Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
Rail and Road Connectivity to Ports
Posted On:
08 AUG 2023 2:53PM by PIB Delhi
All Major Ports in the country are connected by rail and by 4 Lane Road or National Highway. As per the information received from State Governments, out of the 66 Ports other than Major Ports (Non-Major Ports) handling cargo, 13 are connected by rail while 24 are connected by 4 Lane Road / National Highway.
The details of ports in the country, State wise, handling products viz. coal, cement, fertilizers, petroleum and petrochemical products is annexed [ Annexure].
Out of the total cargo traffic of 1129.63 Million Tonnes handled at Indian Ports in the year 2022-23, ports in the State of Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh handled 493.85 Million Tonnes and 133.32 Million Tonnes respectively.
Annexure
|
S.No
|
State / UTs
|
No of ports handling coal
|
No of ports handling fertilizers,
|
No of ports handling cement
|
No of pots handling petroleum and petrochemical products
|
|
1
|
Gujarat
|
15
|
6
|
7
|
9
|
|
2
|
Maharashtra
|
7
|
3
|
5
|
3
|
|
3
|
Goa
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
|
4
|
Karnataka
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
|
5
|
Kerala
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
|
6
|
Tamil Nadu
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
7
|
|
7
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
4
|
4
|
1
|
2
|
|
8
|
Odisha
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
|
9
|
West Bengal
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
|
10
|
Pudducherry
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
|
11
|
A& NI
|
0
|
0
|
9
|
2
|
This information was given by the Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Shri Sarbananda Sonowal in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha today.
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