National Maritime Development Scheme

Development Plan as of 31.12.2011: 

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

• 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.

• Proposal included under NHDP Phase VII and BOT contract awarded to Soma Enterprise Ltd., in Jan, 2009 by NHAI and Foundation Stone laid by the Hon’ble PM on 8.1.09.

• Chennai Port and Government of Tamil Nadu will equally share the cost of LA and R&R which is revised to ` 470 crs.

• Ministry of Shipping approval for release of ` 155 crs for the project was received and so far ` 50.91 crs released

• Work is under progress.

• Project is likely to be commissioned in Sep 2013.

• Estimated Cost – `.200 crores

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

• In which, 38 component of works are completed and 2 works are in progress, and work is likely to be completed by 2012.

• Estimated cost - `.200 crores

• Stage I - work for creating additional space of 7.8 hectares behind EQ is under progress (est. cost `.18.50 crs) 

• In which construction of revetment completed on 30.08.08 and Sea sand reclamation work is under progress and nearing completion.

• Stage II - work for creating additional space of 60 hectares near gate No.1 will be taken up subsequently and will form part of Mega Container Terminal.  

• Estimated Cost – `.143 crs.

• Stage I - work for Modernization of  Six Jawahar Dock Berths for deepening to -14m CD (Estimated Cost of  `.43.54 crs)

• In which Berth modernization works are completed except a meager portion at JD east.

• Capital dredging work at Ambedkar Dock, Jawahar Dock - Work awarded on 10.08.11.Pre dredge survey completed and crane barge mobilized.

• Berth Modernization works for S.Q  and N.Q. will be taken up subsequently.

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