The government aims to develop six mega ports in the country by 2047, the Parliament was informed on Tuesday (1 April).
The move is aimed at significantly enhancing the nation’s maritime infrastructure and boosting trade capacity.
In a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha, Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal confirmed that the government plans to establish both major and non-major port clusters.
These clusters will be developed to handle capacities exceeding 300 Million Tonnes Per Annum (MTPA) and 500 MTPA.
The six identified port clusters are:
- Cochin – Vizhinjam Port Cluster
- Galathea South Bay Port
- Chennai – Kamarajar – Cuddalore Port Cluster
- Paradip and other Non-Major Ports Cluster
- Deendayal and Tuna Tekra Port Cluster
- Jawaharlal Nehru – Vadhavan Port Cluster
“Six port clusters out of which four port clusters, namely, Cochin–Vizhinjam Port cluster, Galathea South Bay Port, Chennai–Kamarajar–Cuddalore Port cluster, Paradip and other Non-Major Ports cluster with capacity of more than 300 Million Tonnes Per Annum (MTPA) and two port clusters, namely, Deendayal and Tuna Tekra Port cluster, Jawaharlal Nehru–Vadhavan Port cluster with a capacity of more than 500 MTPA are to be developed as Mega Ports by the year 2047,” Sonowal said.
The minister said that the activities to be undertaken by Major Ports for augmentation of capacity and improving infrastructure are included in the Maritime Amrit Kaal Vision, 2047.
The Amrit Kaal Vision 2047, formulated by the Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways, builds on the Maritime India Vision 2030 and aims to develop world-class ports and promote inland water transport, coastal shipping, and a sustainable maritime sector.
It encompasses aspirations in Logistics, Infrastructure, and Shipping, supporting India’s ‘Blue Economy’.
The vision, shaped through over 150 consultations with various stakeholders and the analysis of 50 international benchmarks, outlines more than 300 actionable initiatives for enhancing ports, shipping, and waterways by 2047.
Sonowal further said that the works for “infrastructure enhancement and capacity augmentation in the Major Ports are already under progress through Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode and also through internal resources”.
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