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National Maritime Development Scheme

Chennai Port is contemplating to carry out the following Major Projects. 

 Second Container Terminal at EQ and SQ III.

  • Estimated cost: Rs.495 crores.

  • License awarded to PSA - SICAL Consortium through open tender.

  • Operator to construct 832 m, long berth with 15.5 m.alongside depth.

  • Back up area 35 hectares (including 7.8 hectares to be reclaimed by ChPT)

  • Revenue share offered 45.801 % and 30 year license agreement signed on 7.3.07.

  • Project operational from June, 09.

  • Capacity of Terminal is 1 million TEUs per annum.

Dedicated Elevated Expressway from Chennai Port to Maduravoyal 

  • Estimated Cost - Rs.1655cr. (Civil Works–Rs.1345cr; & R&R– Rs.310 cr.) 

  • Starts from War Memorial gate of Chennai Port and runs upto Maduravoyal for a length of 19.01 kms.

  • Runs along Cooum river bank upto Koyambedu and along NH 4 thereafter.

  • Project proponents are NHAI, ChPT and GoTN.

  • ChPT and GOTN will equally share the cost of LA and R&R

  • Proposal included under NHDP Phase VII and BOT tender awarded to Soma Enterprise Ltd., Hyderabad in Jan, 2009.

  • Foundation Stone laid by the Hon’ble PM on 8.1.09.

  • Concession period – 15 years (incl. Construction period of 3 yrs.)

  • Project is likely to be commissioned in February 2012.

Modernisation Of Chennai Port

  • Estimated Cost – Rs.200 crores

  • Stage I work for realigning rail and road network inside the harbour in progress.(estimated cost Rs.40 crores)

  • Mechanized coal conveyor system (Est. cost - Rs.43 crores) from JD to Coal Yard commissioned in Feb. 09 and will improve productivity.

  • Railway Master Plan for Port being finalized by M/s.RITES.

  • Overall project completion by 2012.

Creation Of Additional Storage Open Area By Reclamation.

  • Estimated cost - Rs.200 crores

  • Stage I work behind EQ in progress (8 hectares).

  • Stage II work near gate No.1 (originally planned in 60 hectares) will be taken up subsequently and will form part of the Mega Terminal. 

Deepening of Channels, Basins and Berths

  • Estimated Cost – Rs.143 crores.

  • Stage I work covering Modernization of JD Berths for deepening to –14 m CD (Estimated Cost - Rs.38 crores) nearing completion.

  • Capital dredging initially at Ambedkar Dock; work at Jawahar Dock and Bharathi Dock will follow.

  • Berths at S.Q I, II and N.Q. will be taken up for modernization shortly.

  • Overall project completion likely by 2011-12.

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