Lok Sabha Question No. 166 (STARRED), answered on 2016-05-05
Subject: Modernisation of Major Ports
Ministry: SHIPPING
Asked by: RAGHAV LAKHANPAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SHIPPING

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.166 TO BE ANSWERED ON 5 th MAY, 2016 MODERNISATION OF MAJOR PORTS

## *166. SHRI RAGHAV LAKHANPAL:

Will the Minister of SHIPPING be pleased to state:

## पोत

- (a) the details and the present status of expansion and modernisation work at each of the major ports including Visakhapatnam Port;
- (b) the details of financial implications involved therein including the investments channelised through Public-Private Partnership (PPP) mode, port-wise;
- (c) the details and the present status of setting up of a satellite port at Vadhavan near Dahanu in Maharashtra; and
- (d) the estimated cost of the project and the time by which the project is likely to be completed?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF SHIPPING (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

(a)to(d):A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 166  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  5 TH MAY,  2016  RAISED  BY  SHRI  RAGHAV LAKHANPAL REGARDING 'MODERNISATION OF MAJOR PORTS'.

- (a) Expansion and modernisation of Major Ports in the country is an on-going process to keep the ports abreast with new technologies and also to meet trade (traffic) requirements. The process primarily involves:
- (ii)   mechanisation of existing berths and terminals,
- (i)    construction of new berths and terminals,
- (iii) capital dredging for deepening of drafts for attracting large of vessels in port   channels,
- (v)   implementation of Web Based Port Community System,
- (iv)  installation of vessel traffic management system (VTMS),
- (vi)  installation of scanners at all container terminals,
- (viii) Green Port initiatives like creation of Solar Power Projects, E-Governance etc.
- (vii) implementation of 104 initiatives to reduce time and cost of operations in ports to benchmark their performance to international standards (30 recommendations have been implemented and the remaining will be implemented in phases by 2019) and

As a result of the initiatives, aggregate cargo handling capacity in Major Ports has expanded from 696.53 Million Tonnes Per Annum (MTPA) at the beginning of the Twelve Plan Period on 1.4.2012 to 965.36 MTPA on 31.3.2016. Port wise breakup is given below:-

| Sl. No.   | Name of Port                  |   Capacity on 1.4.2012 |   Capacity on 31.3.2016 |
|-----------|-------------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|
| 1         | Kolkata                       |                  17.14 |                   21.1  |
| 2         | Haldia                        |                  50.75 |                   65.89 |
| 3         | Paradip                       |                  80.3  |                  126.94 |
| 4         | Visakhapatnam                 |                  66.33 |                  107.75 |
| 5         | Kamarajar (Ennore)            |                  31    |                   45    |
| 6         | Chennai                       |                  83.19 |                   93.44 |
| 7         | V.O. Chidambaranar(Tuticorin) |                  33.34 |                   59.26 |
| 8         | Cochin                        |                  41.86 |                   49.66 |
| 9         | New Mangalore                 |                  50.97 |                   77.77 |
| 10        | Mormugao                      |                  41.9  |                   48.79 |
| 11        | Mumbai                        |                  44.53 |                   49.33 |
| 12        | JNPT                          |                  64    |                   89.37 |
| 13        | Kandla                        |                  91.22 |                  131.06 |
|           | TOTAL                         |                 696.53 |                  965.36 |

## (IN MILLION TONNES PER ANNUM)

- b) Port wise details of investments from 2012-13 to 2015-16 are given below:-

| Sr. No.   | Name of Port                   |   Investment from Public Funds |   Estimated Investments from PPP Projects awarded during 2012-13 to 2015-16 |
|-----------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1         | Kolkata                        |                          90.6  |                                                                     4569.26 |
| 2         | Paradip                        |                         355    |                                                                     4568.94 |
| 3         | Visakhapatnam                  |                         776.99 |                                                                     3095.11 |
| 4         | Kamarajar (Ennore)             |                        1025.91 |                                                                     6552.88 |
| 5         | Chennai                        |                         196.99 |                                                                       27.29 |
| 6         | V.O. Chidambaranar (Tuticorin) |                         797.62 |                                                                     1608.74 |
| 7         | Cochin                         |                          94.06 |                                                                      991.3  |
| 8         | New Mangalore                  |                         252.39 |                                                                     1707.46 |
| 9         | Mormugao                       |                         183.41 |                                                                     1374    |
| 10        | Mumbai                         |                         651.17 |                                                                      145    |
| 11        | JNPT                           |                        1934.29 |                                                                    15011    |
| 12        | Kandla                         |                         709.48 |                                                                     2219.13 |
|           | TOTAL                          |                        7067.91 |                                                                    41870.1  |

(Rs. IN CRORES)

- (c)&(d): Due to draft constraints in the two Major Ports, namely, Jawaharlal Nehru and Mumbai ports in Maharashtra, it has been decided to develop a satellite port at Vadhavan near Dahanu  in  Maharashtra  to  attract  large  size  vessels.  The  port  project  will  be  jointly implemented by Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust(JNPT) and Maharashtra Maritime Board (MMB)  with  a  shareholding  of  76%  and  24%  respectively.  A  Memorandum  of Understanding between JNPT and MMB has been signed on 5.6.2015 for setting up the port at Vadhavan. Estimated total cost of the entire project, to be implemented in four phases, is Rs. 29860 crores. Pre-investment activities including action for preparation of Detailed Project Report are under progress.

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