JNPT to add berth/jetty

Karwar Port in Karnataka is to invest Rs.215 crore on extension of the existing Southern breakwater by 145 metres and construction of a new North breakwater of 1,160 metres.

The project is to be completed in three years.

At present, the port provides simultaneous berthing of 3 ships of 6.5 metres draft with 510 metres jetty (with 250 metres of Breakwater).

This development would allow more tranquility for the berthing/unberthing of the vessels and reduce the turnaround time of loading and unloading activities.

The Jawaharlal Nehru Port is to spend Rs.170.20 crore on construction of a coastal berth (270m x 30m) and port craft jetty.

The project to be completed by March 2019, will also involve reclamation and capital dredging in coastal berth areas.

The proposed berth at JNPT is expected to handle about 2.5 million tons of the coastal traffic which includes coastal liquid traffic.

It will facilitate easy and quick coastal movement of cement and edible oil through green channel, and will have about 45 hectare of storage space in the vicinity of berth and repurpose the existing shallow berth as a container terminal.

The Ministry of Shipping said on 26 Oct 2017 that it has sanctioned Rs.25 Crore as Grants-in-aid to Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust and another Rs.50 Crore to the Government of Karnataka for Karwar Port, for developing their infrastructure, under the Coastal Berth Scheme of its flagship programme Sagarmala.

The Coastal Berth Scheme aims to provide financial support to ports or state governments for creation of infrastructure for movement of cargo and passenger by sea or national waterways.

The admissible financial assistance from Central Government is 50% of the total cost of the project subject to: (i) a maximum of Rs.25 crore for projects relating to construction/up-gradation of coastal berths by Major/Non-Major Ports, (ii) a maximum of Rs.10 crore for construction of platforms/jetties for hovercrafts & seaplanes by Ports/State Governments & passenger jetties in National Waterways and islands by State Governments, (iii) a maximum of Rs.15 crore for mechanization of berths by Major/Non-Major Ports (iv) a maximum of Rs.50 crore for capital dredging of operational Non-Major Ports ; and (v) a maximum of Rs.50 crore for construction of breakwater for existing and Greenfield Ports.

The balance expenditure has to be incurred by the respective ports/concerned State Government from their own resources. fii-news.com