Lok Sabha Question No. 274 (STARRED), answered on 2024-08-09
Subject: Tenders in DCI
Ministry: PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS
Asked by: Dr. Kalanidhi Veeraswamy

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO-*274

ANSWERED ON - 09/08/2024

## TENDERS IN DCI

## *274.  DR. KALANIDHI VEERASWAMY:

Will the Minister of PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS be pleased to state: पƣन , पोत पǐरवहन और जलमाग[ मंğी

- (a)   the features of the Dredging Corporation of India (DCI); (b)  whether  the  Government  has  made  policy  decision  that  DCI  will  be  required  to compete in tenders even for Government Ports, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; (c)  whether  the  DCI  lacks  machinery  to  compete  with  private  players  and  if  so,  the reasons therefor; and (d) the manner in which DCI would be able to compete with private players despite the lack  of  machinery  and  the  steps  taken/proposed  to  be  taken  by  the  Government  to
- overcome this drawback of DCI?

## 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  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.*274 ANSWERED ON 09 TH   AUGUST 2024 RAISED BY DR. KALANIDHI VEERASWAMY REGARDING 'TENDERS IN DCI'.

(a) Dredging Corporation of India Limited (DCI) was established in the year 1976 to provide  dredging  services  to  the  Indian  Major  Ports.  DCI is  currently  under  the administrative  control  of  four  Indian  Major  Ports  viz.,  Visakhapatnam  Port  Authority, Paradip Port Authority, Deendayal Port Authority and Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority with shareholding of 19.47%, 18%, 18% & 18% respectively.

The DCI is specialized in the field of Dredging and Land Reclamation of Maritime Sector.

The DCI undertakes Capital Dredging, Maintenance Dredging, Beach Nourishment, Land Reclamation, Shallow water Dredging, Project  Management Consultancy and Marine Construction for Major Ports, Indian Navy etc.

No, sir. The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways has promulgated in 2021 Dredging  Guidelines  for  Major  Ports  with  Standard  Operating  Procedure  (SOP)  for

(b) undertaking Capital and Maintenance Dredging at Major Ports.

As per the Dredging Guidelines, the Major Ports having management control of Ports Owned Dredging Company may award the dredging works of the respective ports to the company on nomination basis on approval of Board of Trustees/ Directors of the Port. Whenever this route for award is followed the principle of competitive market price discovery  for  the  same  quality  and  conditions  shall  be  followed  (to  ensure  high efficiency in cost, time and quality in execution of dredging projects).

The Major Ports may invite open competitive bidding for dredging projects after obtaining the approval of Board of Trustees/ Directors.

The Ministry  of  Ports,  Shipping  and Waterways  reserves  the  right  to  assign  in public interest, any contract for dredging work in any Major Port on nomination basis to Ports owned dredging company following due settlement process.

The  DCI  has  vessels  fleet  consisting  of  ten  (10)  Trailer  Suction  Hopper Dredgers  of  59,513  cubic  meter  cumulative  hopper  capacity,  two  Cutter  Suction Dredgers, one Backhoe Dredger and other ancillary crafts. The detail craft census of DCI  is  having  major  market  share  in  the  field  of maintenance dredging in India. DCI is carrying out maintenance dredging at Major Ports

The owning and maintaining of capital & inland dredging fleet is expensive and

(c) and (d): DCI  is  provided  at Annexure-I. and has been participating in bidding process of dredging contracts. DCI's expertise is limited in capital & inland dredging works.

In order to augment capacity of dredgers, Dredging Corporation of India Limited (DCI)is  in  the  process  of  procuring  a  new  Trailing  Suction  Hopper  Dredger  of  12,000 cubic meter hopper capacity, the first Make in India Project of construction of a dredger at  Cochin Shipyard Limited. This is the first Beagle Series 12 Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger of 12000 Cubic Meter Hopper Capacity to be built under Atma Nirbhar Bharat Scheme and same is expected to be delivered by September, 2025.

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## Annexure-I

## CRAFT CENSUS OF DREDGING CORPORATION OF INDIA LIMITED

## 1. TRAILING SUCTION HOOPER DRDGERS

|   Sl No. | Dredger           |   Year Built |   Hooper Capacity in Cu.M |   Maximum Dredging Depth in Mtrs |
|----------|-------------------|--------------|---------------------------|----------------------------------|
|       01 | DCI DREDGE - VIII |         1977 |                      6500 |                               25 |
|       02 | DCI DREDGE - XI   |         1986 |                      4500 |                               25 |
|       03 | DCI DREDGE - XII  |         1990 |                      4500 |                               22 |
|       04 | DCI DREDGE - XIV  |         1991 |                      4500 |                               22 |
|       05 | DCI DREDGE - XV   |         1999 |                      7671 |                               25 |
|       06 | DCI DREDGE - XVI  |         2001 |                      7671 |                               25 |
|       07 | DCI DREDGE - XVII |         2001 |                      7671 |                               25 |
|       08 | DCI DREDGE - XIX  |         2012 |                      5500 |                               25 |
|       09 | DCI DREDGE - XX   |         2013 |                      5500 |                               25 |
|       10 | DCI DREDGE - XXI  |         2014 |                      5500 |                               25 |

2. CUTTER SUCTION DREDGERS

|   Sl No. | Dredger                           |   Year Built |   Designed Output in Cu.M/Hr |   Maximum Dredging Depth in Mtrs |
|----------|-----------------------------------|--------------|------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|       01 | DCI DREDGE -XVIII (NON PROPELLED) |         2009 |                         2000 |                               25 |
|       02 | DCI ID GANGA                      |         2016 |                         1000 |                               14 |

3. OTHER VESSELS

|   Sl No. | Dredger                     |   Year Built | Designed Output in Cu.M/Hr   | Maximum Dredging Depth in Mtrs   |
|----------|-----------------------------|--------------|------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|       01 | DCI BACKHOE - I             |         2011 | 370                          | 21.50                            |
|       02 | DCI MULTICAT-I              |         2015 | --                           | --                               |
|       03 | DCI SURVEY LAUNCH -I        |         1999 | --                           | --                               |
|       04 | DCI SURVEY LAUNCH -II & III |         2009 | --                           | --                               |

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