Sagarmala is a flagship programme of the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways aims to promote port-led development in the country through harnessing India’s 7,500 km long coastline and 14,500 km of potentially navigable waterways. As a part of Sagarmala Programme, more than 800 projects at an estimated cost of around 5.54 lakh crore have been identified for implementation.  These projects are broadly classified into five pillars of Sagarmala. Implementation of the projects under Sagarmala is to be done by the Central Line Ministries, State Maritime Boards, Major Ports and SPV preferably through Public Private Partnership (PPP) wherever feasible. Development of ports and harbours are covered under Port Modernisation Pillar of Sagarmala Programme. The details of Port Modernisation pillar of Sagarmala Programme state wise is annexed.

 

Annexure

Sr No	State	No. of Projects	Project Cost (Rs. Cr)
1	Andaman & Nicobar Islands	6	6089
2	Andhra Pradesh	29	35795
3	Daman & Diu	2	92
4	Goa	7	1141
5	Gujarat	36	40540
6	Karnataka	18	5129
7	Kerala	16	11299
8	Maharashtra	31	89042
9	Odisha	16	11752
10	Puducherry	3	509
11	Tamil Nadu	42	48342
12	West Bengal	32	5219

 

This information was given by the Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Shri Sarbananda Sonowal in a written reply to the Lok Sabha today.

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