total area of the district. Kollam is located on the banks of Ashtamudi Lake. Neendakara, a major fishing port in southern Kerala, is also located on this scenic lake. Edava and Nadayara Lakes are also partly located in Kollam district.
Kollam district is moderately industrialized. Government enterprises namely; Indian Rare Earths Limited and Parvathi Mills are among the important industrial units in Kollam. Kerala Ceramics Ltd. (Kundara), Kerala Electrical and Allied Engineering Company, Kerala Premo Pipe Factory, Kerala Minerals and Metals Limited, United Electrical Industries‐Kollam and Kerala Agro‐Fruit Products are state‐government‐owned companies. Other industries are Thomas Stephen & Co., Floorco, Cooperative Spinning Mill and Punalur Paper Mills.Kollam is well‐ connected to rest of the country by bus and train service. It also has an IWT terminal which has 30m berthing space with 200 sqm covered godown and 400 sqm open storage. In the base year, region handled around 2.38 million tonnes potential IWT traffic comprising 0.82 million tonnes of originating and 1.56 million tonnes of terminating goods traffic. Out of this, traffic likely to get diverted to proposed IWT services, arrived at using various assumptions described earlier, is estimated to be 0.50 million tonnes comprising 0.22 million tonnes of originating and 0.27 million tonnes of terminating goods traffic. Traffic: Projected divertible traffic through at Kollam Terminal
Kollam Total Traffic (MT) Year Org. Termi. Total 2011‐12 0.67 1.20 1.87 2021‐22 1.99 2.23 4.22 2031‐32 3.68 5.14 8.82 Imp Com. Fertilizer, Food grains, General Goods
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Road Connectivity:
A 2km two‐lane road connecting proposed IWT Terminal to the National Highway 47/ National Highway 208 is of 7m wide with 10m base width. This is required to be strengthened for catering heavy vehicle movement. At normative prices, a sum of Rs.2 Crore is kept in for strengthening this stretch. The satellite imagery of road connectivity is given below:
Rail Connectivity:
Kollam falls under Trivandrum Division of Southern Railway.The Terminal is at a distance of about 2.80km from the Kollam Railway station. The land strip along the alignment is to be acquired for Railway connectivity. The development cost for rail connectivity is estimated as Rs.21.20 crores and the land cost for this strip of land is considered as Rs.11.11crore on normative prices. Thus a total sum of Rs.32.31 crore is estimated for this connectivity. Estimated traffic is also justifying the need of rail connectivity to the terminal.
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Total Development Cost:
It is envisage that a sum of Rs. 69 crores is required for the development of IWT Terminal at Kollam. The breakup costs of investment required are detailed as follows: 1Waterway development : Rs. 25 crores Road Connectivity : Rs. 2 crores Rail Connectivity : Rs. 32 crores Terminal Development Cost : Rs. 10 crores Total Investment : Rs. 69 Crores
4.5.4 TERMINAL AT ALAPPUZHA
Alappuzha is the sixth largest city in Kerala with picturesque canals, backwaters, beaches, and lagoons are an important tourist destination in India. The Backwaters of Alappuzha are the most popular tourist attraction in Kerala. Coir is the most important commodity manufactured in Alappuzha. There is also a Coir Research Institute functioning at Kalavoor. The economy of the district is predominantly based on agriculture and marine products. The agricultural activities predominantly revolve around Kuttanad region. Though the district is industrially backward, some traditional industries based on marine products, handlooms,
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different types of handicrafts, toddy tapping, have been active.Alappuzha is also well connected by road through NH‐47. The city is accessible by air, rail, road and water. Cochin International Airport, which is 78 kms to the North, is the closest airport. One major rail line passes through Alappuzha. It is linked by rail to cities of the country. Alappuzha is also being provided with an IWT terminal to handle goods traffic, which is under construction.
In the base year, region handled around 2.70 million tonnes potential IWT traffic comprising 0.97 million tonnes of originating and 1.73 million tonnes of terminating goods traffic. Out of this, traffic which is likely to get shifted to IWT services are estimated to be 0.72 million tonnes comprising 0.29 million tonnes of originating and 0.43 million tonnes of terminating goods traffic.
