Lok Sabha Question No. 3276 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-17
Subject: Development of Ports in Tamil Nadu
Ministry: PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS
Asked by: Dr. T. Sumathy (a) Thamizhachi Thangapandian, D. M. Kathir Anand

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PORTS. SHIPPING  AND WATERWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO.3276

ANSWERED ON 1711212021

## DEVELOPMENT OF PORTS IN TAMIL NADU

3276 DR. T. SUMATHY (a) THAMIZHACHI THANGAPANDIAN: SHRI D,M, KATHIR  ANAND,

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- (a) whether the Government has sanctioned  any funds for the development of ports and port infrastructure  in Tamil  Nadu;
- (b) if so, the details of the funds allocated  in the last five years, year-wise, port-wise;  and
- (c) the steps taken by the Government  to curb the monopoly  of pnvate  players in Port?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) &(b) The Government  of lndia has sanctioned  projects for various ports in state of Tamil Nadu under its Sagarmala Programme.  The details are in Annexure.
- (c) The Major Ports of lndia are regulated under Major Ports Authority  Act, 1963 However,  non-major Ports and their concessionaires  are regulated by Sate Maritime Boards undcr respective State Governments. The Sate Maritime Boards are also regulated  under lndian Ports Act, 1908.

## Annexure

| Sr No   | Port               | Name of Project                                                                                                                                                         | Project Cost (Rs. Cr)   |   Fund s Sanct ioned |   Year | Fund Releas ed   |
|---------|--------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|--------|------------------|
| 1       | Cuddalore          | Construction of Breakwater both in North and South side of entrance channel- Berth-1 - Berth-2 and Capital Dredging at Cuddalore Port -From entrance channel till cargo | 135.00                  |                67.5  |   2017 | 60.75            |
| 2       | Chennai            | Qerths Construction of Bu-nker berth at Chennai Port                                                                                                                    | 44.00                   |                22    |   2018 | 19.8             |
| 3       | Chennai            | Development of paved storage yard at Chennai port for _!1atrdlpg_ e_lppt c_?!go_                                                                                        | 54.00                   |                27    |   2018 | 24.3             |
| 4       | Chennai            | _ Coqstal Cargo Berth at ChpT                                                                                                                                           | 80 00                   |                30    |   2015 | 30               |
| 5       | VO Chidambaranar   | Development and Operatron of a full-fledged Truck parking Terminal adjacent to NHTA opposite to Fisheries college at V. O . Chidambaranar                               | 25.00                   |                10    |   2016 | 10               |
| 6       | V.O. Chidambaranar | Dredging the dock basin for coastal cargo berth at VOCpf - Dredging in front of dedicated coastal berth                                                                 | 98 00                   |                20.88 |   2017 | 2O.BB            |
| 7       | VO Chidambaranar   | Coastal berth with dredged depth of 10.0m to handle vessels up to 15000 DWf - length 150m at VoCpT                                                                      | 36 00                   |                30    |   2015 | 30               |
| B       | Kanyakumari        | _ Extension of pasienger Oertfirng _facility at Kanyakumari port                                                                                                        | 20 00                   |                10    |   2018 | 4.94             |
| I       | Kanyakumari        | Construction of Pedestrian Steel Bridge between Vivekananda rock and Ayyan Thiruvalluvar Statue                                                                         | 31.05                   |                15.53 |   2020 | 7.75             |