(a) the present status of setting up of a new Major Port at Dugarajapatanam in Andhra Pradesh;
(b) whether the Government proposes to invite bids for execution of the said project and if so, the details thereof;
(c) the time by which the work on the said project is likely to be started; and
(d) the details of projects taken up under the Sagarmala Programme in the State of Andhra Pradesh in view of its long coastline?
(a) to (c) The development of a new Major Port at Duggirajupatnam Port in Andhra Pradesh is included in Schedule XIII of the AP Reorganisation Act, 2014. The development of new Major Port at Duggirajupatnam was examined by NITI Aayog in consultation with Ministry of Shipping, Ministry of Finance and Government of Andhra Pradesh and it has been concluded that the project will not be viable due to strong competition from nearby Ports of Krishnapatnam, Ennore and Chennai which are 40, 80 & 80 KMs away respectively from the proposed Port. Ministry of Shipping has requested Government of Andhra Pradesh to furnish comments on the recommendations of NITI Aayog along with suggestions for alternate site (s) for development of a Major Port. The response from Government of Andhra Pradesh is still awaited. Ministry of Shipping, in the meanwhile, has constituted an Expert Committee to examine the issue and recommend further course of action.
(d) Total 104 projects have been identified with investment of Rs. 164,413 Crore in Andhra Pradesh under Sagarmala programme. The number of approved projects and investments across various categories of Sagarmala Programme are shown in Table below, out of which 14 projects are completed and 31 projects are ongoing.
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Project Category No. of identified Projects No. of Approved Projects
Total investments in Projects (Rs. Cr)
Port Modernization 25 13 21,070
Port Connectivity 57 25 47,250
Port Industrialization 11 6 93,548
Coastal Community Development 11 5 2,544
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