Traffic: Projected divertible traffic through at Alappuzha Terminal Alappuzha Total Traffic ( MT) Year Org. Termi. Total 2011‐12 1.58 0.98 2.56 2021‐22 1.26 1.84 3.10 2031‐32 3.23 3.25 6.48 Imp Com. Food Grains, Fertilizer
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Road Connectivity: The proposed terminal is already connected with a two lane road of 10m wide to State Highway 40 and thereby connecting NH‐47. To strengthen for heavy vehicle movement, a provision of Rs.2 crore is kept in the estimates. The satellite imagery indicating the connectivity is depicted in the figure below;
Rail Connectivity:
Rail connectivity to this terminal is found not feasible from the nearest railway station as the alignment has to pass through the congested city. Also,the traffic is not adequate enough that warrants an exclusive rail connectivity.
Total Development Cost:
It is envisaged that a sum of Rs. 37 crores is required for the development of IWT Terminal at Alappuzhac. The breakup costs of investment required are detailed as follows:
Waterway development : Rs. 25.0 crores Road Connectivity : Rs. 2.0 crores Terminal Development Cost : Rs. 10 crores Total Investment : Rs. 37 Crores
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4.6 CONNECTIVITY IN PROPOSED TERMINLAS AT NATIONAL WATERWAY‐4
National Waterway 4 (NW‐4) comprises Kakinada‐Puducherry Canal System integrated with Rivers Godavari and Krishna. NW‐4 can offer cost effective IWT services over a distance of about 1078 km covering states of Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Union Territory of Puducherry.
“National Transport Development Policy Committee (NTDPC) Report ,”estimated potential IWT traffic of about 4.85 million tonnes in the year 2019‐20 and 9.82 million tonnes by the year 2029‐30. Important commodities likely to be handled by the IWT services on this corridor are given in Table below:
Cargo Potential on NW‐4 (in MMT) SN Commodity 2019‐20 2029‐30 1 Coal 2.27 4.22
2 Rice 0.90 2.01 3 Food grains 0.31 0.69 4 Cement 0.31 0.76 5 Fertilisers 0.41 0.77 6 Forest products 0.19 0.42 7 Salt 0.14 0.29 8 Other General Cargo 0.32 0.66 Total Cargo Potential 4.85 9.82 In the current exercise, it is estimated that out of total potential base year traffic relevant for the entire IWT corridor under study worked out to 84.09 million tonnes. Under most likely scenario, total divertible traffic to be dealt with at the proposed IWT terminals worked out to about 35.73 million tonnes having 17.86MT as originating traffic. In the terminal year of the study (in 2031‐32) traffic is anticipated reach 104.25 million tonnes having 52.12 million tonnes as originating traffic under most likely scenario
The following terminals are proposed under NW‐4
National Nearest SN. Name of IWT Terminal Nearest Railhead Gauge Waterways NH/SH NW 4 1 Kakinada/Kakinada Port NH ‐ 214 Kakinada BG NW4 2 Muktiyala /Guntur SH Guntur BG NW4 3 Vijayawada NH ‐ 9 Vijayawada BG
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NATIONAL WATERWAY NO : 4
Identified IWT Terminal: 3
4.6.1 TERMINAL AT KAKINADA/ KAKINADA PORT
East Godavari District with headquarters at Kakinada is the most populous district of the state. East Godavari district is also known as the rice bowl of Andhra Pradesh with lush paddy fields and coconut groves. Kakinada is part of a Special Economic Zone and a proposed "Petroleum, Chemical and Petrochemical Investment Region (PCPIR)". It is a hub to all the deep sea exploratory activity in the region due to its deep‐water sea port and its proximity to the gas fields.
