Lok Sabha Question No. 2233 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-10
Subject: New Ports
Ministry: SHIPPING
Asked by: AJAY NISHAD

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SHIPPING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2233 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 TH MARCH, 2016

## NEW PORTS

## 2233.     SHRI AJAY NISHAD:

Will the Minister of SHIPPING be pleased to state:

## पोतप�रवहनमंत्

- (a) the number of ports in the country, State/UT-wise;
- (b) whether the Government has studied the feasibility of opening new ports to fulfil the rising demand for port facilities;
- (c) the details of the funds granted for the maintenance of the said ports during each of the last three years and the current year, port-wise, State/UT-wise;
- (d) the names of the States where the construction of new ports has been proposed;
- (e) whether the coastal States are considering grant of land to land locked States for construction of ports and if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) whether the Government proposes to provide assistance for the construction of ports and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) There are 12 Major Ports  and 198  Non-Major  Ports in the country. The listof the Major Ports state/UT-wise is  at annexed-I and the list of the Non-Major Ports is at annexed-II .
- (b) Yes,  Madam.  On  the  basis  of  the  Techno-economic  Feasibility  Report,  the Government has decided to set up new major ports in the country.
- (c)to(f):No, Madam. No funds have been allocated for new major ports so far.  However, the  estimated  cost  of  Sagar  Port  in  West  Bengal  and  Dugarajapatnam  Port  in Andhra Pradesh is Rs.11,921 crore and Rs.17,615crore respectively.   As regards Colachel Port in Tamil Nadu and Vadhavan Port in Maharashtra, the estimated cost is Rs.6575 crores and Rs.9167 crores respectively.

## The List of Major Port in the Country.

## Annexure-I

|   S. No. | Name of Port                          | State/UT       |
|----------|---------------------------------------|----------------|
|        1 | Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT)             | West Bengal    |
|        2 | Paradip Port Trust (PPT)              | Odisha         |
|        3 | Visakhapatnam Port Trust (VPT)        | Andhra Pradesh |
|        4 | Kamarajar Port Trust (KPL)            | Tamil Nadu     |
|        5 | Chennai Port Trust (ChPT)             | Tamil Nadu     |
|        6 | V. O.Chidambaranar Port Trust (VOCPT) | Tamil Nadu     |
|        7 | Cochin Port Trust (CoPT)              | Kerala         |
|        8 | New Mangalore Port (NMPT)             | Karnataka      |
|        9 | Mormugao Port Trust (MbPT)            | Goa            |
|       10 | Jawaharla Nehru Port Trust(JNPT)      | Maharashtra    |
|       11 | Mumbai Port Trust (MbPT)              | Maharashtra    |
|       12 | Kandla Port Trust (KPT)               | Gujarat        |

## Annexure- II

## LIST OF NON-MAJOR/ MINOR PORTS IN THE COUNTRY-STATE-WISE & UNION TERRITORYWISE

| S.NO.            | NAME OF PORT     | S.NO             | NAME OF PORT     |
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
| GUJARAT- 42      | GUJARAT- 42      | GUJARAT- 42      | GUJARAT- 42      |
| 1.               | Mandvi           | 22               | Vansi-Borsi      |
| 2.               | Navlakhi         | 23               | Billimora        |
| 3.               | Bedi             | 24               | Valsad           |
| 4.               | Sikka            | 25               | Umarsadi         |
| 5.               | Jafarabad        | 26               | Kolak            |
| 6.               | Okha             | 27               | Maroli           |
| 7.               | Porbandar        | 28               | Umergaon         |
| 8.               | Veraval          | 29               | Mul-Dwarka       |
| 9.               | Bhavnagar        | 30               | Magdalla         |
| 10.              | Bharuch          | 31               | Alang/Sachana    |
| 11.              | Hazira           | 32               | Madhwad          |
| 12.              | Koteshwar        | 33               | Navabandar       |
| 13.              | Mundra / GAPL    | 34               | Rajpara          |
| 14.              | Jakhau           | 35               | Pipavav / GPPL   |
| 15.              | Jodia            | 36               | Mahuva           |
| 16.              | Salaya           | 37               | Talaja           |
| 17.              | Pindhara         | 38               | Ghogha           |
| 18.              | Beyt             | 39               | Khambhat         |
| 19.              | Rupen            | 40               | Dahej            |
| 20.              | Mangrol          | 41               | Bhagwa           |
| 21.              | Kotda            | 42               | Onjal            |
| MAHARASHTRA - 48 | MAHARASHTRA - 48 | MAHARASHTRA - 48 | MAHARASHTRA - 48 |
| 1                | Dahanu           | 25               | Redi             |
| 2                | Tarapur          | 26               | Kiranpani        |
| 3                | Nawapur          | 27               | Ratnagiri        |
| 4                | Satpati          | 28               | Kumbharu         |
| 5                | Kelwa-Mahim      | 29               | Shriwardhan      |

