Lok Sabha Question No. 3845 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-25
Subject: Cargo Handling Capacity of Ports in Kerala
Ministry: PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS
Asked by: E. T. Mohammed Basheer

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF PORTS, SHIPPING  AND WATERWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3845

ANSWERED ON25IO3I2O22

## CARGO HANDLING CAPACITY OF PORTS IN KERALA

3845. SHRI E.T. MOHAMMED BASHEER:

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- (a) whether any programme has been initiated to strengthen cargo handling capacity
- of  ports in Kerala;  and
- (b) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a)&(b) The Sagarmala programme is the flagship programme  of the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and waterways  to promote port-led development  in the country through harnessing lndia's 7,500 km long coastline,  14,500 km of potentially navigable waterways and strategic  location on key international maritime  trade routes. Sagarmala projects includes projects from various categories such as modernisation  of existing ports  and terminals,  new ports, terminals, RoRo& tourism  jetties, enhancement  of port connectivity, inland waterways,  lighthouse tourism,  industrialization  around  port, skill development, technology centres, etc.

ln the State of Kerala, there are 65 projects under Sagarmala worth Rs. 18,16'l Cr of which 16 Projects have been completed  and 49 projects  are in various stages  of development and implementation.  Details  of the projects are annexed  (Annexure-l).

## Sagarmala Projects in Kerala

|                               | Completed   | Completed      | Under lmplementatio n   | Under lmplementatio n   | Under Development   | Under Development   | Total   | Total          |
|-------------------------------|-------------|----------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------|----------------|
| Project Pillar                | #           | Cost (Rs. Cr.) | #                       | Cost (Rs. Cr.)          | #                   | Cost (Rs. cr.)      | #       | Cost (Rs. cr.) |
| Coastal Community Development | 2           | 65             | 5                       | 45                      | 5                   | 756                 | 12      | 866            |
| Coastal Shipping and IWT      | 5           | 99             | 1                       | 3B                      | 11                  | 596                 | 17      | 733            |
| Port Connectivity             | 3           | 3,735          | 4                       | 4,872                   | 12                  | 2,576               | 19      | 11,183         |
| Port led lndustrialization    | 0           | 0              | 2                       | 268                     | 0                   | 0                   | 2       | 268            |
| Port Modernization            | 6           | 310            | 5                       | 3,069                   | 4                   | 1,733               | 15      | 5,111          |
| Total                         | 16          | 4,209          | 17                      | 8,291                   | 32                  | 5,661               | 65      | 18,161         |

# No of Projects

## Annexure-l