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It is well connected with rest of the country with rail and road. There is an anchorage port at Kakinada for handling goods traffic. Besides, a deep sea all weather port established by a private sector also exists here. In the base year, region along with the Kakinada port handled around 11.064 million tonnes potential IWT traffic comprising 6.49 million tonnes of originating and 4.56 million tonnes of terminating goods traffic. Out of this, traffic likely to get shifted to IWT services are estimated to be 4.37 million tonnes comprising 2.84 million tonnes of originating and 1.53 million tonnes of terminating goods traffic. Traffic: Projected divertible traffic through at Kakinada Terminal
Kakinada Total Traffic ( MT) Year Org. Termi. Total 2011‐12 4.13 3.20 7.33 2021‐22 6.07 4.40 10.47 2031‐32 12.05 8.90 20.95 Imp Com. Container, Fertilizer
Road Connectivity: Good roads connect Kakinada with all the places within the state and rest of the country. NH‐214 from Kathipudi to Ongole (both on NH‐5) passes through Kakinada. A couple of state highways connect Kakinada to Rajahmundry and other places within the district. There is a proposal to develop the road between Kakinada and Suryapet via Rajahmundry into a National Highway which will reduce the distance between Kakinada and Hyderabad. The proposed terminal is to be connected with a 300m two lane road of 20m wide to National Highway 214. To strengthen for heavy vehicle movement, a provision of Rs.2.84
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crore is kept in the estimates. The satellite imagery indicating the connectivity is depicted in the figure below.
Rail Connectivity:
As a city located on the sea shore, Kakinada is a railway terminus. It has railway stations, namely Kakinada Town Junction(CCT) (1.2 km), Kakinada Port(COA) (1.8 km) and Sarpavaram (6.5 km), Kakinada is connected to Samalkot Junction (13 km) which is on the Chennai‐Howrah trunk line, where almost all express trains stop to connect Kakinada with the important places of the country. Kakinada falls under Vijayawada Division of South Central Railway. To provide connectivity to this terminal is found feasible from the nearest railway station i.e., Kakinada. However, the space inside the terminal is not adequate and hence required land to be acquired to accommodate rail siding requirement. The traffic potential warrants a rail siding inside terminal. The cost of rail connectivity is worked out as Rs.14.89crores, which includes Rs.2.44 crores towards land cost to be acquired for a 15m stretch of rail alignment.
Total Development Cost:
It is envisaged that a sum of Rs. 828 crores is required for the development of IWT Terminal at Kakinada. The breakup costs of investment required are detailed as follows:
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Waterway development : Rs. 800 crores Road Connectivity : Rs. 3 crores Rail Connectivity : Rs. 15 crores Terminal Development Cost : Rs. 10 crores Total Investment : Rs. 828 Crores
4.6.2 TERMINAL AT MUKTIYALA
Nalgonda District is a major producer of Cement in Andhra Pradesh due to the availability of lime stone across the borders of Nalgonda district and neighboring Guntur district. There are large numbers of Cement industries. Nalgonda is well connected with rest of the country through rail and road network. It is also provided with an IWT terminal at Muktiyala to handle goods traffic. In the base year, region handled around 5.69 million tonnes potential IWT traffic comprising 3.26 million tonnes of originating and 2.43 million tonnes of terminating goods traffic. Out of this, traffic likely to get shifted to IWT services are estimated to be 2.10 million tonnes comprising 1.30 million tonnes of originating and 0.80 million tonnes of terminating goods traffic.
Guntur District
Guntur district is the centre for business/commerce, industry, and agriculture. The region is identified as a major transportation and textile hub in India. Additionally, the Guntur area economy has an agricultural component that is internationally known for its exports of chillies, cotton, and tobacco. Some of the industries in the area are: textile mills/handloom, silk, Sangam Dairy, Cement, Chemical and Biotechnology, Andhra Fertilizers, jute mills, granite industries, diamond and other ore processing (Hindustan Zinc Limited), Auto‐Nagar and software/IT Companies. A Textile Hub is being developed on the south western side of the city, and the government is also encouraging the setting up of new industries. The region is well connected with rail and road transport with rest of the country. The region is also provided with a IWT terminal at Muktiyala.
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In the base year, region handled around 5.72 million tonnes potential traffic for IWT services comprising 1.84 million tonnes of originating and 3.87 million tonnes of terminating goods traffic. Out of this, traffic which is likely to get shifted to IWT services are estimated to be 2.00 million tonnes comprising 0.70 million tonnes of originating and 1.30 million tonnes of terminating goods traffic.
Traffic: Projected divertible traffic through at Muktiyala Terminal
Muktiyala Traffic (MT)
Year Org. Termi. Total 2011‐12 0.95 1.56 2.51 2021‐22 1.22 1.98 3.20 2031‐32 2.88 3.81 6.69
Imp Com. Food Grains, General Goods
Road Connectivity: The National Highway is passing very nearer to the Terminal Location. The road distance is hardly 100m and the same needs to be developed for road connectivity. No land acquisition involved and an estimated cost of Rs.0.80 crore is provided in the estimates for development and laying of road. The satellite imagery indicating the connectivity is depicted in the figure below.
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Rail Connectivity:
Jaggayapetta Railway station is the nearest railway station for this terminal location at 7.0km distance. It is found that the connectivity upto and inside the boundary of the proposed terminal is found feasible, the inadequate traffic anticipated in the Terminal location made it unviable and hence the rail connectivity is not recommended.
Total Development Cost:
It is envisaged that a sum of Rs. 851 crores is required for the development of IWT Terminal at Muktiyala. The breakup costs of investment required are detailed as follows:
Waterway development : Rs. 800 crores Road Connectivity : Rs. 1 crores Terminal Development Cost : Rs. 50 crores Total Investment : Rs. 851 Crores
4.6.3 TERMINAL AT VIJAYAWADA
Vijayawada is commercial city of Andhra Pradesh and the third largest after Hyderabad and Visakhapatnam, with an area of 261.88 Sq.km. The city has a population of 1,021,860 (2011 Census). Vijayawada is surrounded by the Krishna River on the east and west and the Budameru River on the north.
Vijayawada is famous for automobile body building, garment, iron and hardware small scale industries. The Jawahar Lal Nehru Auto Nagar Industrial Estate in Vijayawada is one of the
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largest hubs of automobile industry of Asia. In addition a 1800MW Vijayawada Thermal Power Project (VTPS) and 368.144 MW Gas‐based LANCO Power Plant which is under expansion to 768.144 MW are located here. In March 2011 Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) announced that it signed an agreement with APGENCO for setting up a 182 MW plant at Vijayawada as a Technology Demonstration Project. Kondapalli suburb also houses Andhra Pradesh Heavy Machinery & Engineering Limited (APHMEL) factory besides being a hub for storage, bottling and transportation of petroleum products. It is well connected to other regions by road, air and rail, and has the second biggest railway junction in India. Hence it is proposed to provide with an IWT terminal to cater goods traffic. In the base year, region handled around 18.65 million tonnes potential IWT traffic comprising 6.09 million tonnes of originating and 12.56 million tonnes of terminating goods traffic in the catchment area identified for the IWT corridor under study. Out of this, traffic likely to get shifted to IWT services is estimated to be 8.90 million tonnes comprising 2.45 million tonnes of originating and 6.46 million tonnes of terminating goods traffic.
Traffic: Projected divertible traffic through at Vijayawada Terminal Vijayawada Total Traffic ( MT) Year Org. Termi. Total 2011‐12 11.14 9.85 20.99 2021‐22 14.90 13.48 28.38 2031‐32 33.20 26.11 59.31 Imp Com. Coal
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Road connectivity: Vijayawada City is well connected with the National Highways namely NH‐ 9 and NH‐5. The proposed terminal location is 1.20km from NH‐9. The proposed terminal location is presently connected with a 3.5m wide single lane metalled road and this road needs to be widened and strengthened to cater heavy vehicle movement. The land adjacent to the existing road belongs to private parties and it is estimated that Rs.5.76 crores (Rs.4.80 crore for widening of road and laying two‐lane road and a cost Rs.0.96crore for acquiring additional land width) shall be required for two lane road connectivity. The satellite imagery of roads connectivity is presented below:
Rail Connectivity:
Vijayawada is a major Indian Railways junction station that serves the city of Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh. Vijayawada railway station is located within the South Central Railway under Vijayawada Station. The station is situated on both the Howrah‐Chennai main line and Chennai‐New Delhi line.