| 6                  | Arnala ( inclDatiware)              | 30                 | Bankot             |
|--------------------|-------------------------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
| 7                  | Uttan                               | 31                 | Kelshi             |
| 8                  | Bassein                             | 32                 | Harnai             |
| 9                  | Nhiwandi                            | 33                 | Dabhol             |
| 10                 | Manori                              | 34                 | Palshet            |
| 11                 | Kalyan                              | 35                 | Borya              |
| 12                 | Thane                               | 36                 | Jaigad             |
| 13                 | Versova                             | 37                 | Tiwri-Waroda       |
| 14                 | Bandra                              | 38                 | Purnagad           |
| 15                 | Trombay                             | 39                 | Jaitapur           |
| 16                 | Ulwa-Belapur / ( Panvel)            | 40                 | Vijaydurg          |
| 17                 | Mora                                | 41                 | Devgad             |
| 18                 | Mandwa                              | 42                 | Achara             |
| 19                 | Karanja                             | 43                 | Malvan             |
| 20                 | Thal (Rewas)                        | 44                 | Niwti              |
| 21                 | Alibag (Dharamtar )                 | 45                 | Nandgaon           |
| 22                 | Revdanda                            | 46                 | Murud-Junijira     |
| 23                 | Borli/Mandla                        | 47                 | Rajpuri (Dighi)    |
| 24                 | Manded                              | 48                 | Vengurla           |
| TAMILNADU-15       | TAMILNADU-15                        | TAMILNADU-15       | TAMILNADU-15       |
| 1                  | Cuddalore                           | 9                  | Punnakkayal        |
| 2                  | Nagapattinam                        | 10                 | Thirukkadaiyur     |
| 3                  | Rameswaram                          | 11                 | PY-3 (Oil field)   |
| 4                  | Pamban                              | 12                 | Kattupalli         |
| 5                  | Colachel                            | 13                 | Thiruchopuram      |
| 6                  | Valinokkam                          | 14                 | Manappad           |
| 7                  | Kanyakumari                         | 15                 | Kudankulam         |
| 8                  | Ennore                              |                    |                    |
| 1                  | Port Blair                          | 13                 | Nancowry           |
| 2                  | Mus                                 | 14                 | Chowra             |
| 3                  | Car Nicobar                         | 15                 | Teressa            |
| 4                  | Havelock                            | 16                 | Kondul             |
| 5                  | Mayabundar                          | 17                 | Pillow Millow      |
| 6                  | Diglipur                            | 18                 | East Island        |
| 7                  | Rangat                              | 19                 | Cinque Island      |
| 8                  | Hut bay                             | 20                 | Jolly Bouy Island  |
| 9                  | Katchal                             | 21                 | Tillongchong       |
| 10                 | Campbell Bay                        | 22                 | Castle Bay         |
| 11                 | Neil Havelock                       | 23                 | South bay          |
| 12                 | Dugong Creek                        |                    |                    |
| ANDHRA PRADESH -12 | ANDHRA PRADESH -12                  | ANDHRA PRADESH -12 | ANDHRA PRADESH -12 |
| 1                  | Bhavanapadu                         | 7                  | Vodarevu           |
| 2                  | Calingapatnam                       | 8                  | Nizampatnam        |
| 3                  | Bheemunipatnam                      | 9                  | Krishnapatnam      |
| 4                  | (i) Kakinada (ii)Kakinada Deepwater | 10                 | Gangavaram         |
| 5                  | Narsapur                            | 11                 | Mutyalampalem      |
| 6                  | Machilipatnam                       | 12                 | Rawa               |
| KARNATAKA - 10     | KARNATAKA - 10                      | KARNATAKA - 10     | KARNATAKA - 10     |
| 1                  | Mangalore                           | 6                  | Honavar            |
| 2                  | Malpe                               | 7                  | Tadri              |
| 3                  | Hangarkatta                         | 8                  | Belekeri           |

| 4                | Kundapur           | 9                | Karwar                        |
|------------------|--------------------|------------------|-------------------------------|
| 5                | Bhatkal            | 10               | Pudubidri                     |
| DAMAN &DIU - 2   | DAMAN &DIU - 2     | DAMAN &DIU - 2   | DAMAN &DIU - 2                |
| 1                | Daman              | 2                | Diu                           |
| LAKSHADWEEP - 10 | LAKSHADWEEP - 10   | LAKSHADWEEP - 10 | LAKSHADWEEP - 10              |
| 1                | Agatti             | 6                | Kavaratti                     |
| 2                | Amini              | 7                | Kadmat                        |
| 3                | Androt             | 8                | Kiltan                        |
| 4                | Bitra              | 9                | Kalpeni                       |
| 5                | Chetlat            | 10               | Minicoy                       |
| GOA- 5           | GOA- 5             | GOA- 5           | GOA- 5                        |
| 1                | Panaji             | 4                | Talpona                       |
| 2                | Chapora            | 5                | Tiracol                       |
| 3                | Betul              |                  |                               |
| PUNDUCHERRY - 2  | PUNDUCHERRY - 2    | PUNDUCHERRY - 2  | PUNDUCHERRY - 2               |
| 1                | Pondicherry        | 2                | Karaikal                      |
| WEST BENGAL - 1  | WEST BENGAL - 1    | WEST BENGAL - 1  | WEST BENGAL - 1               |
| 1                | Kulpi              |                  |                               |
| KERALA - 16      | KERALA - 16        | KERALA - 16      | KERALA - 16                   |
| 1                | Alppuzha           | 10               | Neendakara                    |
| 2                | Vadakara           | 11               | Azhikkal                      |
| 3                | Canannore          | 12               | Koavalam/Vizhinjam            |
| 4                | Kasaragod          | 13               | Tellycherry                   |
| 5                | Kodungalloor       | 14               | Kayamkulam                    |
| 6                | Ponnani            | 15               | Manakkodam                    |
| 7                | Thiruvananthapuram | 16               | Neeleswaram                   |
| 8                | Quilon             |                  |                               |
| 9                | Kozhikode/Beypore  |                  |                               |
| ORISSA - 12      | ORISSA - 12        | ORISSA - 12      | ORISSA - 12                   |
| 1                | Gopalpur           | 7                | JatadharMuhan                 |
| 2                | Bahabalpur         | 8                | Dhamra                        |
| 3                | Bahadammuham       | 9                | Chudamani                     |
| 4                | Palur              | 10               | Inchuri                       |
| 5                | Baliharichandi     | 11               | Chandipur                     |
| 6                | Astaranga          | 12               | Subatnarekha Mouth (Kirtania) |

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