Lok Sabha Question No. 353 (STARRED), answered on 2023-03-24
Subject: New Strategic Ports
Ministry: PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS
Asked by: Manickam Tagore B

## GOVERNMENT  OF INDIA

## MINISTRY  OF PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION  NO.  -353

ANSWERED ON 2410312023

## NEW STRATEGIC PORTS

## -353.  SHRI MANICKAM  TAGORE B,:

Will the Minister of PORTS, SHIPP|NG  AND WATERWAyS  be pteased to state:

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- (a) the total number of strategic ports in the country along with the number of ports
- owned by Adani Ports, State/UT-wise;
- (b) the total volume of trade taking place in such ports owned by Adani  ports  as
- compared to all the ports  in the country, State-wise;
- (c) whether the Government  has any proposal  to sanction the construction  of new
- strategic  ports  on a PPP model; and
- (d) if so, the details  thereof  along with tentative timeline for completing  these ports and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (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.  *353  ANSWERED ON 24rH MARCH 2023 RAISED BY SHRIMANICKAM TAGORE B. REGARDING  "NEW STRATEGIC PORTS".

- (a) There are 12 Major Ports and 217 Non- Ma.ior Ports in the country' All Major Ports are operational  and handling cargo. All Non-Major  Ports are under the administrative  control of the respective  state Government.  out of 217 Non-Major Ports,  cargo is being handled  on 68 Non-Major  Ports. The number of non-major ports / terminals  operated  by Adani  Ports is 10. Additionally,  5 terminals  at Major Ports are operated by Adani Ports. State / UT wise list is given in Annexure  1.
- (b) Total cargo handled  by ports operated  by Adani Ports was 312 MMT in FY 2021-22. The total cargo handled by all ports in the country inFY 2021-22was 1318.9  MMT. State-wise distribution of cargo handled by Adani Ports viz-a-viz total cargo handled  in States is annexed  [Annexure  2].
- (c) & (d) The power for establishment  of new Major Ports and administrative control of Major Ports vests with the central  Government.  Establishment  & administrative control of Non-Major Ports are within the purview of respective State Governments  through State Maritime Boards.  Government of lndia has accorded inprinciple  approval  for development  of Malor Port at Vadhavan in Maharashtra  on landlord port development  model due to its natural advantages  and  growing requirement of import export  trade of the country.  Galathea Bay in Great Nicobar lsland  of Andaman & Nicobar lslands has also been identified  for development of an lnternational Container  Transhipment Terminal  due to its strategic location. Expression of lnterest (Eol) for structuring the Pro1ect was invited on 2SthJanuary 2023.

Annexure-1 List of Ports and Terminals  operated by Adani  ports  State / UT wise.

| Sr. No.                  | State                    | Port / Terminal operated by Adani Ports                          |
|--------------------------|--------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Non-major Ports          | Non-major Ports          | Non-major Ports                                                  |
| 1                        | G ujarat                 | Mundra Port                                                      |
| 2                        | Guja rat                 | Terminal at Hazira Port                                          |
| 3                        | Gujarat                  | Terminal at Dahej Port                                           |
| 4                        | Maharashtra              | Dighi Port                                                       |
|                          | Kera la                  | Vizhinjam Port (under construction)                              |
| 6                        | Tamil Nadu               | Kattupalli Port                                                  |
| 7                        | Andhra Pradesh           | Gangavaram Port                                                  |
| 8                        | Andhra Pradesh           | Krishnapatnam Port                                               |
|                          | Odisha                   | Dhamra Port                                                      |
| 10                       | West Bengal              | Tajpur Port (LoA issued)                                         |
| Terminals at Major Ports | Terminals at Major Ports | Terminals at Major Ports                                         |
| 1                        | Gujarat                  | Dry Bulk Terminal off Tekra near Tuna at Kandla (Deendayal Port) |
| 2                        | Goa                      | Coal Handling Terminal at Mormugao (Mormugao Port)               |
| J                        | Karnataka                | Captive Coal Berth No. 15 at New Mangalore Port                  |
| 4                        | Tamil Nadu               | Container Terminal (Kamarajar Port)                              |
| E                        | West Bengal              | Berth No.2 in Haldia (Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port) (LoA issued)  |

## Annexure'2

State wisecargo  handled by Adani Ports; viz'a viz total cargo handled in States in FY 2021-22.

| Sr. No.   | State               | Cargo handled bY Adani Ports(MMT)   | Total Cargo handled in state (MMT)   |
|-----------|---------------------|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| 1         | Gu jarat            | 190                                 | 532.69                               |
| 2         | Maharashtra         | 0.23                                | 183.91                               |
| n         | Goa                 | 4                                   | 18.49                                |
| 4         | Karnataka           | 0.64                                | 40.1                                 |
| 5         | Kerala              | 0                                   | 34.85                                |
| 6         | Tamil Nadu          | 14                                  | 129.15                               |
| 7         | Andhra Pradesh      | 70                                  | 156.98                               |
| B         | Odisha              | JC                                  | 157 54                               |
| I         | West Bengal         | 0                                   | 57.8                                 |
| 10        | Puducherry          | 0                                   | 5.83                                 |
| 11        | Andaman and Nicobar | 0                                   | '1 .535                              |