Lok Sabha Question No. 368 (STARRED), answered on 2020-03-19
Subject: Expansion and Modernization of Ports
Ministry: SHIPPING
Asked by: Rahul Ramesh Shewale

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY  OF SHIPPING

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. "368

TO BE ANSWERED ON 1gTH MARCH, 2O2O

## EXPANSION AND MODERNIZATION OF PORTS

## -368.  SHRI RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE:

Will the Minister  of SHIPPING be pleased  to state:

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- (a) the extent to which the Government has achieved the aims and ob.lectives  of expansion  and modernization of major ports in the country;
- (b) the details of the funds provided by the Government or through PPP mode for expansion and modernization of the said ports across  the country during each of the last three  years and the current  year,  State-wise and port-wise;
- (c) the cases of irregularities  in expansion  and modernization  of the said ports which came to the notice of the Government during the said period,  State-wise and portwise; and
- (d) the steps taken by the Government  to ensure timely expansion and modernization  of ports and to address the irregularities,  if any?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (d) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT REFERRED To tN REPLY.To  pARrS  (a) TO (d) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO,  -368  TO BE ANSWERED ON 1gth MARCH, 2O2O RAISED BY SHRI RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE REGARDING  ..EXPANSION  AND MODERNIZATION OF PORTS'"

- (a) The Government of lndia has taken concerted efforts in the direction of expansion and modernisation  of major ports of the country. The total traffic handled by the major ports  during 2018-19  is 699.10 Million Tonnes (MT) against a capacity of 1514.09 Million Tonnes Per Annum (MTPA). The detailed  port-wise  capacity  and traffic growth during the last five years is at AnnexureJ.
- (b) The cargo handring  capacity of the major ports has been steadiry  going up during the last three years. lnfrastructure projects  at major ports are mosfly funded either through private investments (PPp projects) or through the  port's  own Resources (IEBR). A number  of infrastructure  development  projects with a total cost of Rs. 13764.36 cr have been awarded by various  major ports during the last three years and current year. upto February,  2020. The details of these projects  state-wise  and port-wise  are at Annexure  -  ll.
- (c) As such no irregularities have been established in expansion and modernisation  of major ports  during the above period.
- (d) Government of India has put in place  a proper  mechanism  in conceiving  the projects  of expansion  and modernisation of ports right from preparation  of feasibility report/DPR  till commissioning  and commencement  of commercial operations. These projects  are monitored  regularly  at various levels in the concerned ports as well as in the Ministry to ensure timely  completion. Major  ports  submit  monthly status report on projects to be awarded and projects  to be completed  to the Ministry, which  is reviewed  regularly.

A. The cargo handling capacity  of all Major Ports during the last five years is given as under.

n MTPA

| Major Ports         | 2014-15   | 2015-16   |   2016-17 | 2017-',18   | 2018-19   |
|---------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------------|-----------|
| Kolkata Dock System | 21 10     | 21.10     |     26.21 | 31.57       | 31 .57    |
| Haldia Dock Complex | 49.75     | 65.89     |     69.89 | 51.00       | 51.00     |
| Paradip             | 11980     | 126.94    |    143.44 | 239.00      | 239 00    |
| Visakhapatnam       | 96.76     | 107.75    |    110.75 | 131.09      | 131.09    |
| Kamarajar (Ennore)  | 37.00     | 45.00     |     57    | 84.00       | 91.00     |
| Chennai             | 86 04     | 93.44     |     93.44 | 134.00      | 134 00    |
| V.O. Chidambaranar  | 44.55     | 59.26     |     65.9  | 94.83       | 111 46    |
| Cochin              | 49.66     | 49.66     |     56.57 | 74.50       | 7B 60     |
| New Mangalore       | 77.77     | 77 77     |     87.63 | 98.00       | 9B 00     |
| Mormugao            | 43.76     | 48.79     |     50.04 | 63.00       | 63.40     |
| Mumbai              | 44.53     | 49.33     |     65.33 | 79.00       | 79.00     |
| JNPT                | 79.37     | 89.37     |     89.37 | 1 18.00     | 138.87    |
| Deendayal           | 121.43    | 131.06    |    150.26 | 253.20      | 267.10    |
| Overall             | 871.52    | 965.36    |   1065.83 | 1451.19     | 1514.09   |

