Lok Sabha Question No. 5545 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-04-04
Subject: PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan
Ministry: PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS
Asked by: Shri Rajesh Naranbhai Chudasama, Shri Prabhakar Reddy Vemireddy

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5545

ANSWERED ON 04.04.2025

## PM GATI SHAKTI NATIONAL MASTER PLAN

5545. SHRI PRABHAKAR REDDY VEMIREDDY: SHRI RAJESH NARANBHAI CHUDASAMA:

Will the Minister of PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS be pleased to state:

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- (a) the connectivity projects under PM Gati Shakti scheme, State-wise;
- (b)  the funds allocated for waterways under the said scheme, State-wise;
- (c)  the time proposed to be taken to complete the waterways project;
- (d) whether it is true that 13 projects with an estimated cost of Rs. 5,800 crores under
- PM  Gati  Shakti  National  Master  Plan  have  been  taken  up  in  the  State  of  Andhra Pradesh;
- (e) if so, the details of each of the above projects including its locations, objectives, cost and the time by which the said project is likely to be completed, project-wise; and
- (f) whether Ministry of Finance has made additional capital assistance to States in this regard, if so, the details of assistance given to Andhra Pradesh?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Thereis  total  101  projects  of  Ministry  of  Ports,  Shipping  and  Waterways (MoPSW)  under  PM  Gati  Shakti  National Master Plan. All of these are only infrastructure  projects  related  to  port  and  waterways  development.The  state  wise details of 101 projects is annexed. [Annexure-I]
- (b)& (c) Out of 101 MoPSW projects under PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan, 5 projects  are  related  to  waterways  development.  The  details  of  these  projects  are annexed. [ Annexure-II ]. The details of projects undertaken for development of National Waterways in India is annexed .[Annexure-III] .
- (d)& (e)  There  are total  13  projects  of  Ministry  of Ports, Shipping and Waterways  of around Rs. 7101.68 Cr. in the state of Andhra Pradesh under PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan. These projects are being implemented by Andhra Pradesh Maritime Board and Visakhapatnam  Port Authority. Details of these 13 projects are annexed.

[ Annexure-IV]

(f) Ministry of  Finance has  informed that based  on  the  recommendations  of Department  for  Promotion  of  Industry  and  Internal  Trade  (DPIIT),  capital  expenditure amounting to Rs. 202.00 crore was approved and released by Ministry of Finance under 'Scheme for Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment for 2022-23' to the State Government of Andhra Pradesh as per details annexed [Annexure-V]

## Annexure-I

State wise number of projects of MoPSW under PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan:

| State          |   No. of projects |
|----------------|-------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh |                13 |
| Gujarat        |                19 |
| Karnataka      |                10 |
| Kerala         |                 3 |
| Maharashtra    |                13 |
| Odisha         |                 7 |
| Tamil Nadu     |                12 |
| West Bengal    |                 6 |
| Bihar          |                 2 |
| Goa            |                12 |
| Pondicherry    |                 2 |
| UP             |                 2 |

Waterways project under PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan:

|   Sr No | Name of Project                                 |   Cost (Rs. Cr) | Executing Agency   | State       |
|---------|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------|--------------------|-------------|
|       1 | Multi-modal terminal at Varanasi                |          186.61 | IWAI               | UP          |
|       2 | Multi-modal terminal at Sahibganj               |          278.56 | IWAI               | Bihar       |
|       3 | Multi-modal terminal at Haldia                  |          503.16 | IWAI               | West Bengal |
|       4 | Setting up of the Frieght Village at Varanasi   |          165    | IWAI               | UP          |
|       5 | Industrial Cluster cum Logistic park ,Sahibganj |           72    | IWAI               | Bihar       |

## Annexure-II

## Annexure-III

## DETAILS  OF  PROJECTS  ON  NATIONAL  WATERWAYS  DURING  THE  LAST  FIVE FINANCIAL YEARS WITH FUNDS SANCTIONED/ALLOCATED:

(Rs. in Cr.)

