Naval Projects

Modi government has cleared the indigenous construction of seven stealth frigates and six nuclear-powered attack submarines, which together will cost well upwards of Rs 1 lakh crore.
Under the 'Project-17A' for stealth frigates, four will be constructed at Mazagon Docks in Mumbai and three in Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers in Kolkata.

Ref:

1. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Govt-approves-construction-of-7-stealth-frigates-6-nuclear-powered-submarines/articleshow/46281364.cms
2. http://thediplomat.com/2015/02/india-approves-8-billion-plan-for-nuclear-subs-stealth-frigates/

cost_₹ 100'000 Cr Defence Sea

Sagar Mala

Sagar Mala was announced by the then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on the Independence Day in 2003 with the objective of achieving rapid capacity expansion and modernisation of ports along the country's east and west coasts.  The project envisaged developing India's ports to levels comparable with the best global ports in terms of infrastructure, efficiency and quality of service, increasing the tonnage capacity, upgrading and creating ship building and ship repair facilities and increase the use of inland waterways for transportation.

On 25 March 2015, the Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, gave the final nod to proceed with the Sagarmala Project and prepare the concept and institutional framework. It was a significant development in India’s growth story. Taking ex-PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s dream project forward, Modi has rightly identified Sagarmala as a crucial infrastructure initiative whose development has the potential to boost India’s GDP by 2%.

India is bound by sea on three sides and has a 7,516.6 km coastline, making it the 7th largest in the world. Therefore, it is only natural that Indian ports handle 90% of the export-import trade volume. But that does not tell the entire story. The railways contribute 9% to the GDP, the road sector contributes 6%, whereas the ports’ share of GDP is only 1%.

With the promise of modernising and upgrading 200-odd ports, starting with 12 major ones operated by the Centre, 12 smart cities, Coastal Economic Zones, new railway connectivity and a new legislation to nationalise 111 internal waterways for cheap transportation and granting infrastructure status to ship-building in Kochi and Kandla, Gadkari  unveiled what looked like a rather ambitious blueprint of coastline development.


Calling it “Blue revolution — Sagar Mala project” that would not just rival China’s port-land infrastructure but would be comparable to any of the first world facilities, Gadkari said, “It is the priority project of the Prime Minister.”

One of the things that could get announced shortly is the development of marinas and modern jetties across India’s coastline. That would allow luxury yachting and holiday cruises to finally take off in India in a very big way. 

The Sagarmala initiative will address challenges by focusing on three pillars of development, namely

(i) Supporting and enabling Port-led Development through appropriate policy and institutional interventions and providing for an institutional framework for ensuring inter-agency and ministries/departments/states’ collaboration for integrated development, 

(ii) Port Infrastructure Enhancement, including modernization and setting up of new ports, and 


(iii)  Efficient Evacuation to and from hinterland.”

"Inland waterways will help in saving logistics costs and boost movement of goods and passengers across the country. Besides, they will also save around Rs 10,000 crore per year while transporting coal, a crucial resource," Nitin Gadkari , Minister for Shipping, Road Transportation said. 


The waterways is a cheaper and environment friendly medium for transporting of goods, he said adding one HP moves 150 kg on road, 500 kg on rail and 4,000 kg on water besides one litre of fuel moves 24 tonne/km on road, 85 tonne/km on rail and 105 tonne/km on water. 


Parliament is expected to approve the bill to convert 111 rivers across India into National Waterways during its Winter session, 2015.

National Waterways List of Rivers:

The nine rivers of Assam — Barak, Subansiri, Brahmaputra, Gangadhar, Aai, Beki, Puthimari, Kapili and Dehing found a place in the list.

Four Rivers in Meghalaya : Jinjiram, Kynshi, Simsang, Umngot (Dawki) 

Ref:

1. http://www.mapsofindia.com/my-india/government/modis-sagarmala-initiative-for-development-of-coastal-and-port-cities
2. http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column-policy-watch-sagarmala-port-of-call-2090694
3. http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/Government-Strings-Sagar-Mala-Blueprint/2015/03/27/article2732489.ece
4. http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/shipping-/-transport/transporting-coal-via-waterways-can-save-rs-10000-crore-annually-nitin-gadkari/articleshow/49959544.cms

cost_₹ 70'000 Cr Port River Sea Shipping

Colachel Major Deep Sea Port, TN

In what could boost the economic prospects of Tamil Nadu, especially the south, the Centre has given the green light for the development of  Colachel, Kanyakumari, into a major port transforming it into India’s southern trans-shipment gateway.

The Rs 21,000 crore project will involve reclaiming 500 acres of land from the sea, and will take three years to complete, according to the union minister of state for shipping Pon Radhakrishnan, the MP from Kanyakumari, on Thursday.

“The Tamil Nadu government has given its consent for the project which will be fully financed by the Centre, after union shipping minister Nitin Gadkari wrote to the state government in this regard,” said Radhakrishnan.

This will be the next major port in the country, Radhakrishnan told Express, adding that the feasibility study that was submitted about a month ago was very positive.

