Lok Sabha Question No. 954 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-27
Subject: Development of Ports and Inland Waterways
Ministry: SHIPPING
Asked by: Rajiv Pratap Rudy, Gitaben Vajesingbhai Rathva

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SHIPPING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 954

TO BE ANSWERED ON 27th JUNE,2O.19

## DEVELOPMENT  OF PORTS AND INLAND WATERWAYS

## 954. SHRI RAJIV PRATAP RUDY. SHRIMATI RATHVA GITABEN VAJESINGBHAI.

Will the Minister of SHIPPING be pleased  to state. qltqftFflri*

- (a)  whether the Government proposes to develop many new and small ports and inland waterways for commercial shipping transportation;
- (b)  if so, the details thereof indicating the investments  to be made in the development of such ports and waterways;
- (c)  the measures taken by the Government to develop  inland waterways with specific reference  to Bihar especially  Saran district;
- (d)  whether there has been an increase in traffic at non-major  ports in the country during the last three years  and if so, the details thereof;
- (e)  whether some ports are handling  cargo above their capacities and if so, the details thereof; and
- (0 the further measures taken/ to be taken to ease traffic congestion at ports?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR SHIPPING (SHRI MANSUKH MANDAVIYA)

- (a) & (b) Major ports are administered  by the Central Government  while Non-ma.jor ports are under the  jurisdiction of respective  State  Maritime  Boards/State Government. The installed  capacity  of major ports is considered  to be sufficient to handle their cargo. Therefore,  Government  has no proposal for setting up new small major port,  at  present.

11 1 inland waterways (including  existing 5 National  Waterways) have been declared as'National  Waterways' (NWs) under the National  Waterways Act, 2016 with the purpose  of creating a network of national waterwa'y's to optimize the full potential  of waterways  rnode of transport. Development of the NWs for shipping and navigation  which includes construction/  development  of jetties, navigational aids, fairway etc. has been taken up in a phased manner. l\ budgetary allocation of Rs. 614.56 crore has been made in 2O19-2O  for development of waterways.

- (c) About 400 km stretch of NW-l (River Ganga)  passes through Bihar (from Manihari  to Buiar). Under the Jal Marg Vikas  project  (JMVp) various developmental  activities  for capacity  augmentation  of NW-1 have been taken up including setting  up of an inlermodal terminal  at Kalughat in Saran district in Bihar to facilitate cargo movement  on NW-1 to Northern Bihar as well as Nepal. The land acquisition process for the Kalughat intermodal terminal has been initiated with the Government  of Bihar.
- The details of the traffic handled at Non-Major  ports in the country during the last three years  is at Annex-I. (d)
- No, Sir. The details  of capacity utilization at Major Ports and Non-Major  ports (State  wise) during 2018-19 is at Annex-|. (e)
- (0 The installed capacity  of the Ma.jor Ports as on 31.03.20'19 is  '1514.09  MTpA which is sufficient to handle the existing  cargo traffic at the Major ports. The traffic handled by the Major Ports during 2018-19  was 699.05 MT

Expansion and modernization of Major Ports in the country ts an on-going process to keep the ports abreast with new technologies and also to meet trade (traffic) requirements.  The process inter-alia involves construction  of new berths and terminals,  mechanization of existing  berths and terminals, capital  dredging for deepening of drafts for attracting  large vessels  in port channels,  development  of road and rail connectivity  etc.

Annex-l Traffic handled at Non-Major  Ports during 2015-16  to 2018-19 and Capacily  utilization at Major Ports and Non-Major  Ports (State-wise)  during 2018-19

| Traffic at Non-Major Ports during 2015-16 to 2018-19   | Traffic at Non-Major Ports during 2015-16 to 2018-19   | Traffic at Non-Major Ports during 2015-16 to 2018-19   | Traffic at Non-Major Ports during 2015-16 to 2018-19   |
|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                                                | Year                                                   | Traffic (in million tonnes                             | % increase                                             |
| 1                                                      | 2015-16                                                | 465.871                                                |                                                        |
| 2                                                      | 2016-17                                                | 485.214                                                | 4.2                                                    |
| J                                                      | 2017-18                                                | 529.089                                                | 90                                                     |
| 4                                                      | 201 B-1 9-                                             | 578.503                                                | 9.3                                                    |

