Lok Sabha Question No. 3355 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-05
Subject: Depth of Major and Minor Ports
Ministry: PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS
Asked by: Dushyant Singh

## GOVERNMENT  OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO. 3355

ANSWERED  ON 05/08/2022

## DEPTH OF MAJOR AND MINOR PORTS

## 3355. SHRI DUSHYANT  SINGH:

Wili the Minister  of PORTS, SHIPPING  AND WATERWAYS be pleased  to state:

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- (a)  the number of major and minor ports having a depth of 18m or more;
- (b) whether the dredging operations across all major ports have been categorized  into capital and maintenance dredging during the last three years and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the  quantity  dredged in terms of Cubic Meters across  major and minor ports of lndia during the last three  years;
- (d) the short term and long term dredging  contracts  awarded by the major ports  since 2021;
- (e) whether the Government is planning to open up the dredging market to foreign players;
- (f) if so,  the details  thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (g) the precautions taken  by the Government to mitigate the ecological  and environmental impact of dredging  on marine  ecosystems?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS (SHRI  SARBANANDA  SONOWAL)

- (a) Three major ports namely Deendayal Port, Visakhapatnam  Port and Kamaraiar Port are having a depth of 18m or more. No information  is available  in respect  of minor ports.
- (b)&(c)  The dredging  operations  across  all major ports have been categorized  into capital and marntenance dredging.  The quantity  dredged  in terms of Cubic Meters  across  major ports of lndia during the last three  years  is given  at Annexure  -  l.
- (d) Details  of the dredging contracts  awarded by the major ports since 2021 are given at Annexure  -  ll.
- (e)&(f) Global  tenders are invited for the dredging project  with estimated cost more than Rs.200 crores.
- (S) The major ports are required to carry out Environmental  lmpact Assessment  Study (ElA) before taking up the work of capital dredging. The major ports are required to comply with the conditions laid down in the Environmental  and Coastal Regulation  Zone  (CRZ) clearance  issued by Ministry of Environment,  Forest and Climate  Change.

## The quantitv  dredqed at maior  ports durinq the last three vears

| S. No.   | Name of the Port                      | Quantity in Million Cum   | Quantity in Million Cum   |
|----------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|          |                                       | Capital Dredging          | Maintenance Dredging      |
| 1        | Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port Authority |                           | 25.6                      |
| 2        | Paradip Port Authority                | 2.89                      | 21.21                     |
| 3        | Visakhapatnam Port Authority          | 022                       | 0.75                      |
| 4        | Kamarajar Port Limited                |                           | 6.364                     |
| 5        | Chennai Port Authority                | 0.0581                    |                           |
| 6        | V.O. Chidambaranar Port Authority     |                           |                           |
| 7        | Cochin Port Authority                 | 11.808                    | 72 552                    |
| I        | New Mangalore Port Authority          |                           | 1 879                     |
| I        | Mormugao Port Authority               |                           | 4.014                     |
| 10       | Mumbai Port Authority                 | 051                       | 15 30                     |
| 11       | Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority       | 0.364                     | 50 16                     |
| 12       | Deendayal Port Authority              | 0.999                     | 14 511                    |

## Dredqinq contracts awarded bv the maior  ports  since 2021

|   sl. No. | Name of the Ports   | Name of the Ports   | Dredging contract awarded                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
|-----------|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Paradip Authority   | Port                | The Capital / Maintenance Dredging contracts of Paradip Port for the year 2021-22 and 2022-23 have been awarded to M/s. Dredging Corporation of lndia Limited (DCIL) on nomination basis.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
|         2 | Chennai Authority   | Port                | Dredging contract awarded to M/s. DCI Ltd. on 16.08.2021 for carrvinq out maintenance dredqinq in Chennai Port.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
|         3 | Cochin Authority    | Port                | (i) Contract for the work of "Dredging for maintenance of channels and basins at Cochin Port was awarded to M/s. DCIL with date of commencement on 1710512021. (ii) Contract for the work of "Capital Dredging for lndian Coast Guard Jetty Basin in Cochin Port" was awarded to M/s. Rock & Reef Dredging Pvt. Ltd, Navi Mumbai. Dredging work commenced on 1 011212021 . (iii) Contract for the work of "Capital Dredging for MULT Jetty basin at Puthuvypeen in Cochin Port" was awarded to M/s. Rock & Reef Dredging Pvt. Ltd, Navi Mumbai. Dredging work commenced on 04/03 12022. |
|         4 | Mumbai Authority    | Port                | Capital dredging works for Deepening Approach Channel to Second Chemical Mumbai was awarded in Auqusl2021. and Widening of Berth at Pir Pau in                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
|         5 | Deendayal Authority | Port                | Dredging in the Navigational Channel & Alongside Cargo Berths/Oil Jetties at Deendayal Port Authority for year 2021- 24 has been awarded to M/s Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd, Ahmedabad (APSEZL, Ahmedabad) on 10.03.2021.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |