Lok Sabha Question No. 1186 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-06
Subject: Capacity Enhancement in Port Handling
Ministry: PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS
Asked by: Shri Bidyut Baran Mahato, Shri Dilip Saikia, Shri Lumbaram Choudhary, Dr. Sanjay Jaiswal, Shri Naba Charan Majhi, Shri Janardan Mishra, Shri Shashank Mani, Shri Shankar Lalwani, Shri Alok Sharma, Smt. Kamlesh Jangde, Shri Praveen Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1186

ANSWERED ON 06.02.2026

## CAPACITY ENHANCEMENT IN PORT HANDLING

1186.  SHRI LUMBARAM CHOUDHARY:

SHRI DILIP SAIKIA:

SHRI ALOK SHARMA:

SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

SMT. KAMLESH JANGDE:

SHRI PRAVEEN PATEL:

SHRI SHANKAR LALWANI:

SHRI SHASHANK MANI:

SHRI JANARDAN MISHRA:

SHRI NABA CHARAN MAJHI:

DR. SANJAY JAISWAL:

Will the Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways be pleased to state:

## पȅन , पोत पįरवहन और जलमागŊ मंũी

- (a)   whether the Government has prepared a phase-wise roadmap to increase the  current  port  handling  capacity  to  180  Million  Metric  Tonnes  (MMT)  by 2047;
- (b) if so, the details of the milestones achieved till 2025;
- (c) the details of the capacity enhancement projects during the last five years, port-wise; and
- (d) the  details  of  the  plans  that  are  being  formulated  by  the  Government  to expand port handling capacity?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS (SHRI SARBANANDA SONOWAL)

- (a), (b) and (d) Yes. The Maritime India Vision 2030 and Maritime Amrit Kaal Vision 2047 have been prepared by the Ministry as roadmap for 2030 and 2047  respectively  to  enhance  the  Indian  ports  handling  capacity from  current  level  to  approximately  10,000  million  tonnes  per annum (MTPA) by 2047. As on 31.03.2025, the Indian Port cargo handling capacity has reached 2771 MTPA.
- (c) The port-wise list  of capacity  augmentation  projects  undertaken in Major Ports during the last five years is at Annexure-I.

Annexure-I

## Port-wise  list  of  capacity  augmentation  projects  undertaken  in  Major  Ports during the last five years

|   Sr. No. | Major Port            | Project                                                                                                                                                 |
|-----------|-----------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Deendayal Port        | Construction of Oil jetty No.7 at Old kandla                                                                                                            |
|         2 | Deendayal Port        | Construction of Oil jetty No.8 at Old kandla                                                                                                            |
|         3 | Deendayal Port        | Augmentation of liquid cargo handling capacity b.Replacement and revamping of pipeline project in oil jetty area, Kandla                                |
|         4 | Deendayal Port        | Development of Container Terminal at Tuna- Tekra, Deendayal Port on BOT basis under PPP mode                                                            |
|         5 | Deendayal Port        | Development of Oil Jetty to handle liquid cargo and ship bunkering terminal at Old Kandia on BOT basis                                                  |
|         6 | Deendayal Port        | Development of Marine Liquid Terminal Facilities consisting of SPM &Two Product Jetties in KPT waters at OOT, Vadinar, Kandla Port on Captive Use Basis |
|         7 | Deendayal Port        | Development of Multipurpose Cargo (other than Container/Liquid) Berth off Tuna Tekra outside Kandla Creek at Kandla on BOT basis under PPP              |
|         8 | Deendayal Port        | Procurement & deployment of 04 nos. of 100T & above capacity HMCs in DPA for mechanization                                                              |
|         9 | Mumbai Port           | Construction of 5th Oil Jetty at Jawahar Dweep Island at Mumbai Harbor.                                                                                 |
|        10 | Mumbai Port           | Construction of Mumbai International Cruise terminal                                                                                                    |
|        11 | Mumbai Port           | Construction of Third Chemical Berth at Pir pau                                                                                                         |
|        12 | Mumbai Port           | Construction of New Fish Jetty at Mallet Bunder                                                                                                         |
|        13 | Mumbai Port           | Reclamation of South west Cove at Jawahar Dweep                                                                                                         |
|        14 | Mumbai Port           | Deepened Second Chemical Berth (SCB) and its approach channel                                                                                           |
|        15 | Mumbai Port           | Deepening of Navigation channel from SCB to TCB upto 10.50mt. CD.                                                                                       |
|        16 | Jawaharlal Nehru Port | Capacity augmentation through the 4th Container Terminal (Phase II) and expansion of Bharat Mumbai Container Terminal                                   |
|        17 | Jawaharlal Nehru Port | Development of Additional Liquid Cargo Terminal                                                                                                         |

