Parliament Question: Logistics Infrastructure Development at Ports

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2220 ANSWERED ON 31.07.2026 LOGISTICS INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AT PORTS

2220. SHRI THARANIVENTHAN M S:

Will the Minister of PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS be pleased to state: प(cid:517)न, पोत प(cid:303)रवहन और जलमाग(cid:330) मं(cid:361)ी

(a) the present status of logistics infrastructure development at ports in Tamil Nadu to support exporters, including capacity augmentation, connectivity improvements and modernisation projects at major and non-major ports;

(b) the details of projects undertaken under Sagarmala Programme and other Central initiatives for improving port connectivity, cargo handling efficiency, warehousing, multimodal logistics and export facilitation in Tamil Nadu including Arani Assembly Constituency;

(c) the details of funds allocated, released and utilised for such logistics infrastructure projects in Tamil Nadu during the last five years; and

(d) the steps being taken by the Government to strengthen port-based logistics infrastructure, improve connectivity with industrial clusters, reduce export transportation costs and enhance the competitiveness of exporters from Tamil Nadu? ANSWER MINISTER OF PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS (SHRI SARBANANDA SONOWAL)

(a) to (d) Major Ports are under the administrative control of the Central Government

whereas Ports other than Major Ports (OTMP), also known as non major or minor ports, are under the administrative control of the respective State Governments and their development falls within the State’s jurisdiction and responsibility. The details of various logistics infrastructure development projects at major and non major ports in Tamil Nadu including capacity augmentation, connectivity improvements and modernisation are at Annexure-I.

Sagarmala programme has a dedicated pillar of port connectivity which focuses on the last mile and immediate hinterland connectivity of the ports via road, rail and inland waterways. Further, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has undertaken a comprehensive assessment of port connectivity and prepared a Comprehensive Port Connectivity Plan (CPCP) in 2022 by reviewing connectivity of theoperational ports and identified the ports which needed improvement of road and/or rail connectivity with nearby economic hubs. Subsequently, MoPSW, in consultation with Ministry of Road, Transport and Highways and Ministry of Railways has identified a total of 294 rail and road connectivity projects, out of which, 84 projects (63 Rail and 21 Road) have been completed.

Government has also taken various initiatives to enhance port capacity, improve operational efficiency, mechanization of berths, capital dredging for deep-draft vessels, which has resulted in cargo handling capacity of Major Ports to 1,728 Million Tonnes Per Annum (MTPA) as of March 2026.

Details of projects undertaken under Sagarmala scheme for improving port connectivity, cargo handling efficiency, multimodal logistics and export facilitation in Tamil Nadu are at Annexure-II.Annexure-I The details of funds allocated, released and utilised for logistics infrastructure projects in Tamil Nadu during the last five years.

a. Kamrajar Port:

Sl. Project Project Cost Fund Uitlized No (in cr.) (in cr.) 1 Container Terminal Phase-I Stage-II 558.00 342.00 2 IOCL Captive Jetty 921.00 868.48 3 Coal Berth-4 198.94 292.21 4 Fire Fighting Facilities 24.99 5.59 5 1 MLD Desalination Plant 21.92 19.5 6 Coal Berth-3 244.5 261.05 7 Capital Dredging Phase-VI (18 m Draft) 440.70 3.44 8 RFID & ANPR Based Gate Control System 5.54 3.66 9 Integrated Command & Control Centre (ICCC) 15.00 10.90 10 Rehabilitation of Northern Breakwater 91.52 85.75 11 Driver Amenity Building 3.65 3.64 12 Seafarers Club Building 7.25 7.21 13 Pass Section Building 4.52 4.57 14 Upgradation of Railway Tracks 35.20 32.46 15 Improvement of Southern Port Access Road on

195.00 154.09 deposit basis to TNRDC 16 Augmentation-doubling of southern rail 88.81 90.52 connectivity to KPLb. V.O. Chidambaranar Port:

Sl. Project Project Fund No. Cost Uitlized (in cr.) (in cr.) 1 Development of Bunkering and Refueling facilities for 35.00 21.00 Green Methanor at VoC Port

2. Construction of Widening the Koampallam Surplus Course 20.85 20.00

(KSC) bridge and Rail over Bridge (ROB)

3. Development and Operation of a full-fledged Truck Parking 23.69 10.00 Terminal adjacent to NH7A opposite to Fisheries college at V. O . Chidambaranar

4. Coastal berth with dredged depth of 10.0m to handle 36.00 29.99 vessels up to 15000 DWT -length 150m at VoCPT

5. Dredging the dock basin for coastal cargo berth at VOCPT 98.00 20.89 -Dredging in front of dedicated coastal berth c. Chennai Port Authority:

Sl Name of the Project Project Fund No Cost (in Uitlized (in cr.) cr.) 1 Development of Paved storage for handling export 54.00 25.73 cargo.