| S.No   | Name of Project in States                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Sanctioned Cost   |
|--------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
| A      | Ongoing sanctioned NWs projects -                                                                                                                                                                                             |                   |
| 1      | Jal Marg Vikas Project (JMVP-I & II) from Varanasi-Haldia stretch on NW-1 (Ganga-Bhagirathi-Hooghly River System) in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand & West Bengal                                                            | 5061. 15          |
| 2      | Comprehensive Development of NW-2 (River brahmaputra from B'desh Border -Dhubri to Sadiya) in Assam                                                                                                                           | 474.00            |
| 3      | Comprehensive Development of NW-16 (River Barak from Lakhipur to Tuker Gram) in Assam and Indian Portion of IndoBangladesh Route in Assam                                                                                     | 148.00            |
| B.     | NWs projects sanctioned since 3 years                                                                                                                                                                                         |                   |
| 4      | Development of Approach Road from Pandu Port Terminal to NH27 on NW-2                                                                                                                                                         | 180.00            |
| 5      | Development of Ship Repair Facility at Pandu, Guwahati(Assam) on NW-2                                                                                                                                                         | 208.00            |
| 6      | Development of 23 NW's (Phase1) (** 3 existing & 13 new NW's) -- Development of 20 NWs (NW-3, 4, 5 & 17 new NWs) in the States of Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Goa, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra & Assam | 266.09            |
| (i)    | NW-3-West Coast Canal (Kottapuram - Kollam), Champakara and Udyogmandal Canals in Kerala                                                                                                                                      | 266.09            |
| (ii)   | Part of NW-4- Krishna River (Vijayawada - Muktyala) in Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                                         | 266.09            |
| (iii)  | NW-5- Dhamra-Paradip via Mangalagadi to Pankopal of river Brahmani in Odisha                                                                                                                                                  | 266.09            |
| (iv)   | NW-8- Alappuzha-Changanassery Canal in Kerala                                                                                                                                                                                 | 266.09            |
| (v)    | NW-9- Alappuzha-Athirampuza Canal in Kerala                                                                                                                                                                                   | 266.09            |
| (vi)   | NW-27-Cumberjua River in Goa                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 266.09            |
| (vii)  | NW-68- Mandovi River in Goa                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 266.09            |
| (viii) | NW-111- Zuari River in Goa                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 266.09            |
| (ix)   | NW-86- River Rupnarayan in West Bengal                                                                                                                                                                                        | 266.09            |
| (x)    | NW-97- Sundarbans Waterways in West Bengal                                                                                                                                                                                    | 266.09            |
| (xi)   | NW-40- Ghaghra River in U.P. & Bihar                                                                                                                                                                                          | 266.09            |
| (xii)  | NW-44- Ichamati River in West Bengal                                                                                                                                                                                          | 266.09            |
| (xiii) | NW-10- Amba River in Maharashtra                                                                                                                                                                                              | 266.09            |
| (xiv)  | NW-28-Dabhol Creek Vashisthi River in Maharashtra                                                                                                                                                                             | 266.09            |
| (xv)   | NW-57- Kopili River in Assam                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 266.09            |
| (xvi)  | NW-31- Dhansiri River in Assam                                                                                                                                                                                                | 266.09            |

| (xvii)   | NW-73- Pontoons in River narmada in Gujarat                            |         |
|----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|
| (xviii)  | NW-73 (the Narmada) & NW-100 (the Tapi) - EIA/EMP Study in Gujarat NWs |         |
| (xix)    | NW-110 (the Yamuna)- Pontoons in Mathura                               |         |
| (xx)     | NW-37 (the Gandak)- Pontoons in Battiah in Bihar                       |         |
|          | Total                                                                  | 6337.24 |

