Lok Sabha Question No. 2783 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-05
Subject: CEZs under Sagarmala Scheme
Ministry: SHIPPING
Asked by: Dr. T. Sumathy (a) Thamizhachi Thangapandian

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF SHIPPING

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2783 To BE ANSWERED  oN 5t." DECEMBER, 2o'19

## CEZS UNDER SAGARMALA SCHEME

2783. DR T.SUMATHY (a) THAMIZHACHI THANGAPANDIAN:

Will the Minister of SHIPPING be pleased to state. qlti qnq-{T  ri*

- (a) whether any steps have been taken by the Government  to develop  capacity cargo handling in various ports in Tamil Nadu and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the status of Mannar, Poompuhar and VCIC South Coastal Employment Zones (CEZs) proposed under the Sagarmala Scheme;
- (c) the funds allocated to the proposed Colachel and Sirkazhi  ports along with its status thereof; and
- (d) the details of the Coastal  Employment Units(CEUs) and Port-Linked lndustrlal Clusters (PLlCs) under the three CEZs mentioned above?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (TNDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR SHTPPTNG (SHRI MANSUKH MANDAVIYA)

- (a) Yes Sir, Ministry  of Shipping has undertaken  master-planning  of Major Ports in State of Tamil Nadu and identified  31 projects (cost Rs.  '10,397  Crore) for implementation  to increase port capacity  by 127.7 MTPA. Ministry  of Shipping has also sanctioned financial  assistance of Rs. 2'17.38 Crore for 8 port projects worth Rs. 492 Crore in State of Tamil Nadu under Sagarmala Programme.
- (b) Minisky of Shipping  is examing  the possibility of development  of a CEZ on land available with the Major Ports as a prototype.

- (c) Techno-Economic  Feasibility  Reports (TEFR)  have been prepared for new ports at Sirkazhi and Kanyakumari.  Detailed Project Report  (DPR) has been  prepared for for new port at Kanyakumari  Kanyakumari  and a SPV formed by three Major Ports in State of Tamil Nadu for development  of new port at Kanyakumari  'The  total expenditure  incurred  on development  of new port at Kanyakumari  is Rs 29'80 crore'
- (d) Under National Perspective  plan of the Sagarmala  programme'  three coastal EmploymentZones(CEZs)havebeenidentifiedinthestateofTamilNadu.Within each cEZ, there are multiple industrial  clusters categorized under energy' material anddiscreteindustries.DetailoftheCEZsistabledbelow'

|   SNo | Proposed Coastal Emploment Zone   | Potentiat Oistricts for lndustrial clusters                                         | Ports associated with the CEZ   | Potential lndustries                             |
|-------|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
|     1 | Mannar                            | Kanyakumari, -I-irr rnahrali Thoothkudi                                             | --.' Iuttcortn                  | ApG*1, Refining.                                 |
|     2 | Poompuhar                         | CuOOafore, Peralmbalur Ariyalur, TiruchiraPPallu Thanjavur, Thiruvarur NagaPattinam | Cuddalore                       | Leather Processing, Power Refining.              |
|     3 | VCIC South                        | Thiruvallur, crlennal KancheePuram                                                  | Chennai, Ennore, KatuPalli      | PetroiGmicats, Electronics, Steel, Shipbuilding. |

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