Lok Sabha Question No. 3202 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-04
Subject: Unused Land at Major Ports
Ministry: SHIPPING
Asked by: RATTAN LAL KATARIA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SHIPPING

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3202 TO BE ANSWERED ON 4

## LOK SABHA TH AUGUST, 2016 UNUSED LAND AT MAJOR PORTS

## †3202. SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA:

Will the Minister of SHIPPING be pleased to state:

## पोतप�रवहनमंत्

- (a) whether the Government proposes to utilise the unused land at all the major ports in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the manner in which such land is likely to be utilised, port-wise;
- (c) whether the Government has estimated the total area of such unused land;
- (d) if so, the details thereof, port-wise;
- (e) whether some foreign companies have proposed to upgrade/modernise the ports in India; and
- (f) if so, the details and the present status thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a)&(b):Yes,  Madam. The unused land available in the Major Ports is utilized by the ports keeping in view the operational requirements and as per the land use plan of the ports. Leasing of such lands is done as per extant policy guidelines issued by the Ministry of Shipping.

(c)&(d):The details of total land in the Major Ports and vacant land therein is given below:-

| S. No.   | Name of the Port               | Total Land (in acres)   | Vacant Land (in acres)   |
|----------|--------------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
| 1.       | Kolkata Haldia                 | 4576.00 6367.00         | 3766 1304                |
| 2.       | Paradip                        | 6521.03                 | 1625                     |
| 3.       | Visakhapatnam                  | 7618.30                 | 1269                     |
| 4.       | Kamarajar (Ennore)             | 2124.44                 | 1387                     |
| 5.       | Chennai                        | 688.55                  | 121                      |
| 6.       | V.O. Chidambaranar (Tuticorin) | 2619.11                 | 647                      |
| 7.       | Cochin                         | 2188.53                 | 342                      |
| 8.       | New Mangalore                  | 2352.00                 | 160                      |
| 9.       | Mumbai                         | 1998.03                 | 190                      |
| 10.      | Jawaharlal Nehru               | 7380.00                 | 1771                     |
| 11.      | Kandla*                        | 28340.00                | 2023                     |
| 12.      | Mormugao                       | 533.48                  | 00                       |
| TOTAL    | TOTAL                          | 73306.47                | 14604                    |

*There are 2,20,000 acres of submerged land under Kandla Port, out of which about 90% is  covered  by  mudflats,  creeks  and  mangroves  and  the  remaining  is  salt  pan land.

(e)&(f):No proposal has been received from any foreign company. However, modernization and upgradation of Major Ports is a continuous process and the foreign companies can participate in the relevant  bidding  processes.  100%  FDI  is  allowed  under  automatic  route  for  Port  Development Projects.

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