|   18 |                         | Development of new mega Port at Vadhavan                                                                        |
|------|-------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   19 | Mormugao Port           | Development of Berth No. 9 on EPC mode                                                                          |
|   20 | Mormugao Port           | Capital Dredging for deepening of Approach Channel from (-) 14.40M to (-) 19.80 M and berth basin.              |
|   21 | Mormugao Port           | Coastal Cargo Berth at Vasco Bay                                                                                |
|   22 | New Mangalore Port      | Deep Draft Berth no.14                                                                                          |
|   23 | New Mangalore Port      | Construction of Multi User Liquid Terminal                                                                      |
|   24 | Cochin Port             | Reconstruction of South Coal Berth at Cochin Port for handling chemicals                                        |
|   25 | New Mangalore Port      | Development of Ro-Ro facilities for handling propylene and other cargo                                          |
|   26 | Chennai Port            | Development of a Bunker Berth                                                                                   |
|   27 | Kamarajar Port          | Development of Ro-Ro Development Terminal cum GCB-2                                                             |
|   28 | Kamarajar Port          | Construction of IOCL Captive Jetty                                                                              |
|   29 | Kamarajar Port          | Construction of Container Terminal Phase 1 Stage 2                                                              |
|   30 | V.O. Chidambaranar Port | Conversion of 9 th Berth as Container Terminal on DBFOT basis for a period of 30 years (PPP)                    |
|   31 | V.O. Chidambaranar Port | Dredging infront of NCB III to handle vessels upto 14.20m draft                                                 |
|   32 | V.O. Chidambaranar Port | Mechanization of North Cargo Berth-III (NCB-III) for Handling Dry Bulk Cargo at V.O.C Port on DBFOT basis (PPP) |
|   33 | V.O. Chidambaranar Port | Upgradation of Coal Jetty I and its mechanization                                                               |
|   34 | Visakhapatnam Port      | Extension of VCTPL                                                                                              |
|   35 | Visakhapatnam Port      | Improving the capacity utilization of OR-I,II & III                                                             |
|   36 | Visakhapatnam Port      | Development and Mechanization of existing EQ-6 berth                                                            |
|   37 | Visakhapatnam Port      | Revamping of existing WQ-6 berth                                                                                |
|   38 | Visakhapatnam Port      | Development and Mechanization of EQ-1A                                                                          |
|   39 | Paradip Port            | Development of Multipurpose berth to handle clean cargo including containers at paradip port on BOT basis.      |
|   40 | Paradip Port            | Development of new iron ore berth for handling iron ore exports at paradip port on bot basis                    |
|   41 | Paradip Port            | Mechanization of EQ-1,2,3 berths to handle coal exports at paradip port on bot basis                            |

|   42 | Development of new coal berth for handling coal imports at paradip port on BOT basis                                                                                |
|------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   43 | Deepening and optimization of inner harbour facilities including development of western dock on bot basis to handle cape size projects under implementation vessels |
|   44 | Installation of the 3rd RMQC at HDC                                                                                                                                 |
|   45 | Commissioning of Outer Terminal-2 at HDC                                                                                                                            |
|   46 | Rejuvenation of KPD-II (West) under PPP mode- Phase-I                                                                                                               |
|   47 | Reconstruction of berth No. 8 and Mechanization of Berth 7 & 8 NSD                                                                                                  |
|   48 | Concrete Jetty and other facilities for liquid cargo handling at Budge Budge                                                                                        |
|   49 | Integrated development of Berth No 1 NSD, 2 NSD, 3 NSD , 4 NSD, 5 NSD and outer terminal at KDS                                                                     |
|   50 | Development of Cement Bulk Terminal at KPD- II(West) on Captive Basis                                                                                               |
|   51 | Container and coal berths on DBFOT basis through PPP mode at Balagarh                                                                                               |
|   52 | Development of KPD-II as Multi-modal Hub on DBFOT                                                                                                                   |
|   53 | Mechanization of Berth No. 2 at HDC                                                                                                                                 |
|   54 | Mechanization of Berth No. 5 at HDC                                                                                                                                 |
|   55 | Multipurpose Outer terminal with Berth No. 11 and 12 at HDC                                                                                                         |
|   56 | Mechanization of Berth 9 & 10 at HDC on PPP                                                                                                                         |
|   57 | Setting up of 3rd Floating crane at Diamond Harbour                                                                                                                 |
|   58 | Setting up of LNG FRSU at Sallukhali at HDC (Phase-I)                                                                                                               |

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