Lok Sabha Question No. 3059 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-13
Subject: Connectivity through Riverine Networks
Ministry: PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS
Asked by: Shri Suresh Kumar Shetkar, Shri Eatala Rajender, Smt. D K Aruna

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3059 ANSWERED ON 13.12.2024

## CONNECTIVITY THROUGH RIVERINE NETWORKS

3059.  SHRI SURESH KUMAR SHETKAR: SHRI EATALA RAJENDER: SMT. D K ARUNA:

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

## पȅन ,

पोत पįरवहन और जलमागŊ मंũी

(a) whether it is a fact that the Government has transformed the country's shoreline during  the  last  decade  by  doubling  the  capacity  of  the  country's  ports  and  by enhancing  port  efficiency,  reducing  turnaround  times  and  strengthening  last-mile connectivity through riverine networks in view of oceans being a shared heritage for nations and societies as well as the lifeline for international trade; and

(b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  progress  achieved  therein  during  the  last  ten years along with the amount of funds sanctioned/utilised, port-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to(b)  Yes.  The  cargo  handling  capacity  of  Major  Ports  has  increased  from 800.52Million Tonnes Per Annum (MTPA) in FY 2013-14 to 1630 MTPA in FY 202324. The key achievements in reducing Turnaround Time, enhancing port efficiency, and strengthening last-mile connectivity, along with  the Port wise cost of completed projects from 2014-15 to 2023-24 at Major Ports, are at Annexure I and II.

## Details of Efficiency Parameters

| Sl.No.   | Parameter                                              |   2013-14 |   2023-24 |   Improvement (%) |
|----------|--------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-------------------|
| (a)      | Cargo handled at Major Ports (MTPA)                    |    555.48 |    820    |             47    |
| (b)      | Capacity ofMajor Ports (MTPA)                          |    800.52 |   1630    |            103    |
| (c)      | Container Turnaround Time of Major Ports (hrs.)        |     41.76 |     30.12 |             27    |
| (d)      | Overall Turnaround Time at Major Ports (hrs.)          |     93.59 |     48.06 |             48    |
| (e)      | Cargo handled by Coastal Shipping in Major Ports       |     87    |    162    |             86.21 |
| (f)      | Cargo handled by Inland Waterways (Million Metric Ton) |      6.89 |    133.03 |           1830    |
| (g)      | Operational National Waterways                         |      3    |     24    |            700    |
| (h)      | Multi-Modal Terminals in Waterways                     |     16    |     26    |             62    |

Annexure-I

Annexure-II

## Major Port wise Cost of Projects Completed from FY 2014-15 to 2023-24.

| S.No        | Port                                  |   Cost of Projects (Rs. in crore) |
|-------------|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| 1.          | Chennai Port Authority                |                            443.12 |
| 2.          | Cochin Port Authority                 |                           1416.62 |
| 3.          | Deendayal Port Authority              |                           3340.28 |
| 4.          | Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority       |                           8432.96 |
| 5.          | Kamarajar Port Limited                |                           7821.66 |
| 6.          | Mumbai Port Authority                 |                           2232.58 |
| 7.          | Mormugao Port Authority               |                            283.9  |
| 8.          | New Mangalore Port Authority          |                           1010.73 |
| 9.          | Paradip Port Authority                |                           4501.89 |
| 10.         | Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port Authority |                           1808.97 |
| 11.         | V.O.Chidambaranar Port Authority      |                           1904.05 |
| 12.         | Visakhapatnam Port Authority          |                           3870.72 |
| Grand Total | Grand Total                           |                          37067.5  |

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