Lok Sabha Question No. 2221 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-01
Subject: Marine Research
Ministry: PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS
Asked by: Shri Rajesh Naranbhai Chudasama

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2221

ANSWERED ON 01.08.2025

## MARINE RESEARCH

2221.  SHRI RAJESH NARANBHAI CHUDASAMA:

Will the Minister of PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS be pleased to state: पȅन , पोत पįरवहन एवं जलमागŊ मंũालय

- (a) whether the Government has any plans to conduct Marine Research in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether National Technology Centre for Ports, Waterways and Toasts (NTCPWC) aimed to do research and studies on sediment transportation, navigation, dredging and siltation, port and coastal engineering, autonomous platforms and vehicles and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of funds allocated for the establishment of NTCPWC; and
- (d) the steps taken by the Government to have tie-up with Industries and Institutions to  create  solutions  towards  enabling  the  modernization  of  the  marine  sector  in  the country?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) About 35 navigational studies and 120 research and technical support projects have been carried out at National Technology Centre for Ports, Waterways and Coasts (NTCPWC) with focus on numerical modelling, coastal and estuarine flows, sediment transport  and  morphodynamics,  navigation  and  manoeuvring,  dredging  and  siltation, ports and coastal engineering structures and breakwaters, autonomous survey vessels, and multi hull computational fluid dynamics. Further, Indian Maritime University has been carrying  out  research  projects  on  synthesis,  characterization  and  bio  environmental solutions for marine applications, manoeuvrability of inland vessels, study on underwater noise radiated from port-related activities and mitigation measures, numerical studies on inland waterways hulls.

(b) NTCPWC has developed Sedimentation and Erosion Management Test Basin to cater  the  challenges  faced  by  ports,  waterways  and  coastal  areas  in  dredging  and management of siltation and erosion. A 360-degree projection based Full Mission Ship Handling  Simulator  has  been  developed  for  conducting  complex  navigation  feasibility studies for ports and waterways projects. Modern Field Research Lab (FRL) facility has been developed to carry out various field-based measurements in coastal, marine and waterways.  Additionally,  Marine  Engineering  and  ICT  lab  provide  coastal  and  marine environment sensing, analytics and visualization to support ports and waterways projects. Indigenous Vessel Traffic Management System (VTMS) has been developed under the vision of 'Digital India' and 'Aatma Nirbhar Bharat'.

(c) to (d) Ministry  of  Ports,  Shipping  and  Waterways  and  organisations  under  its administrative control have funded Rs. 70.53 crore for the establishment of NTCPWC. Till date, more than 10 innovative solutions and products have been developed leading to patents  and  commercialization.  Further,  skill  development  and  navigational  training programs  have  been  conducted  for  ports,  waterways  and  maritime  industry  sector. Setting up of labs has encouraged interaction with industry, academia and organisation to promote innovation, research and development.

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