2 Development of Buffer Parking Yard for Trailers/Trucks 52.85 39.42 at the backup area of Berth No 24B(BD-I) 3 Development of Paved storage yards at Marshalling 63.34 21.803 Yard and JD (East) backup area for handling EXIM cargos at Chennai Port 4 Construction of four EXIM Godowns and development 70.21 21.736 of concrete roads around the Exim Godowns in ChPA.

5 Modernisation and Upgradation of Chennai Fishing 97.95 44.394 Harbour6 Construction of Bunker Berth at Chennai Port 44.00 22.00 7 Coastal cargo berth at ChPA 80.00 30.08 d. Tamil Nadu Maritime Board (Other than Major Ports) Estimated Funds Funds S.

Project Cost Rs. in released Utilized No Cr Rs. in Cr Rs.in Cr Extension of Passenger Berthing Facility at 1 31.50 9.50 9.50 Kanyakumari Port Creation of Additional Berthing Facilities at 2 3.66 1.78 1.06 Villondi Theertham Creation of Berthing Facilities for Tourist 3 7.58 7.21 5.73 Vessels at Agni Theertham 4 Construction of Floating Jetty at Mandapam 3.66 1.78 1.06 Upgradation of Nagapattinam Port Infrastructure for Passenger Ferry Service 5 10.47 9.62 7.79 between Nagapattinam (India) and Kankesanthurai (Sri Lanka) Modern elevated steel bridge for safe transp 6 ort of tourists from Vivekananda Rock to Thir 37.00 15.53 15.53 uvalluvur statue Construction of Breakwater both in North an d South side of entrance channel- Berth-1- B

7. 135.00 67.50 67.50 erth-2 and Capital Dredging at Cuddalore Po rt -From entrance channel till cargo berths Construction of a fishing harbour at Poompu

8. 148.00 37.00 37.00 har in Nagapattinam District in Tamil Nadu Expansion of fishing harbour at Chinnamutto

9. 74.00 18.38 18.38 min Kanyakumari District in Tamil Nadu Fishing harbor at Mookaiyur in Ramanathap

10. 113.90 28.48 28.48 uram district in Tamil NaduAnnexure-II Details of projects undertaken under Sagarmala scheme for improving port connectivity, cargo handling efficiency, multimodal logistics and export

facilitation in Tamil Nadu :

Impleme Proje Projec MoPSW Fund Re Sl. Project Project Name nting Ag ct Sta t Cost Share leased No. Pillar ency tus (₹ Cr) (₹ Cr) (₹ Cr) Upgradation of Nagapattinam P ort Infrastructur e for the passenTamil Nadu Coastal S Under I 1 ger ferry service Maritime Bohipping a mpleme 10.47 10.47 9.62 from Nagapattinard nd IWT ntation am (India) to Ka nkesanthurai (S ri Lanka) Creation of Bert hing facilities for Tamil Nadu Coastal S Under I the tourist vess 2 Maritime Bohipping a mpleme 7.58 7.58 7.21 els at Agni The ard nd IWT ntation ertham, Tamil N adu'.

Creation of addi tional berthing f acilities for the t Tamil Nadu Coastal S Under I 3 ourist vessels at Maritime Bohipping a mpleme 3.66 3.66 1.79 Villoondi Theert ard nd IWT ntation ham, Tamil Nad u Ministry of Coastal C Under I DDUGKY Phas Rural Devel ommunity 4 mpleme 10.67 3.66 3.37 e II Tamil Nadu opment (D Developm ntation DU-GKY) ent Modernization a Coastal C Under I nd up-gradation Chennai Po ommunity 5 mpleme 97.95 48.97 44.39 of Chennai Fish rt Authority Developm ntation ing Harbour”. entDevelopment of Tamil Nadu Coastal S Under I 6 Passenger jetty Maritime Bohipping a mpleme 20.00 10.00 9.50 at Kanyakumari ard nd IWT ntation Development a nd Operation of a full-fledged Tr V. O. Chida uck Parking Ter mbaranar P Port Mod Complet 7 minal adjacent t 23.69 10.00 10.00 ort Authorit ernization ed o NH7A opposit y e to Fisheries c ollege at V. O .