## Annexure-IV

|   Sl. No | Name of Project                                                       | Cost (Rs. Cr)   | Name of Port                    | Locatio n           | Project Status        | Physic al Progre ss   | Objective of the Project                                                                                                                                   |
|----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|---------------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Development of Ramayapatnam Ports, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh  | 4929. 39        | Ramay apatna m Port             | Ramaya patnam Port  | Under Impleme ntation | 52.95 %               | The port is being built to handle potential traffic of 34.04 MMTPA in Phase I (2024 25) to facilitate EXIM trade and rapid industialization in the region. |
|        2 | Liquid Jetty                                                          | 236             | Krishn apatna m Port            | Krishna patnam Port | Complet ed            | 100%                  | Liquid jetty has been constructed to handle 6 MMTPA (million metric tonnes per annum) of liquid cargo.                                                     |
|        3 | Berth 6 Mechanization                                                 | 125.4           | Krishn apatna m Port            | Krishna patnam Port | complet ed            | 100%                  | Mechanization of Berth undertaken to carry out Mechanized handling of cargo at berth 6.                                                                    |
|        4 | West Berth Extension                                                  | 90              | Krishn apatna m Port            | Krishna patnam Port | Under Develop ment    | 0                     | Capacity Addition                                                                                                                                          |
|        5 | West Berth Mechanization                                              | 200             | Krishn apatna m Port            | Krishna patnam Port | Under Develop ment    | 0                     | Capacity Addition                                                                                                                                          |
|        6 | Phase-II of Wagon Loading Station                                     | 20              | Krishn apatna m Port            | Krishna patnam Port | Under Develop ment    | 0                     | Capacity Addition                                                                                                                                          |
|        7 | Development of New Berth EQ- 1A Visakhapatnam (left over civil works) | 22.35           | Visakh apatna m Port Authori ty | Visakha patnam Port | Complet ed            | 100%                  | Capacity Augmentation of port                                                                                                                              |

|   8 | Extension of existing container terminal at VPT on DBFOT basis    | 633.1 1   | Visakh apatna m Port Authori ty   | Visakha patnam Port   | Complet ed            | 100%     | Capacity augmentation from 0.54 TEUs to 0.99TEUs                                                                                                                                             |
|-----|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   9 | Mechanisation of WQ-7 & WQ-8 berths in the Inner harbour          | 288.4 7   | Visakh apatna m Port Authori ty   | Visakha patnam Port   | Under Develop ment    | 0        | Augmentation of Port Cargo handling capacity with improved performance.                                                                                                                      |
|  10 | Mechanisation of EQ-7 berth in the Inner harbour                  | 201       | Visakh apatna m Port Authori ty   | Visakha patnam Port   | Under Develop ment    | 0        | Augmentation of Port Cargo handling capacity with improved performance.                                                                                                                      |
|  11 | Additional Oil Jetty -OR3 alongwith OR1 and OR2 at Visakhapatnam  | 167.6 6   | Visakh apatna m Port Authori ty   | Visakha patnam Port   | Under Impleme ntation | 84.74 %  | The objective is to handle PANAMAX vessels with 85,000 DWT vessel.                                                                                                                           |
|  12 | a) Construction of cruise berth b)Construction of cruise terminal | 72.26     | Visakh apatna m Port Authori ty   | Visakha patnam Port   | Complet ed            | 100.00 % | To enhance the tourism potential of this area & to create indirect employment to the local people.                                                                                           |
|  13 | Construction of covered storage sheds                             | 116.0 4   | Visakh apatna m Port Authori ty   | Visakha patnam Port   | Complet ed            | 100.00 % | to improve the Environmental Hygiene and to meet statutory requirements of Pollution control Board and NGT in order to create Eco friendly environment during the cargo handling operations. |

Details of Capital Expenditure released by DoE, MoF to Govt. of Andhra Pradesh under Part-II (PM Gatishakti related Expenditure) of 'Scheme for Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment for 2022-23:

(Rs. in crore)

| Sl. No.   | Name of project                                                                 | Location                      |   Estimated Project Cost |   Capital Expenditure approved by DoE, MoF |   Capital Expenditure released by DoE, MoF |
|-----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| 1         | Phase 1 to 46 MLD External Water Supply to Jagananna Mega Industrial Hub (JMIH) | Kopparthy YSR Kadapa district |                      171 |                                        171 |                                        171 |
| 2         | Railway siding to YSR JMIH, Kopparthy, Kadapa                                   | Kopparthy YSR Kadapa district |                       54 |                                         31 |                                         31 |
| Total     | Total                                                                           | Total                         |                      225 |                                        202 |                                        202 |

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