(a) whether the Government has reviewed the performance of the major ports in the country;
(b) if so, the details thereof, port-wise during 2002-03, 2003-04 and 2004-05, till date; and
(c) the steps being taken to improve the efficiency of the ports?
MINISTER OF SHIPPING, ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI T.R. BALLU)
(a) to (c): A statement is laid on Table of the House.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 11 FOR 1.12.2004 ASKED BY SHRI JASHUBHAI DHANABHAI BARAD REGARDING PERFORMANCE OF PORTS.
(a) & (b): The review of the performance of major ports in the country is a continuous process. The port-wise cargo traffic handled during 2002-03, 2003-04 and 2004-05 (April to October, 2004) is given below:-
(In Million tonnes)
Name of the Port 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 (April-October)
Kolkata 35.80 41.05 23.78 Paradip 23.90 25.31 16.92 Visakhapatnam 46.01 47.74 27.68 Ennore 8.49 9.28 5.49 Chennai 33.69 36.71 23.95 Tuticorin 13.29 13.68 9.19 Cochin 13.00 13.57 8.26 New Mangalore 21.43 26.67 18.59 Mormugao 23.65 27.88 13.12 Jawaharlal Nehru 26.84 31.18 18.95 Mumbai 26.80 29.96 19.91 Kandla 40.63 41.52 23.75
Total: 313.53 344.55 209.59
(i) Construction and equipping of new berths/terminals;
(ii) Replacement of existing equipment with the state-of-art equipment on existing berths;
(iii) Labour training and improvement in management practices for achieving higher efficiency output;
(iv) Private sector involvement in the development and operation of port facilities to bring out additional investment and modern techniques for greater efficiency;
(v) Computerisation of port working and partial induction of Electronic Data Interchange; and
(vi) Setting up of Vessel Traffic Management System.