Lok Sabha Question No. 145 (STARRED), answered on 2015-07-30
Subject: Ship-Building/Ship-Repairing Facilities
Ministry: SHIPPING
Asked by: KALIKESH NARAYAN SINGH DEO, VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SHIPPING

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.145 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30 TH  JULY, 2015

## SHIP-BUILDING/SHIP-REPAIRING FACILITIES

- *145.   SHRI KALIKESH N. SINGH DEO: SHRI VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT:

Will the Minister of SHIPPING be pleased to state:

## पोत प�रवहन मंत्

- (a)        whether  the  Government  proposes  to  establish  state-of-art  ship-building  and  shiprepairing facilities of international standards in the country;
- (b)      if so, the details thereof and the policy initiative undertaken along with the estimated expenditure likely to be incurred for the purpose;
- (c)       whether the Government has assessed the estimated employment likely to be generated as a result thereof and if so, the details thereof;
- (d)       whether the Government proposes to develop various Light Houses as tourist hubs and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e)       whether any feasibility study has been undertaken by the Government for the purpose and if so, the details and the findings thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF SHIPPING (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

(a)to(e): A Statement is laid on the table of the House.

STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF  THE  LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 145 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30 TH  JULY, 2015 RAISED BY SHRI KALIKESH N. SINGH DEO AND SHRI VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT  REGARDING 'SHIP-BUILDING/SHIP-REPAIRING FACILITIES'

- (a)&(b):No,  Madam.  In  addition  to  public  sector  shipyards,  private  investors  have  set  up shipyards  in  the  country.  On  the  West  Coast,  Pipavav  Defence  and  Offshore Engineering  Company  has  come  up  with  sufficient  capacity  to  build  large  ships including Very Large Crude Carriers (VLCC).  On the East Coast, Larsen & Toubro Shipbuilding Ltd. has built a large shipyard near Chennai.
- (c) Does not arise.
- (d)&(e):Yes Madam. Lighthouses have been identified to promote lighthouse-based tourism and  Techno  Economic  Feasibility  study  has  been  completed  for  15  lighthouses  as indicated at Annexure-I along with their findings.

## List of 15 heritage Lighthouses

(Where Techno-Economic-Feasibility Study have been done)

|   Sl. No | Name of the Lighthouses       | Name of the States   | Findings         |
|----------|-------------------------------|----------------------|------------------|
|       1. | Madras Lighthouse             | Tamilnadu            | Found not Viable |
|       2. | Mahabalipuram Lighthouse      | Tamilnadu            | Viable           |
|       3. | Dolphin Nose Lighthouse       | Andhra Pradesh       | Found not Viable |
|       4. | KanhojiAngre                  | Maharashtra          | Viable           |
|       5. | Sunk Rock Lighthouse          | Maharashtra          | Viable           |
|       6. | Kanyakumari-Muttam Lighthouse | Tamilnadu            | Viable           |
|       7. | Rameshwaram Lighthouse        | Tamilnadu            | Viable           |
|       8. | Chandrabhaga Lighthouse       | Orissa               | Viable           |
|       9. | Gopalpur Lighthouse           | Orissa               | Viable           |
|      10. | False Point Lighthouse        | Orissa               | Viable           |
|      11. | Kadalur Point Lighthouse      | Kerala               | Viable           |
|      12. | Aguda Lighthouse              | Goa                  | Viable           |
|      13. | Dwarka Lighthouse             | Gujarat              | Viable           |
|      14. | Veraval Lighthouse            | Gujarat              | Viable           |
|      15. | Minicoy Lighthouse            | Lakshadweep          | Viable           |

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## Annexure-1