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Vijayawada is about 6.30km from the proposed terminal and a land width of 15m is required for connectivity. The land belongs to private parties and needs to be acquired. Land cost of Rs.11.68 crores and development cost of Rs.76.80 crore, totalling Rs.88.48 crore is estimated for the connectivity. Outside connectivity is feasible for connectivity, whereas inside the terminal area, additional area needs to be acquired for providing the rail siding. As the huge traffic potential exists, it is recommended rail connectivity. If the present location does not permit rail connectivity, a suitable location needs to be identified for relocating the existing terminal with four road lane connectivity with rail connectivity.
Total Development Cost:
It is envisaged that a sum of Rs. 945 crores is required for the development of IWT Terminal at Vijayawada. The breakup costs of investment required are detailed as follows:
Waterway development : Rs. 800 crores Road Connectivity : Rs. 6 crores Rail Connectivity : Rs. 89 crores Terminal Development Cost : Rs. 50 crores Total Investment : Rs. 945 Crores
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4.7 CONNECTIVITY IN PROPOSED TERMINLAS AT NATIONAL WATERWAY‐5
The following terminals are falling under National Waterway‐5.
NW SN. Name of IWT Terminal Nearest NH/SH Nearest Railhead Gauge NW5 1 Talcher NH ‐ 23 Talcher BG NW5 2 Paradip NH ‐ 5A Paradip BG NW5 3 Kalingnagar (Jokadia) NH‐56 Jokadia BG NW5 4 Dhamra SH‐9, 9A Dhamra BG
TALCHER
National Waterway 5 (NW‐5) in the state of Odisha, extends from Talcher to Paradip Port and Dhamra Port, areas richly endowed with natural reserves on the one end and country’s major port on the other. It includes East Coast Canal with River Brahmani and River Mahanadi’s delta (588km). By developing Hijili tidal waterway systems, IWT services on NW‐5 can offer connectivity up to Haldia that can result in extension of services up to Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh) on NW1, up to Sadiya (Assam) on NW2 and up to Lakhipur (Assam) on NW6. The corridor is likely to affect movement of coal & other ores, thermal plants, fertilizers plants etc.
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4.7.1 TERMINAL AT TALCHER
Talcher is one of the 4 sub‐divisions of Angul district in the Indian state of Odisha. Situated on the right bank of the river Brahmani, the capital of the erstwhile Talcher State is one of the fastest growing industrial and mining complexes of the country. Talcher is known for its coal reserves. It has numbers of underground and open‐cast mines. Dera colliery is the oldest mine here. The coalfields are managed by Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL), a subsidiary of Coal India Limited (CIL). The establishment of Talcher Thermal Power Station (TTPS), Heavy Water Plant and the Collieries (MCL) have enhanced the importance of the place.
Traffic: Projected divertible traffic through Talcher Terminal Talcher to Paradip‐Traffic (MT) Year Total 2014‐19 1.52 2021‐22 2.46
2024‐29 5.14 Imp Com. Coal
Road Connectivity: Talcher is well connected with NH‐200 and NH‐23. The proposed IWT Terminal in Brahamani river near Santapada, Talcher is just 500m away from the National Highway 200. The identified stretch of 500m, 20m wide belongs to Government and private parties needs to be acquired, and new road to be laid for enabling the heavy vehicle movement. A bridge across this IWT location enables serving both the banks from this terminal. The location of the terminal is approximately 10 to 15km from coal mine. The receipt of coal from mine pockets to the proposed terminal is either by trucks and or by rail car system. The cost of road connectivity is worked out as Rs.3.46 crores. (i.e., Rs 0.71 crores for additional land width requirement and Rs.2.75 crores towards development cost. The proposed road connectivity on satellite imagery is produced below:
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Rail Connectivity: Talcher is well connected with the rail network. To connect the IWT Terminal to nearest Talcher Railway station, 7.40km of new link is required. It is found that the rail connectivity from nearest rail head is feasible upto the terminal; however adequate land needs to be acquired inside the proposed terminal for facilitating rail siding. Keeping in view the traffic forecast which is inadequate for facilitating exclusive rail connectivity to the IWT Terminal, rail connectivity is not considered for this terminal.
