Tajpur Port

Tajpur Port[2] is a proposed greenfield[3] deep-sea port in Tajpur, East Midnapore district, West Bengal. The port will be built on the coast of Bay of Bengal near Tajpur. The construction of the port was awarded to the Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited in September, 2022.[3][4] Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee handed over Letter of Intent (LoI) to build the port to Karan Adani, son of Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani, at the "Bijaya Sammelani" organized on October 12, 2022 at Eco Park, New Town, Kolkata.[5][6] After the construction of the port, it will be the first deep-sea port in West Bengal.[7] It is estimated that the port will be constructed at a cost of ₹25,000 crores ($3.1 billion) .[7][8][1]

Tajpur Port
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Location
CountryIndia
LocationTajpur, Purba Medinipur, West Bengal
Coordinates21.6446941°N 87.6101216°E / 21.6446941; 87.6101216
Details
Opened2025 (estimated)
Operated byAdani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited[1]
Owned byGovernment of West Bengal
Type of harbourDeep-sea port
No. of berths6
Statistics
Length of navigational channel18 kilometers
wide of navigational channel350 meters
Draft16 meters

A statement from the state government estimated that the port's net draft with tidal support would be around 16 meters, allowing Cape-sized vessels with DWT (deadweight tonnage) of 100,000 tonnes to enter the proposed port.[9]

Location

Tajpur Port site is situated on the coast of Bay of Bengal at Tajpur, located in the Indian state of West Bengal. The port is located 170 km (110 mi)[10] from India's third-most populous Megacity, Kolkata. It is located 380 km (240 mi) and 100 km (62 mi) away from industrial city of Asansol and port city of Haldia by road respectively.

The proposed port is 5 km (3.1 mi) from NH-116B and 8 km (5.0 mi) from the nearest Ramnagar railway station.[10]

Background

West Bengal's main port is Kolkata Port (including Haldia Port), but because of the shallow depth of the Hooghly river, it is impossible to anchor ocean-going vessels there. As a result, shipping growth is declining. Commodities in Kolkata and Asansol-Durgapur industrial region are instead taken to Paradip port. The future of the state's port industry and the Haldia industrial region is uncertain and, for this reason, the state government decided to act.[11]

Design

The Tajpur Port is proposed to be a large deep sea port. Land for the port will be created by reclaiming along the sea coast. The depth of the harbor will be 16 meters, which will accommodate large ships. Deep draft of 12.1 m and with tidal support of 3.9 m leading a neat 16 m draft facility enabling large Cape-size vessels of one lakh DWT.[10] An 18-kilometer shiping channel will be constructed from the deep sea to port.[10] Six berths are to be built in the first phase followed by an additional nine berths. By separating it from the coast, beaches are not expected to be impacted. Each terminal will be multipurpose.

Finance

It is estimated that 25 thousand crore will be required for the construction of the port. 15,000 crore will be invested in the port. Another Rs 10,000 crore will be needed for infrastructure development led by the respective ports. It will create about 25,000 jobs directly and more than one lakh jobs indirectly.[10]

Development

In January 2019, the state decided to develop the port on its own, as the state government alleged that the centre had done "nothing" to start work on the project in the prior three years.[12]

The West Bengal government called for expressions of interest (EoI) from global agencies to set up a deep-sea port in Public-Private Partnership in East Midnapore at Tajpur on 28th December, 2020. Mamata Banerjee had announced that around ₹4,200 crore will be the investments by the State government, West Bengal Chief Minister.The project is expected to draw investments to the tune of ₹15,000 crore; There will not be any land acquisition involved as there is adequate land available for the project, she had said.[13]

References
  1. "Adani Ports secures ₹25,000 cr Tajpur port project in West Bengal". www.livemint.com. Mint. 21 September 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  2. "Cabinet to take call on Tajpur port". Telegraph India. Archived from the original on 4 May 2018.
  3. "West Bengal govt nod to Adani's Tajpur greenfield port development". Kolkata: www.business-standard.com. Business Standard. 19 September 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  4. "WB Govt approves issuance of Letter of Intent to APSEZ for Tajpur Port development". www.thehindubusinessline.com. The Hindu Business Line. 19 September 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  5. "বিজয়া সম্মেলনীতে আদানি গোষ্ঠীকে তাজপুরে ১৫ হাজার কোটির বন্দর নির্মাণের অনুমতি দিলেন মমতা" (in Bengali). Kolkata: www.anandabazar.com. Anandabazar. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  6. Jayatri Nag (12 October 2022). "West Bengal govt hands over LoI to Adani Ports for Tajpur port". economictimes.indiatimes.com. The Economic Times. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  7. "বিনিয়োগ ১৫ হাজার কোটি, আদানি গোষ্ঠীকে তাজপুরে সমুদ্র বন্দর নির্মাণের ছাড়পত্র দিল মন্ত্রিসভা" (in Bengali). Kolkata: www.anandabazar.com. Anandabazar. 19 September 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  8. Suman Chakraborti (20 September 2022). "Adani bags Rs 25,000 crore Tajpur port development project in WB". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Times of India. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  9. "Bengal awards Tajpur port to Adani". Kolkata: www.telegraphindia.com. The Telegraph India. 20 September 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  10. "Adani Group to get letter of intent from govt for Tajpur port". Kolkata: www.indianexpress.com. The Indian Express. 20 September 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  11. "First phase of Tajpur port to be ready in 3 years". The Indian Express.
  12. "State to go solo to build Tajpur port". Business Standard.
  13. "WB govt calls for EOI to set up deep sea port in Tajpur". The Hindu BusinessLine.
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