Lok Sabha
The details of traffic handled at Paradip Port Trust during the year 2005-06 vis-à-vis the previous year in terms of some major commodities are as under:-
(In Million Tonnes)
| Commodity | Traffic 2005-06 | Traffic 2004-05 | % Increase |
| POL | 0.91 | 0.84 | 8.33 |
| Iron Ore | 10.27 | 9.05 | 13.48 |
| Fertilizer (Raw material) | 1.57 | 2.60 | -39.62 |
| Thermal Coal | 12.53 | 10.94 | 14.53 |
| Coking Coal | 3.76 | 3.27 | 14.98 |
| Containers (Number of Twentyfeet Equivalent Units) | 0.05 (3417) | 0.03 (2281) | 66.67 (49.80) |
| Other Cargo | 4.02 | 3.37 | 19.28 |
| Total | 33.11 | 30.10 | 10 |
The cargo traffic handled by Paradip Port during last three financial years alongwith percentage increase is given below:-
Year Million Tonnes % increase over previous year
2003-04 25.31 5.9
2004-05 30.10 18.9
2005-06 33.11 10.0
Improvement of the working of major ports in terms of handling of traffic in the country is an on-going process. Under the National Maritime Development Programme (NMDP) formulated by the Department of Shipping, a total of 28 projects involving development of berths, deepening of channel, equipment upgradation/modernization, rail/road connectivity are planned to be taken up over the period upto 2011-12 with a view to augmenting the capacity of the port to 88.66 million tonnes per annum (MTPA).
This information was given by the Minister for Shipping, Road Transport and Highways, Shri T.R. Baalu in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
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