Source: State Maritime  Board/ Directorate  of Ports

| Capacity Utilization at Major Ports during 2018-19 (Million Tonnes)   | Capacity Utilization at Major Ports during 2018-19 (Million Tonnes)   | Capacity Utilization at Major Ports during 2018-19 (Million Tonnes)   | Capacity Utilization at Major Ports during 2018-19 (Million Tonnes)   | Capacity Utilization at Major Ports during 2018-19 (Million Tonnes)   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                                                               | Name of Ports                                                         | Capacity                                                              | Traff ic*                                                             | Capacity Utilization('                                                |
| 1                                                                     | Kolkata Ports of Trust                                                | 82.570                                                                | 63.760                                                                | 77.2                                                                  |
| 2                                                                     | Paradip Port Trust                                                    | 239 000                                                               | 109.275                                                               | 45.7                                                                  |
| 3                                                                     | Visakhapatnam Port Trust                                              | 131 090                                                               | 65 301                                                                | 498                                                                   |
| 4                                                                     | Kamaraiar Ports Limited                                               | 91.000                                                                | 34.497                                                                | 37.9                                                                  |
| 5                                                                     | Chennai Port Trust                                                    | 1 34 000                                                              | s3 012                                                                | 39.6                                                                  |
| 6                                                                     | V. O. Chidambaranar Port Trust                                        | 111 .460                                                              | 34.341                                                                | 303                                                                   |
| 7                                                                     | Cochin Port Trust                                                     | 78 600                                                                | 32 022                                                                | 4C,7                                                                  |
| B                                                                     | New Manqalore Port Trust                                              | 98 000                                                                | 42.510                                                                | 43A                                                                   |
| I                                                                     | Mormuqao Port Trust                                                   | 63 400                                                                | 17 683                                                                | 27.9                                                                  |
| 10                                                                    | Mumbai Port Trust                                                     | 79 000                                                                | 60 5BB                                                                | 767                                                                   |
| 11                                                                    | Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust                                           | 138.870                                                               | 70.706                                                                | 50.9                                                                  |
| 12                                                                    | Deendayal Port Trust                                                  | 267 100                                                               | 115 402                                                               | 432                                                                   |
|                                                                       | Total                                                                 | 1514.090                                                              | 699.097                                                               | 462                                                                   |

or Capacity  and Major Ports for Traffic

| Capacity Utilization at Non-Major Ports (State-wise) during 2t018-19 (Million Tonnes)   | Capacity Utilization at Non-Major Ports (State-wise) during 2t018-19 (Million Tonnes)   | Capacity Utilization at Non-Major Ports (State-wise) during 2t018-19 (Million Tonnes)   | Capacity Utilization at Non-Major Ports (State-wise) during 2t018-19 (Million Tonnes)   | Capacity Utilization at Non-Major Ports (State-wise) during 2t018-19 (Million Tonnes)   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                                                                                 | Name of Ports                                                                           | Capacity                                                                                | Traffic*                                                                                | Utilization                                                                             |
| 1                                                                                       | Guiarat                                                                                 | 542.000                                                                                 | 396.BBs                                                                                 | 73.2                                                                                    |
| 2                                                                                       | Maharastra                                                                              | 102 400                                                                                 | 44.427                                                                                  | 43.4                                                                                    |
| 3                                                                                       | Tamil Nadu                                                                              | 2.150                                                                                   | 0.959                                                                                   | 44.6                                                                                    |
| 4                                                                                       | Goa                                                                                     | 0 020                                                                                   | 0.015                                                                                   | 750                                                                                     |
| 5                                                                                       | Kerala                                                                                  | 0 550                                                                                   | 0.204                                                                                   | 37.1                                                                                    |
| 6                                                                                       | Karnataka                                                                               | 17 800                                                                                  | 0.722                                                                                   | 4.1                                                                                     |
| 7                                                                                       | Andhra Pradesh                                                                          | 178 000                                                                                 | '105.626                                                                                | 593                                                                                     |
| B                                                                                       | Odisha                                                                                  | 47 500                                                                                  | 19.305                                                                                  | 406                                                                                     |
| 9                                                                                       | Puducherry                                                                              | 16 900                                                                                  | 8.439                                                                                   | 49.9                                                                                    |
| 10                                                                                      | Andaman & Nicobar lslands                                                               | 3 000                                                                                   | 1.921                                                                                   | 64.0                                                                                    |
|                                                                                         | Total                                                                                   | 910.320                                                                                 | 578.503                                                                                 | 63.5                                                                                    |

Source: State Maritime  Board/ Directorate  of Ports

*  Provisional