Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
Projects in Tamil Nadu Ports
Posted On:
28 DEC 2017 5:58PM by PIB Delhi
The Government has initiated new projects in various major ports in Tamil Nadu to increase their capacity handling and customer facilitations. Details of projects are given below:-
|
S.No
|
Name of Major Port
|
No. of
Project
|
Capacity
(in Million Metric Tonnes )
|
Projected
investment
(Rs. in crores)
|
Funds
spent till date
(Rs. in crores)
|
|
1
|
Chennai Port
|
1
|
1.00
|
80.00
|
34.00
|
|
2.
|
Kamarajar Port
|
6
|
29.00
|
6834.00
|
261.00
|
|
3.
|
VoC Port,
Tuticorin
|
5
|
63.32
|
2589.37
|
36.15
|
|
Total
|
12
|
93.32
|
9503.37
|
331.15
|
The capacity, actual utilisation of capacity and income generated by Chennai Port, Kamarajar Port and VoC Port for the last 3 years are given below:-
Chennai Port Trust
|
Year
|
Capacity (in Million Metric Tonnes )
|
Percentage of utilisation of capacity
|
Income generated
(Rs. in crores)
|
|
2014-15
|
86.04
|
61.06
|
698.75
|
|
2015-16
|
86.04
|
58.18
|
758.71
|
|
2016-17
|
93.44
|
53.74
|
775.43
|
Kamarajar Port Limited
|
Year
|
Capacity (in Million Metric Tonnes )
|
Percentage of utilisation of capacity
|
Income generated
(Rs. in crores)
|
|
2014-15
|
34
|
88.91
|
566.44
|
|
2015-16
|
38
|
84.76
|
617.31
|
|
2016-17
|
38
|
79.0
|
620.14
|
VoC Port, Tuticorin
|
Year
|
Capacity (in Million Metric Tonnes )
|
Percentage of utilisation of capacity
|
Income generated
(Rs. in crores)
|
|
2014-15
|
42.06
|
77.06
|
466.85
|
|
2015-16
|
44.55
|
82.72
|
55.99
|
|
2016-17
|
57.7
|
66.66
|
597.93
|
This information was given by the Minister of State for Shipping Shri Pon. Radhakrishnan in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
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