Lok Sabha Question No. 707 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-17
Subject: Connecting of Beypore Port
Ministry: SHIPPING
Asked by: M. K. Raghavan

## GOVERNMENT  OF INDIA MINISTRY  OF SHIPPING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 707

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 17TH SEPTEMBER, 2O2O CONNECTING OF BEYPORE PORT

## 707. SHRI M-K, RAGHAVAN:

Will the Minister of SHIPPING be pleased  to state: 4a  qft-{6d  Ei

- (a) the current status  of Bharatmala/Sagarmala Programme  at Kozhikode connecting Beypore port  with NH 66 and NH 766,
- (b) whether any steps are being taken for connecting Beypore port at Kozhikode with National Highways;
- (c) whether the Government has conducted  any review meetings  for this project, if so, the details thereof and if not, whether the Government has plans  for such meeting in near future; and
- (d) whether the Government has noticed step by step erosion of coastal areas due to incessant attacks by waves and if so, the plans  to prevent such erosion?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE IV]INISTRY OF SHIPPING (SHRI MANSUKH  MANDAVIYA)

(a),(b)&(c): Beypore road connectivity  to Malaparamab beach with a length of 18 Km in Kerala is included in the list of Port connectivity Road stretches  under Bharaimala Pariyojana phase-|. ln the meeting  held on 10.10.'18 under Chairmanship of Secretary, MORTH,  it was decided that port connectivity  road under Bharatmala  Pariyojana would be taken up by MoRTH/NHAI subject to condition that State Government  should prepare the estimates/DPRs  for the  projecis and born entire cost of land acquisition and utiliiy shifting. ln another  review  meeting held on 19rhJune, 2020 under the chairmanship  of Secretary, MoRTH, it was decided to expedite the connectivity  projects providing  direct connectivity  to the operational/substantially  developed  ports with priority for the ones having  pre-construction  activities and accordingly, Ministry of Shipping vide Office  Memorandum dated  gth  September,  2O2O shared the priority  list of 68 road connectivity  projects, which includes above connectivity  project also, for implementation under Bharatmala Pariyoina.

- d) National Center for Coastal Research (NCCR), Ministry of Earth Sciences, Chennai has studied the shoreline changes  along Indian coast for year 1990-2016.  In this study it is found that about 620/o of Kozhikode district coastline  is experiencing  varying  degree  of erosion. The low erosion has been noticed  on the either  side of Beypore fishing harbour. The result of shoreline changes along Kozhikkode are summarised  Below:-

| District   | fotal Coastline length   | Coastline length (in km)   | Coastline length (in km)   | Coastline length (in km)   | Coastline length (in km)   | Coastline length (in km)   | Coastline length (in km)   | Coastline length (in km)   |
|------------|--------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|            | [in km)                  | High E,rosion              | Moderate Erosion           | Low Erosion                | Stable                     | Low Accretion              | Moderate Accretion         | High Accretion             |
| Kozhikkode | 78.03                    | ).46                       | ).84                       | 17.56                      | 14.93                      | ).14                       | ).24                       | ).26                       |

Planning and execution of anti-sea erosion measures  are undertaken  by the maritime States/UTs  as per their own priority and from their own resources.  The role of Union Government is technical,  advisory and catalytic in nature. However,  there is provision for providing central assistance to State Governments for taking up critical sea erosion works  under FMBAP scheme as per guidelines.