Colachel Port will be located just less than 50 kms away from another major upcoming deep sea port of Vizhinjam in Kerala. Sea has natural depth of more than 20 meters allowing super shipping vessels which are not coming to any Indian port currently, resulting in Indian goods being transshipped through Colombo ( 60-80%), Dubai or Singapore ports. Both the ports are on international shipping line which makes it easier for shipping companies.

These two ports will be a major boost to export oriented manufacturing industry coming up with "Make in India" initiative.

Ref:

1. http://www.dailyshippingtimes.com/news-upload/upload/fullnews.php?fn_id=11143
2. http://www.sagarsandesh.in/ports/colachel-or-vizhinjam-which-of-the-two-will-take-on-colombo-as-transshipment-hub-of-india-2/

cost_₹ 21'000 Cr Port Sea Shipping

Vizhinjam Major Deep Sea Port

Vizhinjam International Seaport is a proposed port by the Arabian Sea atThiruvananthapuram in India.The total project expenditure is pegged at ₹ 6595 crores over three phases and is proposed to follow the landlord port model with a view to catering to passenger, container and other clean cargo.

Vizhinjam Port is one of the largest infrastructure projects being developed in the state of Kerala with an investment of over Rs 7,500 crore. It can handle ships of 18,000 TEU (each TEU refers to twenty foot equivalent units or the size of a normal cargo container). Built under the PPP model, the operator has to develop the container yard and the terminal buildings, and operate it for a 40 year period. Central government is keen to develop the strategic port as quickly as possible and gave all clearances on urgent basis. Central government also started developing the National Highway extensions to connect the port with NH7 / NH47.

• Vizhinjam will be an all-weather port located on Southern tip of Indian Peninsula, just 10 nautical miles from the International Shipping Lane, making it capable of tapping the lion’s share of Indian transshipment cargo, now being largely handled by Colombo.
• The key Suez-Malacca shipping lane runs very close to Vizhinjam, some ten nautical miles away, much closer than to any other Indian port. With changing technology, bigger vessels -- such as the 19,224 TEU MSC Oscar, the 19,100 TEU CSCL Globe or the 18,000 TEU Maersk Triple-E class -- are becoming popular because of their economies of scale and the consequent reduction in shipping costs. 
• Vizhinjam port is endowed with a natural seawater depth of up to 24 m as close as one nautical mile from the seacoast.  Due to this natural depth, Vizhinjam can attract the largest container vessels currently in operation and also the future mega container carriers.

• It has a draft of 18 m, just 1 kilometer from the shore and which can be increased up to 25 m with minimal dredging. The project cost and maintenance cost will be minimum as the site needs minimal capital dredging. Availability of 20m contour within one nautical mile from the coast would facilitate flexibility of shipping operations.
• No acquisition of land is needed for the port as it will come up in the land reclaimed from sea. Hence, there is very minimal rehabilitation and resettlement issues.
• Close proximity to International Airport ,situated just 10 kms on the seashore itself.
• Close proximity to NH7 , lifeline of India. NH-47 passes just 2 Kms away from the site and the main rail line only 8 Kms away.

• Close to major tourist destinations in Kerala. Ability to welcome huge cruise ships which are currently not touching any ports in India. There are plans to add a cruise terminal in the port, exclusively to cater to tourism segment. 
• Currently motherships cannot call on Indian ports. All Indian cargo is being transshipped through Colombo, Dubai, Singapore ports. At present, about 1 million TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units) of Indian cargo get transshipped annually through foreign ports. Vizhinjam is strategically positioned to capture the huge market as it gives India the ability to ship its products directly at a cheaper cost and much faster rate, avoiding the need to depend on other countries.
• India suffers from high logistics costs because of the lack of direct calls by main shipping lines.
• Strategic location near the tip of India, makes it equally accessible to cities in east and west coasts of India.

Gautam Adani owned Adani Ports is all set to build the International Seaport at Vizhinjam, located 16 km from Thiruvananthapuram, the state capital. Adani Ports is India's leading private sector port developer and operator, and operates India's most sophisticated and fastest growing container port. Adani Ports owns and operates seven ports and terminals – Mundra, Dahej, Hazira and Tuna Tekra, Kandla in Gujarat, Dhamra in Orissa, Mormugao in Goa and Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh, India. Vizhinjam port is expected to be operational in a record time of less than 1000 days. 


Status

Foundation stone will be laid in Dec 5th, 2015 by Chief Minister of Kerala, Ommen Chandi in presence of Minister of Transport, Highways and Shipping , Nitin Gadkari.

Dredging work in the sea has already been started by Adani group. Work on the access roads and survey for connectivity to NH are in progress.

Ref:

1. http://www.vizhinjamport.in/
2. http://www.adaniports.com/
3. http://www.folomojo.com/10-things-you-need-to-know-about-vizhinjam-port-being-built-by-modi-man-adani/
4. http://www.ndtv.com/opinion/a-kerala-port-with-adani-why-thats-a-good-thing-780831
5. http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=679398

cost_₹ 7525 Cr (Pvt) Port Sea Shipping