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Ministry of Shipping

New Ports under Sagarmala Project

Posted On: 11 FEB 2019 4:36PM by PIB Delhi

The Minister of State for Road Transport, Shipping and Chemical & Fertilizers Shri Mansukh Mandaviya in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today informed that 14 number of CEZs in 8 states have been identified under the Sagarmala Programme.In the state of Kerala, one CEZ namely “Development of CEZ in Kerala –Malabar” has been identified under the Sagarmala Programme.The project is in concept phase and appraisal/approval of various Governments/agencies is under progress.

 

The Minister further informed the house that 6 new port locations, namely – Vadhavan (Maharashtra,Enayam (Tamil Nadu), Tajpur (West Bengal), Paradip Outer Harbour (Odisha), Sirkazhi (Tamil Nadu), Belekeri (Karnataka) have been identified and no new port has been included in the Sagarmala projects in Kerala.

 

The minister also provided the details of funds allocated under Sagarmala scheme to Coastal States/ UT (from FY15-16 to FY18-19). The details are below-

State

Number of Projects Sanctioned

Funds Sanctioned (Rs. Cr.)

Funds Released (Rs. Cr.)

Andhra Pradesh

2

20

5

Gujarat

5

219

145

Karnataka

8

253

133

Kerala

3

19

15

Maharashtra

27

311

140

Odisha

1

10

5

Puducherry

1

44

18

Tamil Nadu

6

180

108

Total

53

1,056

570

 

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