Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Shri Sarbananda Sonowal in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha informed about Rail and Road Connectivity to Ports today.
All Major Ports in the country are connected by rail and by 4 Lane Road or National Highway. As per the information received from State Governments, out of the 66 Ports other than Major Ports (Non-Major Ports) handling cargo, 13 are connected by rail while 24 are connected by 4 Lane Road / National Highway.
The details of ports in the country, State wise, handling products viz. coal, cement, fertilizers, petroleum and petrochemical products is annexed [ Annexure].
Out of the total cargo traffic of 1129.63 Million Tonnes handled at Indian Ports in the year 2022-23, ports in the State of Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh handled 493.85 Million Tonnes and 133.32 Million Tonnes respectively.
Annexure
| S.No | State / UTs | No of ports handling coal | No of ports handling fertilizers, | No of ports handling cement | No of pots handling petroleum and petrochemical products |
| 1 | Gujarat | 15 | 6 | 7 | 9 |
| 2 | Maharashtra | 7 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| 3 | Goa | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Karnataka | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Kerala | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | Tamil Nadu | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | Andhra Pradesh | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Odisha | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | West Bengal | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Pudducherry | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | A& NI | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
(Source: PIB)
