Lok Sabha Question No. 100 (STARRED), answered on 2019-06-27
Subject: Modernisation of Ports
Ministry: SHIPPING
Asked by: Kapil Moreshwar Patil

## GOVERNMENT  OF INDIA MINIS IRY OF SFIIPPING

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.  -1OO

TO BE ANSWERED ON 27th JUNE, 2019

## MODERNISATION OF PORTS

## -100,  SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL:

Will the Minister of SHIPPING  be pleased  to state.

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- (a) the details and present status  of the work related to expansion/ nrodernisation  of major ports including the Vishakhapatnam port in the country;
- (b) the details of the financial  expenditure incurred in this regard including investments  made through public-private partnership  mode,  port-wise;
- (c) the details  and the present  status  of setting up of a sub-port in Vadhavan locality near Dahanu in Maharashtra,  and
- (d) the estimated  cost of the project and the time by which the said proiect is likely to be completed?

## 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 lN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) oF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION  NO.  *100  TO BE ANSWERED  ON 27tn JUNE,2019 RAISED BY SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR  PATIL REGARDING  "MODERNISATION OF PORTS".

- (a)&(b) Expansion and modernisation  of Major Ports including Visakhapatnanr  port in the country  is an on-going process to keep the ports atlreast  with new technologiesandalsotomeettrade(traffic)requirements.Theprocess inter-alia  involves construction  of new berths and terminals mechanization of existing berth and terminals,  capital dredging  for deepening  of drafts for attractrng  large vessels rn port channels, development  of road and rail connectivity  etc. The details  of Financial  investment inclurjing  investment through PPP mode in infrastructure  development/capacit'y  augmentation projects awarded  during the last five years port-wise are anlrexed'
- (c)&(d) As part of Sagarrnala  Programme of Government of lndia' Ministry of Shipping  has identified site at Vadhavan  near Dahanu in Maharashtra for development  of a Malor Port. The Port is proposed to br: developed  by Jawaharlal  Nehru  port  Trust (JNPT) and Maharashtra  Maritime Board (MMB) with equity share of 74'.26. The DPR for the project is completed and as per DPR estimated  cost of the Project is Rs. 50,700 Crore in four phases out of which phase l cost is Rs. 19,800 Cr. Studies, with respect  to possible impact on intake and outfall facilities  of Tarapur Atomic Power station  (TAPS) as required by Department  of Atomic Ent:rgy have been completed.  As the project is yet to be approved by the competent  authority' timelines  for completion  of the project cannot be indicated'

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Financial investment including investment made through PPP involved in infrastructure  developmenUcapacity augmentation awarded during the Iast five years port-wise:

(Amount Rs. in Cr.)

| Sl. No.   | Name of Port                | Total    |
|-----------|-----------------------------|----------|
| 1         | Deendayal Port I rust       | 3734 05  |
|           | Mumbai Port Trust           | 1710.57  |
| J         | Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust | 13587 35 |
| 4         | Chennai Port Trust          | 314.72   |
| 5         | Visakhapatnam Port Trust    | 1862 58  |
| 6         | Kolkata Port Trust          | 5925.95  |
| 7         | Paradip Port Trust          | 5374.33  |
| B         | VO Chidambaranar Port Trust | 1245.47  |
| q         | Cochin Port Trust           | 245.64   |
| 10        | New Manqalore Port Trust    | 591.54   |
| 11        | Mormuqao Port Trust         | 1374.58  |
| 12        | Kamaraiar Port Limited      | 3219 87  |
|           | Total                       | 39186.65 |