Total Development Cost:
It is estimated that a sum of Rs. 4069 crores is required for the development of IWT Terminal at Talcher. The breakup cost of investment required is detailed as follows:
Waterway development : Rs. 4000 crores Road Connectivity : Rs.4 crores Terminal Development Cost : Rs. 65 crores Total Investment : Rs. 4069 Crores
4.7.2 TERMINAL AT DHAMRA
Dhamra port under the ownership of Dhamra Port Company Limited (DPCL), situated between Haldia and Paradip, is well sheltered between the mainland and Kanika‐sands. Dhamra is one of the deepest ports on India’s eastern coast and is capable of allowing super cape‐size vessels to dock. These are the biggest of dry bulk ships and have a capacity to load as much as 180,000 tonnes of cargo. When fully operational, Dhamra will have 13 berths capable of handling about 100mt per annum of dry bulk, break bulk and containerized cargo. DPCL has
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acquired a 125m wide corridor from Bhadrak to Dhamra which can accommodate 4 rail tracks and a 4 lane road apart from service lane.
Dhamra Port is located on the north of mouth of river Dhamra at the Latitude of 20"47'30" and Longitude of 86"57'35". The Port is situated about 100 Nm south of Haldia major port and about 50 Nm north of Paradip major port. Dhamra falls in close proximity to the mineral rich industrial states of Orissa, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh.The Port is protected by Kanika Sands Island resulting in a natural sheltered and remarkably tranquil basin. Keeping in mind the ecologically sensitive marine sanctuary at Gahirmatha towards the south, the approach channel is from the Northern side thus restricting all shipping movements to the north of the Port.
Traffic: Projected divertible traffic through Dhamra Terminal
Dhamra‐Traffic (MT)
Year Total 2011‐12 3.50 2021‐22 5.80
2031‐32 12.12
Imp Com. Coal, Agri products
Road Connectivity:
Dhamra is connected by road with Bhadrak (82 kms), the nearest major town on the National Highway‐5. The distance between Dhamra and Bhubaneswar is 205 kms.
It is also well connected to the MDR 85. To connect the proposed terminal with the National Highway, a stretch of 1.4 km road is identified which requires 11m wide road to bear the heavy vehicle movement. The cost of road connectivity is worked out as Rs.6.0 crores. (i.e., Rs.0.4 crores for additional land width requirement and Rs.5.6 crores for development cost.
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Rail Connectivity:
The nearest railway station is Bhadrak which is 62 kms away from Dhamra on Chennai‐Howrah line. Bhadrak is 143 kms from Bhubaneswar and 297 kms from Howrah. A single track broad gauge line has been constructed by DPCL from Bhadrak/ Ranital Link Cabin to Dhamra. It is expected to connect the IWT Terminal also to facilitate coal, ore movement through rail network if required.
Exclusive rail connectivity to the IWT terminal is not considered due to the fact that the incoming coal by IWT is planned to transfer through bigger vessels handled at Dhamra. Though a new line is feasible upto IWT Terminal from the nearest rail head, it is found not feasible inside the boundary of IWT Terminal. Traffic forecast for movement to hinterland of the terminal location shows inadequate to justify the connectivity. In view of the above, rail connectivity is not considered for this terminal.
