Lok Sabha Question No. 4348 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-11
Subject: Major Ports
Ministry: SHIPPING
Asked by: R.K. BHARATHI MOHAN, SHOBHA KARANDLAJE, PRATHAP SIMHA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SHIPPING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4348 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11 th AUGUST, 2016

## MAJOR PORTS

## 4348.SHRI BHARATHI MOHANR. K.:

KUMARI SHOBHAKARANDLAJE:

SHRI PRATHAP SIMHA:

Will the Minister of SHIPPINGbe pleased to state:

## पोतप�रवहनमंत्

- (a) whether the Government is awarethat major ports in the country are not ableto meet the global requirements of freighttransport;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and thereaction of the Government theretoalongwith the remedial measures taken/being taken by the Government in thisregard;
- (c) whether the Government is awarethat the capacity of major ports inKarnataka has been declining over the lastfew years;
- (d) if so, the details thereof along withthe reason therefor during each of the lastthree years and the current year, port-wise;
- (e) whether the Government proposesto formulate any comprehensive plan toenhance the capacity of these ports; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof and if not,the other steps taken/being taken by theGovernment in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)&(b):Expansion, modernization and up-gradation of Major Ports in the country is an ongoing process to keep the ports abreast with new technologies and also to promote trade  and cargo. The capacity of the Major Ports has grown significantly with last few years. The existing capacity of the Major Ports as on 31 st March, 2016 is 965.36 MTPA which is adequate  to  handle  existing  cargo  at  the  Ports.  The  cargo  handled  by  the  Major  Ports during 2015-16 was 606.37 MT.
- (c)to(f):There is only one Major Port in Karnataka viz New Mangalore Port and there has been no decline in its capacity during the last few years. The capacity available in the Major Ports during the last three years and the current year is as under:

## Capacity(MTPA)

| Port                       |   2014 (31 st March) |   2015 (31 st March) |   2016 (31 st March) |   2016-17 (Upto June, 2016) |
|----------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|-----------------------------|
| Kolkata (including Haldia) |                63.89 |                70.85 |                86.99 |                       86.99 |

| Paradip            |   108.80 |   119.80 |   126.94 |   126.94 |
|--------------------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
| Visakhapatnam      |    88.92 |    90.76 |   107.75 |   107.75 |
| Kamarajar (Ennore) |    31    |    37    |    45    |    45    |
| Chennai            |    86.04 |    86.04 |    93.44 |    93.44 |
| V.O.Chidambaranar  |    42.06 |    44.55 |    59.26 |    59.26 |
| Cochin             |    49.66 |    49.66 |    49.66 |    49.66 |
| New Mangalore      |    77.77 |    77.77 |    77.77 |    77.77 |
| Mormugao           |    36.65 |    43.76 |    48.79 |    48.79 |
| Mumbai             |    44.53 |    44.53 |    49.33 |    49.33 |
| JNPT               |    65.88 |   121.43 |    89.37 |    89.37 |
| Kandla             |   102.32 |    79.33 |   131.06 |   131.06 |
| Total:             |   800.52 |   871.34 |   965.36 |   965.36 |

Expansion & up-gradation of capacity in Major Ports is continuous process and it  involves construction of new berths & terminals, mechanization of existing berths & terminals etc. and up-gradation of skills of human resource in the major ports.

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