Lok Sabha Question No. 873 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-17
Subject: Kakinada Anchorage Port
Ministry: SHIPPING
Asked by: Chandra Sekhar Bellana, Midhun Reddy, Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy, Talari Rangaiah

## GOVERNMENT  OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SHIPPING

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO' 873

To BE ANSWERED oN l7'n SEPTEMBER,2020

## KAKINADA ANCHORAGE  PORT

873. SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR BELLANA: SHRI P.V. MIDHUN  REDDY: SHRI MAGUNTA  SREENIVASULU  REDDY: SHRI TALARI RANGAIAH:

Will the Minister of SHIPPING  be pleased to state:

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- (a) whether the Union Government  has received a request  for approval  of works from the State Government of Andhra  pradesh  for improving  Kakinada Anchorage Port facilities  under Sagarmala  Programme to increase the existing 2.0 Million  Tons handling capacity to about 4.0 Million Tons  Per  annum;
- (b) if so, the details and the status  thereof;
- (c)whethertheUnionGovernmentwillfinanciallySupportthestateofAndhraPradeshto develop 8 fishing harbours  across the974 km coastline in the State; and
- (d) if so, the details thereofl

## ANSWER

## MINISTERoFSIATEINTHE,MINISTRYoFSHIPPING (SHRI MANSUKH MANDAVIYA)

(a) & (b): On the request  of Government  of Andhra  Pradesh'  Ministry  of Shipping  has decided to undertake the project  of ,improvement  of Kakinada Anchorage  Port Facilities,'  under Sagarmala programme and has appointed Technical  consultant for preparing  the Detailed  Project Report  for the project.  The scope oi irr" project mainly includes  construction  of wharf walls,  loading  point- piled platform,  Groyne repairs,  dredging  and road works'

(c)&(d):TheprojectofconstructionofFishingHarbouratJuvvaladinneinNelloreDistrictatatotal cost of Rs. 288.80 cr. has been appro'ed under Centrally  Sponsored Scheme  of Blue Revolution: IntegratedDevelopmentandManagementofFisheriesinaconvergencemodeofimplementationby sharing the central  grant with the Ministry of Shipping  under  Sagarmala  Programme'  Department of Fisheries,  Govt. oi Indiu hu, informed  that another  04 Fishing Harbour  projects has been recommended by centrar Appraisar  and Monitoring  committee(cAMC)under Fisheries  and Aquaculture  infrastructure  Development  Fund (FIDF) scheme  with  restricted  cost at Rs'150 crore per project for interest subvention  as per guidelines of scheme' The details of the five  (05) projects is annexed.

## Annexure

| Project Name                        |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Juwaladinne in Nellore District     | Approred rtrder CentrallY SPonsored Scheme on Blue Revolution: Integrated DeveloPment and Management ol Fisheries in a convergence mode of implementation by sharing the central grant with the Ministry of ShiPPing                              |
| Uppada in East Godavari District    | R-o*m"nd"d by Central APPraisal and Monitoring Committee (CAMC) under Fisheries and Aquaculture infrastructure DeveloPment Fund (FIDF) scheme with restricted cost at Rs.l50 crore per project for interest subvention as Per gu idelines scheme. |
| Voaare", in Prakasham District      | R-o*m"nd"d by Central APPraisal and Monitoring Committee (CAMC) under Fisheries and Aquaculture infrastructure DeveloPment Fund (FIDF) scheme with restricted cost at Rs.l50 crore per project for interest subvention as Per gu idelines scheme. |
| Machilipattinam in Krishna District | R-o*m"nd"d by Central APPraisal and Monitoring Committee (CAMC) under Fisheries and Aquaculture infrastructure DeveloPment Fund (FIDF) scheme with restricted cost at Rs.l50 crore per project for interest subvention as Per gu idelines scheme. |
| Nizampattinam ln Guntur District    | R-o*m"nd"d by Central APPraisal and Monitoring Committee (CAMC) under Fisheries and Aquaculture infrastructure DeveloPment Fund (FIDF) scheme with restricted cost at Rs.l50 crore per project for interest subvention as Per gu idelines scheme. |