Question : Status of Sagarmala Project

(a) the present status of Sagarmala project;
(b) the number of smart cities and Special Economic Zones (SEZs) included under
the Sagarmala programme across the country; and
(c) the number of coastal States identified along with the ports in Gujarat developed/ being developed under the said programme?

Answer given by the minister

(a) As a part of Sagarmala Programme, more than 800 projects at an estimated cost of around Rs. 5.48 lakh crore have been identified for implementation. Sagarmala projects includes projects from various categories such as modernisation of existing ports and terminals, new ports, terminals, RoRo & tourism jetties, enhancement of port connectivity, inland waterways, lighthouse tourism, industrialization around port, skill development, technology centres, etc. The summary of projects undertaken in Sagarmala Programme as per five pillars is provided in Annexure I.

(b) Special Economic Zone at Jawaharlal Nehru Port, Smart Industrial Port City at Deendayal Port & Paradip Port and Coastal Employment Unit at V. O. Chidambaranar Port area part of Sagarmala Programme.

(c) 14 projects related to development of new ports with estimated investment of Rs. 1,25,776 Cr. are part of Sagarmala Programme. These projects are spread across coastal states/ union territories including Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Tamil Nadu. Implementation of the projects is to be done by the State Maritime Boards and Major Ports etc..In Gujarat, 2 projects related to development of new ports including Bulk terminal / Greenfield Port at Chhara and CNG Terminal at Bhavnagar Port are part of Sagarmala Programme and being implemented by Gujarat Maritime Board.

Annexure I


Project Pillar/Theme Total Completed Under Implementation
# TPC
(Rs. Cr) # TPC
(Rs. Cr) # TPC
(Rs. Cr)
Port Modernization & New Port Development 237 250606 82 29575 56 37375
Port Connectivity Enhancement 213 138514 57 20958 71 84140
Port Led Industrialization 33 119845 9 45865 21 72705
Coastal Community Development 77 10135.7 18 1422.9 19 2351
Coastal Shipping & IWT 242 29382 28 1178 51 15953
Total 802 548484 194 99000 218 212526



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