Lok Sabha Question No. 1247 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-03
Subject: Port Capacity
Ministry: SHIPPING
Asked by: VISHNU DAYAL RAM, BAIJAYANT "JAY" PANDA, ALOK SANJAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SHIPPING

## LOK     SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1247 TO BE ANSWERED ON 3 RD  MARCH 2016

## PORT CAPACITY

## 1247.   SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM: SHRI BAIJAYANT JAY PANDA: SHRI ALOK SANJAR:

Will the Minister of SHIPPING be pleased to state:

## पोतप�रवहनम ं त्

- (a) the  total  number  of  ports  in  the  country  and  their  capacity  along  with  the  cargo handling capacity;
- (b) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  increase  the  number  of  ports  and  if  so,  the details thereof and the locations identified and the estimated cost of their construction, State/UT-wise;
- (c) the details of the capacity of all the major ports during each year of the 12th Five Year Plan so far and the targeted capacity of all the major ports by the end of the 12th Five Year Plan; and
- (d) the steps taken by the Government for modernisation and to increase the capacity of the ports in the country?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SHIPPING (SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)

- (a) There  are  around  200  Non-Major  ports  under  the  control  of  respective  Maritime State Government and 12 are Major Ports under Ministry of Shipping.  The overall Capacity of  Operational  Non-Major  Ports  is  658.71  Million  Tonnes  and  Major  Ports  capacity  is 871.52 Million Tonnes  as on 31-3-2015.
- (b) 4 New Major Ports are proposed at Colachel, Tamil Nadu (estimated cost Rs. 6000 crores approx), Dahanu, Maharashtra (Rs. 9000 crores approx.), Sagar Island, West Bengal (Rs. 11,000 crores approx.), Dugarajapatnam, Andhra Pradesh (Rs. 6,000 crores approx.). These  new  port  projects  are  proposed  to  be  taken  up  through  combination  of  public  and private investment. In addition, Outer Harbor projects are proposed to be taken up in VOC Port at Tuticorin (Rs. 11,000 crores approx.) and Paradip, Odisha (Rs. 5,000 crores approx.).
- (c) The details of the Capacity of all the Major Ports during each year of the 12 th Five Year Plan so far and the targeted Capacity of all the Major Ports by the end of the 12 th Five Year Plan are given as under:

## (In MMT)

| Port    | Capacity (INMMT)   | Capacity (INMMT)   | Capacity (INMMT)   | Capacity (INMMT)         | Targeted Capacity by the end of the 12 th Five Year Plan   |
|---------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
|         | 2012-13            | 2013-14            | 2014-15            | 2015-16(up to Dec. 2015) | 2016-17                                                    |
| Kolkata | 17.14              | 17.44              | 21.10              | 21.60                    | 32.85                                                      |
| Haldia  | 46.75              | 49.75              | 49.75              | 51.89                    | 71.10                                                      |
| Paradip | 102.30             | 108.80             | 119.80             | 123.55                   | 125.50                                                     |

| Vizag         |   67.33 |   88.92 |   96.76 | 98.26   |   130.23 |
|---------------|---------|---------|---------|---------|----------|
| KPL           |   31    |   31    |   37    | 39.00   |    78    |
| Chennai       |   85.59 |   86.04 |   86.04 | 91.04   |   114.72 |
| VOC           |   33.34 |   42.06 |   44.55 | 46.78   |    81.54 |
| Cochin        |   44.66 |   49.66 |   49.66 | 49.66   |    57.83 |
| New mangalore |   76.77 |   77.77 |   77.77 | 77.77   |    84.89 |
| Mormugao      |   36.4  |   36.65 |   43.76 | 43.76   |    72.71 |
| Mumbai        |   44.53 |   44.53 |   44.53 | 47.03   |    79.13 |
| JNPT          |   65.88 |   65.88 |   79.37 | 79.37   |   155.61 |
| Kandla        |   93.22 |  102.32 |  121.43 | 123.21  |   145.13 |
| Total         |  744.91 |  800.52 |  871.52 | 892. 92 |  1229.24 |

(d) Modernisation and increasing the capacity of Major Ports is a continuous process. Government is regularly monitoring the Port projects to modernise/ upgrade to increase capacity  of  the  ports  and  also  to  bring  them  to  the  international  standards  through construction &  modernisation  of berths, installation of state of art  equipment  & mechanisation  of  cargo  handling  system  at  ports  including  the  dredging  projects  to accommodate large vessels at major ports.

The Government has undertaken the following measures to modernize the Ports:

- (i). Construction of new berths and terminals;
- (ii). Various expansion/upgradation projects for berths
- (iii). Installation of new and modern cargo handling equipments
- (iv). Deepening draught in Ports to handle larger vessels.
- (v). Installation of Vessel Traffic Management System (VTMS) for smooth movement of vessels.
- (vi). Implementation of Web-based Port Community system.
- (vii). Conducting benchmarking study for upgrading the existing ports to the International standards.

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