Note: Major Ports international  norms. capacity re-rated by Ministry based on Total re-rated  capacity  during 2016-17 was Berthing Policy as 1359 MTPA. per

- B. The details of the traffic at each of the Major Ports in last 5 years are given as under:

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| Maior Ports         |   2014-15 |   2015-16 | 2016-17   |   2017-18 | 2018-19   |
|---------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Kolkata Dock System |     15.28 |     16.78 | 16.81     |     17.39 | 18 55     |
| Haldia Dock Complex |     31.01 |     33.51 | 34.14     |     40.5  | 45.21     |
| Paradip             |     71.01 |     76.39 | 88.96     |    102.01 | 109 28    |
| Visakhapatnam       |     58    |     57.03 | 61.O2     |     63.54 | 65 30     |
| Kamarajar (Ennore)  |     30.25 |     32.21 | 30.02     |     30.45 | 34.50     |
| Chennai             |     52.54 |     50.06 | 50.21     |     51.88 | 53.01     |
| V.O. Chidambaranar  |     32.41 |     36.85 | 38.46     |     36.58 | 34.34     |
| Cochin              |     21.6  |     22.1  | 25.01     |     29.14 | 32.02     |
| New Mangalore       |     36.57 |     35.58 | 39.95     |     42.06 | 42 51     |
| Mormugao            |     14.71 |     20.78 | 33.1 B    |     26.9  | 17.68     |
| Mumbai              |     61.66 |     61.11 | 63.05     |     62.83 | 60.59     |
| JNPT                |     63.8  |     64.03 | 62.15     |     66    | 70.71     |
| Deendayal           |     92.5  |    100.05 | 105.44    |    110.1  | 115.40    |
| Overall             |    581.34 |    606.47 | 648.40    |    679.37 | 699.10    |

## Details of funds/investment  on the maior port proiects awarded during the last three vears and current vear  (upto Feb, 2020)

| Major Port            | Project        | lnvestment (Rs in crore)   | Capacity (ln MTPA)   |
|-----------------------|----------------|----------------------------|----------------------|
| Gujarat               | Gujarat        | Gujarat                    | Gujarat              |
| Deendayal Port        | 13             | 1816 50                    | 18.68                |
| Maharashtra           | Maharashtra    | Maharashtra                | Maharashtra          |
| Mumbai Port           | 12             | 765.57                     | 0.90                 |
| Jawaharlal Nehru Port | 11             | 4014.63                    | 23.87                |
| Goa                   | Goa            | Goa                        | Goa                  |
| Mormuqao Port         | 7              | 86.67                      | 0.40                 |
| Karnataka             | Karnataka      | Karnataka                  | Karnataka            |
| New Mangalore Port    | 7              | 380.79                     | 6.01                 |
| Kerala                | Kerala         | Kerala                     | Kerala               |
| Cochin Port           | 6              | 41.78                      | 0                    |
| Tamil Nadu            | Tamil Nadu     | Tamil Nadu                 | Tamil Nadu           |
| VO Chidambarnar Port  | 10             | 1076.87                    | 9.00                 |
| Chennai Port          | 5              | 1 89.1 5                   | 2.10                 |
| Kamaraiar Port        | 10             | 606.34                     | 40.94                |
| Andhra Pradesh        | Andhra Pradesh | Andhra Pradesh             | Andhra Pradesh       |
| Visakhapatnam Port    | 10             | 1122.42                    | 6.48                 |
| Odisha                | Odisha         | Odisha                     | Odisha               |
| Paradip Port          | 6              | 1632 02                    | 15.75                |
| West Bengal           | West Bengal    | West Bengal                | West Bengal          |
| Kolkata Port          | 16             | 2031.62                    | 8.63                 |
| TOTAL                 | 113            | 13764.36                   | 132.76               |