                                                                                                                   |                 23.77 | -                                        | Work in progress. No delay                                     |
|             | VoC Port Turicorin | Providing railway track between Marshalling Yard and Hare Island.                                                                        |                 70.12 | -                                        | Work in progress.                                              |
|             | VoC Port Turicorin | Supply, installation, commissioning and maintenance of 5 MW Solar power plant at VOCPT for a period of 10 years on power purchase system |                 30    | 5MW                                      | Work has not been started.                                     |
|             | VoC Port Turicorin | Upgradation of Coal Jetty 1& 2                                                                                                           |                106    | 18.00                                    | LOA issued on 6.2.2017.                                        |
|             | VoC Port Turicorin | Development of a PPP berth for construction material                                                                                     |                 65.37 | 2.00                                     | LOA issued on 5.5.2017.                                        |
|             | VoC Port Turicorin | NCB III restructuring proposal                                                                                                           |                 55    | 10.22                                    | Work is progress.                                              |
|             | Kamarajar          | Modification of existing Iron Ore Terminal on 'as is where is' basis to also handle Common User Coal                                     |                220    | 6.00                                     | Work has not been commenced for want of Environment Clearance. |
|             | Kamarajar          | Improvement to internal roads and gate complex in KPL                                                                                    |                 30    | -                                        | Work in progress. No delay                                     |
|             | Kamarajar          | Widening of NCTPS and Port Access Road to 4 lane from the existing 2 lane road (7 kms)                                                   |                200    | -                                        | Work started as TNRDC to obtain all statutory clearance.       |
|             | Kamarajar          | Construction of Container Pre-Stacking Yard in the area of Port access road                                                              |                 30    | -                                        | Work in progress. No delay                                     |
| West Bengal | Kolkata            | Deployment of 2 floating cranes near Sagar                                                                                               |                 60    | 2.00                                     | Work in progress. No delay                                     |

|                |                   | Development of hardstand storage area of 1.13 Lakh sqm inside dock                                                         |   43.99 | -    | Work in progress. No delay                                                             |
|----------------|-------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                |                   | Replacement of Fendering system of Lead-in-Jetty                                                                           |   44.81 | -    | Work in progress. No delay                                                             |
|                |                   | Maintenance dredging for a period of 5 years                                                                               | 1050    | -    | Work Commenced                                                                         |
|                |                   | Improvement of existing road connecting Kolkata Port Trust to NH6 and Kolkata port Trust to nearby Industrial Cluster      |   15.2  | -    | Completed                                                                              |
|                |                   | Creation of LNG facilities behind Jetty I.                                                                                 |  200    | 0.20 | Offer letter for lease of land issued on 30.03.2017.                                   |
| Odisha         | Paradip           | 2 nos of harbour mobile cranes                                                                                             |   80    | 2.50 | Completed                                                                              |
| Odisha         | Paradip           | Design, Engineering, Procurement & Supply, Erection, testing, Commissioning and O&M for 10 years of 10MW solar power plant |   86.46 | -    | Work in progress. No delay.                                                            |
| Odisha         | Paradip           | Development of Inland Water Terminal                                                                                       |   80    | 2.50 | Completed                                                                              |
| Andhra Pradesh | Vishakapatnam     | Replacement of two MHC in EQ 5&6 in Inner Harbour                                                                          |   39    | -    | One MHCinstalled and commissioned Other one kept in abeyance due to shortage of cargo. |
| Andhra Pradesh | Vishakapatnam     | Providing 3 rd Line near 14 lever goompty of NH Yard                                                                       |    2.56 | -    | Work entrusted to M/s RITES                                                            |
| Andhra Pradesh | Vishakapatnam     | Improving the capacity utilization of OR-1 & OR- II and fertilizers berths                                                 |  166    | -    | LoI issued on 31.03.2017                                                               |
| Andhra Pradesh | Vishakapatnam     | 2 new crane at VCTPL                                                                                                       |  150    | -    | Work in progress.                                                                      |
| Kerala         | Cochin            | Procurement of oil spill response equipment                                                                                |   10.45 | -    | Partly completed.                                                                      |
| Karnataka      | New Mangalore     | Development of 30 acres of stack yard and ancillary roads for parking of Ro-Ro cargoes and cars`                           |   25    | -    | Work is progress. No delay.                                                            |
| Goa            | Mormugao          | Development of Storage area for container                                                                                  |   15    | -    | Completed                                                                              |
| Goa            | Mormugao          | S&T system for railway yard                                                                                                |   12.18 | -    | Work is progress. No delay.                                                            |
| Goa            | Mormugao          | Providing additional rail lines and paving                                                                                 |   12.6  | 0.40 | Work is progress. No delay.                                                            |
| Goa            | Mormugao          | Roof Top Solar Power system - 200KW                                                                                        |    1.9  | -    | Completed                                                                              |
| Maharashtra    | Mumbai            | Construction of breakwater at Mandwa (Maharashtra Maritime Board)                                                          |  130.8  | -    | Work is progress. No delay.                                                            |
| Maharashtra    | Mumbai            | Construction of Ro-Ro Pax facility                                                                                         |   30.6  | -    | Work is progress. No delay.                                                            |
| Maharashtra    | Jawahar Lal Nehru | SEZ Phase - EPC Contract for infrastructure development                                                                    |  468.82 | -    | Work is progress. No delay.                                                            |
| Maharashtra    | Jawahar Lal Nehru | Evacuation road for                                                                                                        |  128.8  | -    | Work is progress. No                                                                   |

| proposed standalone Container Terminal (330 extension to DPW terminal)                                                |         |                              | delay.                                                                                |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Capital Dredging - Phase - II                                                                                         | 2029    | 20.87                        | Work has not been started. Mobilisation of dredgers and crew members are in progress. |
| Coastal berth                                                                                                         |  170    | 3.00                         | Work is progress. No delay.                                                           |
| Restructuring of container yard for optimal yard utilisation                                                          |  200    | -                            | Work is progress. No delay.                                                           |
| Development of common rail yard with Rail over bridge                                                                 |  243    | -                            | Work is progress. No delay.                                                           |
| Flyover at Y junction for decongestion of Traffic Flow                                                                |   80    | -                            | Work is progress. No delay.                                                           |
| Construction of Central Truck Parking Terminal                                                                        |  200    | -                            | Work is progress. No delay.                                                           |
| Augmentation of 220 KV/33KV Master unit substation for providing electrical power supply to Fourth container Terminal |   39.1  | -                            | Work is progress. No delay.                                                           |
| Improvement in Road Connectivity by 6/8 Laning of NH 4B SH54 and Amra marg Phase II                                   |  335.91 | -                            | Work is progress. No delay.                                                           |
| RoB on Kandla Kutch Road                                                                                              |  232.62 | -                            | Work is progress. No delay.                                                           |
| Redevelopment of Berth 14&16                                                                                          |  531    | 9.00                         | Work is progress. No delay.                                                           |
| Mechanisation of Fertiliser Handling Facility                                                                         |   12.33 | 2.68                         | Work is progress. No delay.                                                           |
| 6 MVwind power project                                                                                                |   65    | -                            | Completed                                                                             |
| Mechanization of fertilizer handling, mechanized bagging and wagon loading                                            |  122    | 1.40                         | LOA issued on 31.03.2017                                                              |
| Container terminal at berth 11 and 12 Concession awarded                                                              |  159    | 7.20 (0.60 million TEU p.a.) | Completed                                                                             |
| Providing rail connectivity to berth No. 13, 14, 15 & 16 from take-off point to west end of berth at Kandla Port.     |  101.29 | -                            | Work order issued. No delay.                                                          |