Deu Sanjay Amrutbhai

5551

Saurashtra Port

Aim : To develop a port to cater to the demand of Gujarat and its vast hinterland and thereby enhance the growth and development of the industries as per the vision of the Port-led industrialization. 
Objectives :Identification of the most ideal location on Gujarat’s coastline for port development. Lowering logistics costs by choosing a location that harnesses the available connectivity. Promotion of the growth of industries in Gujarat and its hinterland.


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ALl coastal villages of gujarat were considered for study. Among them several villages, which were coming under elimination criteria. Then, stretch identification was carried out for hydrographic parameters and stretches containing total 70 villages were selected. (as seen in image, highlighted villages are selected stretches) Then, comparision based on infrastructue parameters was carried out. After this analysis, 10 villages with higest score were studied in detail. Among them, Vadodara d

Economic study related to import/export of near by region of Vadodara dodiya was done, which includes study of existing and proposed cement industries, thermal power plants, industries, agricultural products, marine products, mines, etc. Among them, commodities showing potential growth and benefits for port were selected.Cargo projection for each year and each commodity was carried out as shown in picture.

Among all commodities, market of marine product export in gujarat showed very different trend. So, it was studied differently.

By using appropriate methods and assumptions, cargo projections for each commodity were done.

Total consession period of 30 year is explained in detail in this slide,

For designing each part, engineering guidelines were considered.Different layouts were compared and among them most suitable was considered.

Every construction phase will require huge amount of investment. So, loans were taken for each phase.

Port charges of different indian ports were studied for reference. Charges were kept less than competing port.

As average DSCR is 2.1, it will attract banks for loan.

This project is economical feasible and even in pessimistic scenario, it gives 17% of internal rate of return.