The Sagarmala project aims to enhance India's maritime connectivity and economic growth through modernizing ports, improving connectivity between ports and industrial centers, promoting port-led industrialization, and developing coastal communities. Key objectives include port modernization and new port development to handle projected cargo increases, enhancing port connectivity through over 200 projects, establishing coastal economic zones near ports to drive industrialization, and developing coastal tourism and fisheries. Challenges include involvement of multiple agencies and a dual port structure, but the project aims to unlock India's coastal potential and prioritize community development.

1. COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY, PANTNAGAR
SEMINAR (TCE 491)
TOPIC: Sagarmala Project in India: Enhancing
Maritime Connectivity and Economic Growth
Submitted by-
Yash Pathak
54863
Submitted to-
Dr. Astha Verma
Dept. of Civil Engineering

2. Contents
• What is Sagarmala?
• Vision of Sagarmala
• Need of Sagarmala
• Objectives of Sagarmala
• Challenges faced by Maritime Sector
• Impact from Sagarmala
• Conclusion

6. Vision of Sagarmala
• Reduce the cost of transporting domestic cargo through optimizing
modal mix.
• Optimizing Time/Cost of EXIM Container Movement.
• Lowering Logistics cost bulk commodity by locating future
industrial capacity near the coast.
• Improving export competitiveness by developing port proximate
discrete manufacturing cluster.

8. Objectives
• Port Modernisation and New port development
• Port led industrialisation
• Port connectivity enhancement
• Coastal community development

9. Port Modernisation and New port development
• Since about more than 90% of India’s trade by volume is conducted via the
country’s maritime route, there is a continuous need to develop India’s ports
and trade related infrastructure to accelerate growth in the manufacturing
industry and to assist the ‘Make in India’ initiative.
• India has 12 major ports and approximately 200 non-major ports administered
by Central and State Governments respectively.
• As per the studies conducted under the Sagarmala programme, it is expected
that by 2025, cargo traffic at Indian ports will be approximately 2500
MMTPA while the current cargo handling capacity of Indian ports is only
1500 MMTPA.
• This includes port operational efficiency improvement. capacity expansion of
existing ports and new port development.

10. Port Connectivity Enhancement
• India's hinterland connectivity is mainly based on surface transport i.e. road
and rail, where in, domestic waterways (coastal shipping and inland
waterways) playing a very limited role.
• Pipelines are predominantly used only for transporting crude oil, refined
petroleum products and natural gas.
• In India, smooth connectivity to ports is even more important as the cargo
generating centers are mainly in the hinterland instead of in the coastal region.
• The long lead distance increases the logistics cost and time variability within
which the cargo can be delivered.
• Under Sagarmala Programme, endeavor is to provide enhanced connectivity
between the ports and the domestic production/consumption centres.
• More than 213 connectivity projects at an estimated investment of more than
Rs. 2.50 Lac Crore have been identified.

11. Port Led Industrialisation
The concepts of Coastal Economic Zones (CEZs), Coastal Economic Units
(CEUs), Port-Linked Industrial & Maritime Clusters and Smart Industrial Port
Cities have been introduced.
• 14 Coastal Economic Zones (CEZS) covering all the Maritime States and
Union Territories have been proposed.
• CEZ perspective plans have been prepared and Detailed Master Plans will be
prepared for 4 pilot CEZS (in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Andhra
Pradesh) in the first phase of development.

12. Coastal Community Development
Coastal Tourism: Development of Coastal Circuits under Swadesh Darshan Scheme of
Ministry of Tourism
• Development of infrastructure for promoting Cruise tourism
• Development of lighthouses
• National Maritime Heritage Museum Complex at Lothal
• Underwater viewing gallery and restaurant at Beyt Dwarka
Fisheries:
• Governments would fund capacity building, infrastructure, and social development projects
related to value addition in fisheries, aquaculture and cold chain development.
• As part of coastal community development component of the Sagarmala Programme,
Ministry is part- funding fishing harbour projects in convergence with Department of Animal
Husbandry and Dairying (DADF). Rs. 198 Cr have been released so far for 17 projects (cost:
Rs. 1,499 Cr).

13. Challenges Faced by Maritime Sector
• Involvement of multiple agencies in development of infrastructure to promote
industrialization, trade, tourism and transportation across country.
• Presence of a dual institutional structure that has led to development of Major
and Minor ports as individual projects.
• Limited hinterland linkages that in turn increases the cost of transportation
and cargo movement.
• Limited development of coastal centers for manufacturing, urban and
economic activities.
• Low penetration of coastal and inland shipping in India due to limited
facilities, higher costs and policy constraints.
• Lack of scale, deep draft and other facilities at various ports in India.

15. Conclusion
Unlocking the vast potential of India’s coastline and maritime sector
Improving industrial growth
Improving connectivity
Prioritizing community development
Modernizing Ports
Making India as a formidable player in the global maritime domain.