Lok Sabha Question No. 2055 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-22
Subject: Projects under Sagarmala Programme
Ministry: SHIPPING
Asked by: Shrikant Eknath Shinde, Kirit Premjibhai Solanki, Sanjay Sadashivrao Mandlik, Sudheer Gupta, Bidyut Baran Mahato

## GOVERNMENT  OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SHIPPING

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2055

TO BE ANSWERED  ON 22ND SEPTEMBER, 2O2O

## PROJECTS UNDER SAGARMALA PROGRAMME

2055. SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE: DR, (PROF.) KIRIT PREMJIBHAI  SOLANKI: SHRI SANJAY SADASHIVRAO  MANDLIK: SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA: SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

Will the Minister of SHIPPING be pleased to state:

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- (a)thepresentStatusoftheimplementationofvariousprojectsunderSagarmala Programme, State/UT-wise  including Guiarat,
- (c) whether the Union Government has received  proposals from the State Governments including Gujarat for tnclusion of projects under the said  programme;
- 1u;  wnether any Steps have been taken by the Union Government  to develop capacity cargo handling  in various  ports in the country  and if so, the details thereof,  port.wise;
- (d)ifso,thedetailsthereofalongwiththedecisiontakenthereon,State/UT-wise;
- (e)thedetailsofthestepstakenbytheUnionGovernmenttoincreasethespeedof implementation  of these  projects in the State;
- (g) if so, the details thereof  along with the proposal/  plan of the Union  Government to protect  the livelihood of the people affected  by this  project?
- (f) whether  the Union  Government  is aware of the concerns  expressed by the coastal communities due to implementation  of these  proiects;  and

## ANSWER

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

- (a) There are 506 projects identified  under Sagarmala Programme  and being implementedacrossstatesandUTs.ThelistofprojectsunderSagarmalaStaie/UT wise is enclosed(Annexure-l)'

- (b) Till 2019-20, total capacity of 550+ MTPA created at major ports with exercise of re-rating and implementation of projects  emanated from port master plan. Further, 98 out of 116 initiatives under Project Unnati have been implemented  to unlock around B0 MMfPA capacity.
- (c) & (d) List of projects  under Sagarmala Programme have been derived from National  Prospective  Plan (NPP)  which was launched  in March 2016 by Hon'ble  pM. Apart from NPP, Ministry of Shipping(MoS)  also included and keeps including  projects in consultation  with Coastal  States/UTs and Major ports which cover objectives of Sagarmala. State/UT-wise list of projects  sanctioned for financial assistance  under Sagarmala  Programme is enclosed (Annexure- ll).
- (e) MoS interacts with State Maritime  Boards (SMBs)/State  Govt.s/UTs'Administration on regular intervals by organizing  meetings, video conferences,  etc. to understand their concerns and aiding to resolve the issues concerning  Govt. of lndia in timely manner. Ministry from time to time holds Maritime States Development Council (MSDC) meetings and also encourage  coastal States/UTs  to hold State Sagarmala Committee meetings  for creating synergy among various stakeholders  for expeditious implementation  of Sagarmala projects.
- (f) & (g) As a part  of the project development,  the respective project  proponents  are required to prepare  the Social and Environment  lmpact Assessment Reports to ensure due diligence  has been done by them to assess the potential impact of the proposed project  on the community  and environment.  Simultaneously,  they need to prepare  and implement Socia! and Environment  Management  Plan to mitigate  the negative  impacts which was investigated  during the studies of baseline  conditions, impact assessment and evaluation for the project.  Further, improvement in livelihood  of communities in coastal area is also undertaken  through implementation  of projects identified under coastal  community development pillar of Sagarmala.

## Annexure I

| States                   | Under Development   | Jnder mplementation   | )roject Sompleted   |
|--------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
| \ndaman & Nicobat slands | 5                   | 1                     |                     |
| \ndhra Pradesh           | 37                  | 30                    | 7_9                 |
| Assam                    | l                   | 1                     |                     |
| 3ihar                    | l                   |                       |                     |
| Shhattisgarh             | l                   |                       |                     |
| Jaman & Diu              | )_                  |                       |                     |
| 3oa                      | 16                  | 4                     | 7                   |
| 3ujarat                  | 10                  | 16                    | 12                  |
| Karnataka                | 13                  | 3                     | 10                  |
| Kerala                   | 15                  | 12                    | 13                  |
| Lakshadweep              |                     |                       |                     |
| Maharashtra              | 27                  | 40                    | 23                  |
| Cdisha                   | 11                  | 23                    | 13                  |
| Puducherry               | 2                   | 1                     |                     |
| Raiasthan                | l                   | 1                     |                     |
| Iamil Nadu               | 25                  | 26                    | 36                  |
| lelangana                | 1                   |                       |                     |
| Jttarakhand              | l                   |                       |                     |
| //est Bengal             | 3                   | 17                    | 13                  |

| State/UT                  | No of Projects   |
|---------------------------|------------------|
| \ndaman & Nicobar lslands | )-               |
| \ndhra Pradesh            | 3                |
| Jaman & Diu               | Z                |
| 3oa                       | 4                |
| Sujarat                   | 3                |
| Karnataka                 | )                |
| Kerala                    | 7                |
| Maharashtra               | 33               |
| Cdisha                    | 4                |
| )uducherry                | 1                |
| I-amil Nadu               | 16               |
| /Vest Bengal              | c                |
| Srand Total               | 98               |

## Annexure  ll