Lok Sabha Question No. 4700 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-28
Subject: Sagarmala Projects in Andhra Pradesh
Ministry: PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS
Asked by: Shri Balashowry Vallabhaneni

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4700

ANSWERED ON 28.03.2025

## SAGARMALA PROJECTS IN ANDHRA PRADESH

4700. SHRI BALASHOWRY VALLABHANENI:

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

पȅन , पोत पįरवहन और जलमागŊ मंũी

- (a)  whether  it  is  true  that  the  Ministry  under  Sagarmala  Scheme  has  taken  up  12 projects in Andhra Pradesh with an estimated cost of Rs. 2,400 crore; (b) if so, the details thereof; (c) whether it is also true that 7 projects have been completed with an estimated cost of Rs.1114 crore; (d) if so, the details and present status of each of the five pending projects; (e) the time by which each of these projects are likely to be completed; and (f)  whether  there  is  any  time  and  cost  overrun  of  the  said  projects  and  if  so,  the
- detailsthereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (f) Ministry  of  Ports,  Shipping  and  Waterways  is  partially  funding  under Sagarmala Scheme, 12 projects costing around Rs. 2,410 Crore in the State of Andhra Pradesh including Visakhapatnam Port Authority. Out of these, 7 projects have been completed. The details of projects are provided at Annexure. Any request of time and cost overrun of the projects under Sagarmala Scheme are not considered.

## Annexure

## List of Sagarmala-funded Projects in Andhra Pradesh

|   S. No . | Name of Project                                                                                                          | Implementi ng Agency                      | Status of the project   |   Project Cost (Rs. Cr) |   MoPSW Share Cr.) |   Funds Released (Rs. in Cr.) |
|-----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|-------------------------------|
|         1 | Construction of coastal Berth at VPT                                                                                     | Visakhapatn am Port Authorit y            | Completed               |                   43    |              30    |                         30    |
|         2 | Construction of grade separator from H-7 area to Port connectivity Road by passing Convent Junction - Visakhapatnam Port | NHAI                                      | Completed               |                   46.34 |              23.17 |                         21.99 |
|         3 | 2 to 4 laning of port road connectivity to NH - 5 -Phase II                                                              | NHAI                                      | Completed               |                   77    |              20    |                         20    |
|         4 | Coastal Districts Skill Development Program - Phase I -Andhra Pradesh                                                    | Ministry of Rural Developmen t (DDU- GKY) | Completed               |                    0.28 |               0.28 |                          0.14 |
|         5 | Centre of Excellence in Maritime and Shipbuilding - CEMS - AP-18 out of 24 Labs in AP                                    | IRS                                       | Completed               |                  574    |              37.52 |                         36.3  |
|         6 | Development of Fishing Harbour in Juvvaladinne in SPSR Nellore District in the State of Andhra Pradesh.                  | Fisheries Department, GoAP                | Completed               |                  288    |              69.15 |                         62.23 |

|   7 | Coastal Districts Skill Development Program - Phase 2 - Andhra Pradesh                           | Ministry of Rural Developmen t (DDU- GKY)   | Under Implement ation   |   5.98 |   5.98 |   5.98 |
|-----|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------|--------|--------|--------|
|   8 | Improvement of Kakinada Anchorage Ports infrastructure in East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh | Andhra Pradesh Maritime Board               | Completed               |  85.83 |  36.67 |  36.67 |
|   9 | Fishing harbor at Budugatlapalem                                                                 | Andhra Pradesh Maritime Board               | Under Implement ation   | 386.2  |  40    |   0    |
|  10 | Fishing harbor at Kothapatnam                                                                    | Andhra Pradesh Maritime Board               | Under Implement ation   | 364    |  40    |   0    |
|  11 | Fishing harbor at Pudimadaka                                                                     | Andhra Pradesh Maritime Board               | Under Implement ation   | 387    |  40    |   0    |
|  12 | Modernisation of Visakhapatnam Fishing Harbour                                                   | Visakhapatn am Port Authorit y              | Under Implement ation   | 151.81 |  50    |   7.34 |

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