MDR‐85 Proposed New Road Proposed Finger Jetty
To NH‐5A DHAMRA PORT
Total Development Cost:
It is envisaged that a sum of Rs.75 crores is required for the development of IWT Terminal at Dhamra excluding connectivity costs. The breakup cost of investment required is detailed as follows:
Waterway development : Rs.25 crores Terminal Development Cost : Rs. 50 crores Road connectivity cost : Rs. 6 crores Total Investment : Rs. 81 crores
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4.7.3 TERMINAL AT PARADIP
Paradip is one of the Major Ports of India. Paradip is an artificial, deep‐water port on the East coast of India in Jagatsinghpur district of Odisha. It is situated at confluence of the Mahanadi River and the Bay of Bengal. It is situated 210 nautical miles south of Kolkata and 260 nautical miles north of Visakhapatnam. The port is administered by the Paradip Port Trust (PPT), an autonomous corporation wholly owned by the Government of India.
CONNECTIVITY:
The Port is connected with Broad‐gauge electrified Railway system of the East‐Coast Railway and is also served by National Highway No.5A and State Highway No.12. Port is well connected with Cuttack and Bhubaneswar with bus and train services. The Port is also connected by bus routes to the steel city of Rourkela and to the holy town of Puri & Konark. The Port is connected through lease line and broadband to other Ports, Ministry and IPA.
Facilities
Paradip Port has 14 berths with a minimum draft of 13 metres (43 ft). It can accommodate vessels up to 70,000 DWT.The fully automated coal handling plant can handle up to 20 million tons of coal imports per annum. A single point mooring system handles Very Large Crude Carriers for Indian Oil.The port operates an autonomous railway system, with its own railway station. It has an 82 kilometres (51 mi) of track length with over 25 sidings for handling cargo. The rail system connects to the Eastern Railways network of the Indian Railways over a 10 km route. NH 5A is a four‐lane national highway connecting the port to Haridaspur near Cuttack, and to the rest of India's highway network.
HARBOUR
The Port of Paradip has an artificial lagoon type harbour protected by two rubble mound "Breakwaters" and approached by the dredged Channel.The North Break‐water is 538 m long on the Northeastern side of the Port and the South Break‐water is 1217 m long on the South‐ eastern side. The position of the Channels inside the harbour is as under; Approach Channel 2020mlong 190m wide (‐) 12.90mdeep.Entrance Channel 500mlong 160mwide (‐) 12.90 mdeep.The Port has a large Turning Basin of 520m diameter.
Traffic: Projected divertible traffic through Paradip Terminal Paradip‐Traffic (MT) Year Total 2011‐12 10.35 2021‐22 13.24
2031‐32 27.67 Imp Com. Coal, iron and steel, ores
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BERTH & HANDLING FACILITIES:
Iron Ore Berth, Handling Facilities, Cargo Berths, Container Handling facilities,Integrated Fishery Harbour available at ports.
Road Connectivity: Paradip is well connected to the National Highway 5A. To connect the proposed terminal with the National Highway, a stretch of 0.8 km road is required which requires 11m wide road to bear the heavy vehicle movement.
The cost of road connectivity is worked out as Rs.22.60 crores. (i.e.,Rs 1.60 crores for additional land width requirement and Rs.21.00 crores towards development cost).
Rail Connectivity: As indicated in earlier para, Paradip is well connected with the rail network. It is expected to connect the IWT Terminal also to facilitate coal, iron and steel, ores movement through road and rail network.The rail connectivity inside the boundary of IWT Terminal is found not feasible. If required, the connectivity established to the port through conveyor system and stack area can be used for rail movement. Therefore, exclusive rail connectivity is not considered for this terminal.
River Mahanadi
PROPOSED RAILWA Y LINE PROPOSED ROAD
PARADIP PORT
Total Development Cost: It is envisaged that a sum of Rs. 115 crores is required only for the development of IWT Terminal at Paradip, excluding connectivity costs. The breakup cost of investment required is detailed as follows: Waterway development : Rs. 50 crores Terminal Development Cost : Rs. 65 crores Road connectivity cost : Rs. 22.60crores Total Investment : Rs. 137.6 Crores
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