Lok Sabha Question No. 374 (STARRED), answered on 2022-03-29
Subject: Fishing Harbour Machilipatnam Phase-II
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Balashowry Vallabbhaneni

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES

## LOK SABHA

STARRED QUESTION No. 374 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29 TH  MARCH, 2022

## Fishing Harbour Machilipatnam Phase-II

## *374.  SHRI BALASHOWRY VALLABHANENI:

Will  the  Minister  of  FISHERIES,  ANIMAL  HUSBANDRY  AND  DAIRYING मत्स्यपालन , पशुपालन और डेयरी मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  it  is  a  fact  that  the  Central  Institute  of  Coastal  Engineering  for  Fisheries  in Bangalore  has  approved  Fishing  Harbour  Machilipatnam  Phase  II  with  an  estimated cost of Rs. 285 crores and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  it  is  also  a  fact  that  the  Detailed  Project  Report  has  been  submitted  and environmental clearance received; and
- (c) if  so,  the  present  status  of  the  proposal  and  the  amount  of  allocation  made  for  this purpose in 2022-23 budget?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

(SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

(a) to (c):  A Statement is placed on the Table of the House.

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Statement referred to in reply to the Lok Sabha Starred Question No. *374 put in by Shri Balashowry Vallabhaneni, Hon'ble Member of Parliament due for answer on 29 th March, 2022 regarding Fishing Harbour Machilipatnam Phase-II.

(a) to (c):  The Central Institute of Coastal Engineering for Fisheries (CICEF), Bangalore a subordinate  office  of  Department  of  Fisheries  had  carried  out  the  technical  scrutiny  of  the proposal of Machilipatnam Fishing Harbour.

The Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, based  on  the  Detailed  Project  Report  (DPR)  has  accorded  approval  in  March,  2020  to  the proposals of Government of Andhra Pradesh for development of 4 Fishing Harbours in the State  at  an  estimated  cost  of  Rs.  1291.40  crore  and  this  includes  Fishing  Harbour  at Machilipatnam  at  an  estimated  cost  of  Rs.  252.00  for  concessional  finance  under  the Fisheries  and  Aquaculture  Infrastructure  Development  Fund  (FIDF).  The  Government  of Andhra  Pradesh  has  reported  receipt  of  environmental  clearance  for  implementation  of Machilipatnam  Fishing  Harbour.  The  Government  of  Andhra  Pradesh  has  further  reported that  the  cost  of  Machilipatnam  Fishing  Harbour  has  been  revised  upwardly  to  Rs.  422.00 crore and State Government has accorded permission for obtaining loan of Rs. 394.80 crore comprising  of  Rs.  150.00  crore  under  FIDF  and  Rs.  244.80  crore  under  NABARD Infrastructure Development Assistance (NIDA) and also State contribution of Rs. 27.20 crore for construction of Machilipatnam Fishing Harbour. The present status of the Machilipatnam Fishing  Harbour  project  as  reported  by  the  Government  of  Andhra  Pradesh  includes,  (i) completion  of  designs  &  drawings  for  breakwaters,  quay  wall  and  onshore  facilities,  (ii) completion of 3.22 lakh cubic meter of dredging, (iii) Piling of 78 Nos. for quay wall, (iv) construction  of  temporary  jetty,  (v)  Stocking  of  9000  MT  boulders  and  casting  of  252 tetrapods for breakwater construction.

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