Chidambaranar Coastal berth wi th dredged dept V. O. Chida h of 10.0m to h Coastal S mbaranar P Complet 8 andle vessels u hipping a 36.00 29.99 29.99 ort Authorit ed p to 15000 DW nd IWT y T -length 150m at VoCPT Coastal S Coastal Cargo Chennai Po Complet 9 hipping a 80.00 30.08 30.08 Berth at ChPT rt Authority ed nd IWT Construction of Breakwater bot h in North and South side of e ntrance channel Tamil Nadu - Berth-1- Berth Port Mod Complet 10 Maritime Bo 135.00 67.50 67.50 -2 and Capital ernization ed ard Dredging at Cu ddalore Port -Fr om entrance ch annel till cargo berths Development of paved storage y Chennai Po Port Mod Complet 11 ard at Chennai 51.46 25.73 25.73 rt Authority ernization ed Port for handlin g export cargo Construction of Chennai Po Port Mod Complet 12 Bunker berth at 44.00 22.00 22.00 rt Authority ernization ed Chennai PortConstruction of a fishing harbou Coastal C Fisheries D r at Poompuhar ommunity Complet 13 epartment, 148.00 37.00 37.00 in Nagapattina Developmed GoTN m District in Ta ent mil Nadu Expansion of fis hing harbour at Coastal C Fisheries D Chinnamuttomi ommunity Complet 14 epartment, 74.00 18.38 18.38 n Kanyakumari Developmed GoTN District in Tamil ent Nadu Ministry of Coastal C DDUGKY Phas Rural Devel ommunity Complet 15 2.94 0.59 0.59 e I Tamil Nadu opment (D Developmed DU-GKY) ent Construction of widening the Ko rampallam Surp lus course bridg V. O. Chida e and rail over bmbaranar P Port ConnComplet 16 41.55 20.00 20.00 ridge -RoB incluort Authorit ectivity ed ding widening o y f road from west ern boundary to TTPS Dredging the do ck basin for coa V. O. Chida stal cargo berth mbaranar P Port Mod Complet 17 at VOCPT -Dre 98.00 20.89 20.89 ort Authorit ernization ed dging in front of y dedicated coast al berth National Techn ology Centre for Coastal C Ports, Waterwa ommunity Complet 18 IIT Chennai 77.03 39.67 39.67 ys and Coasts ( Developmed NTCPWC) at II ent T Madras.

Fishing harbor Fisheries D Coastal C Complet 19 at Mookaiyur in epartment, 113.90 28.48 28.48 ommunity ed RamanathapuraGoTNm district in Ta Developm mil Nadu ent Construction of fish landing cen Coastal C Fisheries D tre at Kunthukal ommunity Complet 20 epartment, 74.00 18.50 16.65 in Ramanathap Developmed GoTN uram District of ent Tamil Nadu.

Modern elevate d steel bridge fo r safe transport Tamil Nadu Port ConnComplet 21 of tourists from Maritime Bo 37.00 15.53 15.53 ectivity ed Vivekananda R ard ock to Thiruvall uvur statue Development of Buffer Parking y ard for Trailers / Trucks at the baChennai Po Port Mod Complet 22 49.06 39.42 39.42 ckup areas of B rt Authority ernization ed erth No. 24B(B D-II) in Chennai Port Authority Construction of four EXIM godo Under I wns and concre Chennai Po Port Conn 23 mpleme 54.34 27.17 21.74 te roads around rt Authority ectivity ntation EXIM godowns at Chennai Port Development of paved storage y ard at marshalli Under I Chennai Po Port Mod 24 ng yard and JD mpleme 45.90 22.95 21.80 rt Authority ernization

(east) back up a ntation rea for handling EXIM cargoes Total 1,336.2 558.22 541.33 *****