Question : CONSTRUCTION OF JETTIES UNDER TRP

(a) whether the Teressa, Chowra, Katchal, etc. do not have any berthing facilities for ships post-tsunami;

(b) if so, whether the funds allocated under Tsunami Rehabilitation Programme (TRP) for construction of jetties;

(c) if so, the details thereof alongwith the time by which these jetties are likely to be completed;

(d) whether the passenger ferries will anchor near Katchal (Kapanga) temporary jetty; and

(e) if so, the time by which the Katchal bound passengers will be disembarked at Katchal?

MINISTER OF SHIPPING (SHRI G.K. VASAN)

(a): No berthing facility is available for ships in post-tsunami scenario at Teressa. At Chowra, the jetty which was existing pre-Tsunami has been repaired. Two temporary jetties have been constructed, one at Kapanga and the other at Marine area of East Bay at Katchal.

(b) & (c): Yes, Madam. Under Tsunami Rehabilitation Programme, an amount of Rs.138.70 crores has been allocated by Government of India to A&N Administration for new jetties at Terrasa and Katchal. The projects will take about 3 years to complete after clearance by the Ministry of Environment & Forests.

(d): The passenger ferries are presently anchoring near Kapanga jetty at Katchal.

(e): Katchal bound passengers can be disembarked at Katchal after completion of the jetty.