Gujarat Infrastructure Development Board Study of Saurashtra Coastal Corridor of Gujarat Section 2 – Infrastructure Assessment Final Report – February 2006 Gujarat Infrastructure Development Board (GIDB) Saurashtra Coastal Corridor Final Report – February 2006 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 INFRASTRUCTURE ASSESSMENT ...............................................................................................6 ROADS.........................................................................................................................................................6 Current scenario and issues..............................................................................................................6 Inadequate connectivity between district headquarters within the region..........................................7 Roads with high density of traffic but poor conditions...........................................................................8 Last mile connectivity problems to ports and airports...........................................................................9 Inadequate connectivity to agricultural markets in the region..............................................................9 Difficulties in transport of materials by Major industries from region ................................................10 Suggestions on way forward............................................................................................................11 Undertake Road project shelf converting Coastal Highways into National Highways....................11 Undertake Road projects converting State Highways into National Highways ...............................11 Roads proposed under PMGSY scheme .............................................................................................12 Undertake Road project shelf based on traffic projections from GIDB Vision 2020.......................12 Speed up implementation of Roads proposed by R & B Departments ............................................18 PORTS........................................................................................................................................................18 Overview of Indian Port Sector........................................................................................................18 Current scenario and Issues faced at the ports within the Saurashtra region..........................21 Cargo handled in ports............................................................................................................................21 Infrastructural issues at ports .................................................................................................................23 Connectivity issues at certain ports.......................................................................................................23 Suggestions based on current scenario.........................................................................................23 Strategic Utilization of Captive Jetties...................................................................................................23 Overcome competition from other states..............................................................................................24 Improvement in existing ports ................................................................................................................25 Detailed Feasibility Study........................................................................................................................26 Phased Development with Private Participation..................................................................................26 Improvement of Connectivity..................................................................................................................30 WATER ......................................................................................................................................................31 Assessment of existing infrastructure in Gujarat ..........................................................................31 Water supply in Saurashtra..............................................................................................................32 Current scenario and issues in water supply in the region .........................................................33 Impact of Narmada Water on Saurashtra......................................................................................35 Summary of Sardar Sarovar Dam .........................................................................................................35 Administrative set up of water supply department in Gujarat ............................................................35 Status of Network roll-out of Narmada system ....................................................................................36 Quality of Narmada water .......................................................................................................................37 Cost of Narmada water for drinking water supply ...............................................................................38 Suggestions based on current scenario.........................................................................................39 Budgeting for “under-recovery” ..............................................................................................................39 Accelerating network roll-out ..................................................................................................................39 Structuring Private Participation.............................................................................................................39 Setting up a regulatory Authority............................................................................................................41 Accelerate network roll-out for irrigation ...............................................................................................42 Laying strong emphasis on conservation .............................................................................................43 INDUSTRIAL PARKS ...................................................................................................................................43 Overview of activities of GIDC.........................................................................................................43 Current scenario and issues in Industrial Parks in Saurashtra region.......................................46 Absence of Notified Areas within the region ........................................................................................46 No defined basis for converting land into GIDC estates.....................................................................46 High land prices in GIDC estates...........................................................................................................47 Inadequate Infrastructure........................................................................................................................47 Suggestions on way forward............................................................................................................48 Converting estates into Notified Areas to improve management......................................................48 Up gradation of infrastructure facilities in existing industrial parks ...................................................48 Region specific incentives in industrial areas ......................................................................................55 Development of new sector specific parks by leveraging specific regional strengths....................55 Development of new Industrial parks in Saurashtra ...........................................................................57 2 Section 2 Infrastructure Assessment Gujarat Infrastructure Development Board (GIDB) Saurashtra Coastal Corridor Final Report – February 2006 Specialized Infrastructure Requirements..............................................................................................58 RAILWAYS.................................................................................................................................................59 Assessment of existing railways infrastructure in Gujarat and Saurashtra...............................59 Suggestions for way forward ...........................................................................................................62 AIRPORTS ..................................................................................................................................................66 Overview of Indian Aviation Sector.................................................................................................66 Current scenario and Issues faced at the airports within the region..........................................69 Infrastructural issues at airports within Saurashtra .............................................................................71 Current analysis on cold storage facilities available at the airports ..................................................72 Suggestions based on current scenario.........................................................................................72 Porbandar Airport: Airport development can act as a catalyst to Tourism industry........................72 Bhavnagar Airport: Stimulate passenger traffic ...................................................................................73 New aviation policy can attract traffic