State government-controlled ports have recently submitted capacity expansion plans worth over Rs 2 trillion to the centre. These non-major ports will supplement India’s plans to increase total handling capacity by four times to 10,000 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) by 2047.
Gujarat aims to develop integrated port cities with an estimated investment of Rs 1.5 trillion. The state also plans to have over 2,000 million tonnes (mt) handling capacity by 2047. This will mean developing 10 greenfield ports with 500 mt additional capacity. The state will also redevelop 200 mt capacity at ports controlled by the Gujarat Maritime Board.
Andhra Pradesh anticipates an investment of Rs 500 billion in the ports sector till 2050.
Kerala Maritime Board is looking to scale up the Ponnani Model, which focuses on the extraction of construction-grade sand from dredged material from ports. Under this approach, a purification plant is situated close to the port and dredged material is measured and transported by trucks.