By Our Correspondent
NEW DELHI/BHUBANESWAR: Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways, Shri Sarbananda Sonowal in a written reply in Rajya Sabha said 53 Projects worth more than Rs. 54,000 Cr. have been identified under Sagarmala Programme in the state of Odisha for enhancing the infrastructure related to Port led Industrialization, Port Modernization, Port Connectivity enhancement, Coastal Community Development & Coastal Shipping and Inland Waterways. These projects are implemented by Central Ministries, lWAl, Indian Railways, State Government and Major Ports etc. Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways under Sagarmala Scheme is partially funding 6 projects worth Rs350 Cr in the state of Odisha.
Paradip Port is a Major Port in the State of Odisha. As a part of Sagarmala Programme, Paradip Port has implemented capacity addition / modernisation/ connectivity projects. Paradip Port in the State of Odisha has handled 145.38 million tonnes of cargo in the year 2023-24.
Ports other than Major Ports (Non- Major Ports) are under the administrative control of the State Government. Government of Odisha have notified 14 (Fourteen) nos. ports location for development as Non-Major Ports in the State out of which 02 (Two) Non- Major Ports i.e., Dhamra and Gopalpur are in operation. The functional Non-Major Ports in Odisha have handled 54.24 million tonnes of cargo in the year 2023-24.
The Government has constructed exclusive coastal berths at VOCPA (2017), ChPA (2019), JNPA (2021) and MbPA (2024-25). Mechanization of coastal berths has been undertaken at Paradip and Haldia ports.As per Maritime Amrit Kaal Vision 2047, Government plans to increase the coastal cargo volumes transported in the country to 1300 MTPA.
