Chapter 6
Infrastructure Status
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Chapter 6. Infrastructure Status
6.1 Introduction
This chapter discusses the status of existing infrastructure and facilities in terms of transport, port facility,
power, water, waste management, educational, health facilities, etc. as well as upcoming infrastructural
facilities in the PCPIR region.
6.2 Transport
6.2.1 Connectivity
6.2.1.1 Road
The two main roads connecting to the Paradeep PCPIR are the National Highway (NH)-5A and State Highway
(SH) - 12. The NH-5A is a port connectivity corridor connecting the Paradeep Port to NH-5 (Golden
Quadrilateral) at Chandikhol. NH-5A being the main access road into the Paradeep Port area, sees heavy traffic
both for all Port related heavy vehicles like trucks as well as all cars, buses and two wheelers. Due to this there
is frequent traffic congestion on the highway because of trucks waiting for obtaining entry into the Port area.
Further, as it is the only main vehicular access road and emergency evacuation route, Paradeep area becomes
vulnerable at times of flooding, since parts of the NH-5A can also get flooded during severe cyclones. The
stretch of 27 km of NH-5A within PCPIR extents (Badapal to Paradeep) is proposed to serve as a road cum
pipeline corridor with 25m reserve on both sides to accommodate product pipelines from refinery to
petrochemical industries and other utility pipes for water supply, wastewater and stormwater collection,
telecom power etc. The NHAI is proposed to upgrade the 78km section of the highway from Chandikhol to
Paradeeep from 4 lanes currently to 6 lanes.
Figure 6.1: NH-5A
The SH-12 on the other hand connects Paradeep to Cuttack, thus serving as an important link for the region to
the Bhubaneswar–Cuttack Metropolitan Region. The road starts from NH-5 at Cuttack, linking Paradeep
through Kandarpur-Nanpur-Jajpur-Kujang. SH-12 also converges with NH-5A near Paradeep. It is a two-lane
undivided road and has a total length of 82 kms.
Figure 6.2: NH & SH Crossing at Bhutamundai
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In addition to the existing linkage of PCPIR region through NH-5A and SH-12, there two Greenfield road
corridors proposed to improve connectivity to the region. These are as follows:
Coastal Corridor
A 140 km long green field coastal corridor is proposed connecting Paradeep PCPIR with upcoming Dhamra Port
towards north and proposed Astranga Port towards south. This corridor shall have a 100 m ROW to
accommodate a 6-lane road and a product pipeline corridor with sufficient width for future expansion. The
length of coastal corridor from Dhamra Port to NH- 5A at Paradeep is 76 km, within PCPIR extents it is 12 km,
which also includes IOCL approach road of 7 km and the stretch from Gobindpur (PCPIR Boundary towards
south) to Astranga Port is about 52 km.
Greenfield Road from Bhubaneswar to Paradeep
There is a green field road proposed from Bhubaneswar to PCPIR which shall provide direct connectivity to the
state capital and serve as an immediate link with the existing airport. GoO has already carried out a study for
road alignment from Bhubaneswar to Paradeep. Since the proposed alignment almost runs parallel to
proposed coastal corridor from Machgaon to Paradeep and instead of providing two major corridors running
parallel towards Paradeep; it is proposed to connect the road from Bhubaneswar to Coastal Corridor at
Narsinghpur. The total stretch of green field road would be 73 km.
6.2.2 Rail
The existing rail link to Pardeeep is part of the East coast railway system. This rail network connects Paradeep
through a double broad gauge line with Cuttack and further to Chennai- Howrah Trunk line and also provides
connectivity between the Paradeep port and the iron ore and coal mines. Beyond Cuttack the line connects
Paradeep to Kolkata (route length of about 500 km) on the North and Chennai on the South (route length of
about 1340 km).
In addition to this rail link, Haridaspur-Paradeep dedicated rail corridor of 82 km length is under construction.
A joint venture company, Rail Vikash Nigam Ltd. (RVNL), comprising of RVNL, Paradeep Port Trust, Govt. of
Odisha, Essar and others has been formed see the construction of this project. This rail line will link the port
with iron ore mines and steel plants as a dedicated corridor. This rail line will help in the movement of finished
products of steel plants for export from Paradeep port as well as imported coking coal from Paradeep to the
industries. The industries located in Duburi and the iron ore deposits in Keonjhar district are also in proximity
to this rail link.
Figure 6.3: Paradeep Railway Station
6.2.3 Air
The nearest air connectivity to Paradeep PCPIR at present is through the Biju Patnaik Airport at Bhubaneswar.
It is a domestic airport located 110 km to the west of PCPIR.
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6.2.4 Proposed National Waterways
The proposed National Waterways (NW) No. 5, which connects East Coast Canal stretch along with Brahmani
and Mahanadi delta river system, connects the project area with major ports. Out of 532 kms of NW-5 going
through Odisha, the waterway will stretch from Mangalgadi to Paradeep, running over the Mahanadi delta,
Geonkhali to Charbatia over the East Coast Canal and Charbatia to Dhamra stretch, over river Matai. The
Paradeep Port Trust (PPT) has signed a MoU with the Inland Waterway Authority of India, GoO and Dhamra
Port Company Ltd. for development of NW No. 5. In the first phase of National Waterway-5 (NW-5), it is
proposed to link Dhamra-Paradeep through inland waterway route, which will increases the connectivity of
the project area with the Dhamra port.
Map 6.1: National Waterways No.5
6.3 Internal Road Network
As per information provided by the Paradeep Municipality, the total length of road network within the
municipal boundary is 150.813 Km. The total length of roads in the Paradeep Township is around 100 km. The
detail of road network under the Municipality is as follows:
Table 6.1: Details of Road Network under Paradeep Municipality
Sl. No. Type of Roads Length (in Km)
1 Kachha 4.373
2 Moorum 18.301
3 BT road 89.276
4 Concrete 38.863
Total 150.813
Source: Paradeep Municipality
6.4 Port Facility
6.4.1 Paradeep Port
Paradeep is one of the 12 major ports in India and falls within the area proposed as PCPIR. It is an artificial
lagoon deep-water port situated at the confluence of the Mahanadi River and the Bay of Bengal in the
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Jagatsinghpur district of Odisha. The port serves as the main out-let and in-let for the sea-borne trade on the
eastern part of the country covering states such as Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Bihar and
Jharkhand. It is also the nearest deep port for the entire East and North- East part of the country. Some of
salient features of the port are as follows:
The Port is an all-weather port where operations are carried out round the clock 365 days a year.
Existing capacity of the Port is 118.50 MMT per annum and various programmes are underway to
augment its capacity up to 270.50 MMTPA by 2023.
The Port has a capacity of evacuating as many as 25 rakes in a day, which will further increase on
completion of ongoing railway projects.
The Port is adding 1 lakh square meters of stack yard to the present 20 lakhs square mtrs. of stack
yard.
Up to 14.5 mtrs. draft at the berths maintained round the year.
Equipped with state of the art equipments and technology.
Cost effective and efficient service.
31.50 MMTPA Surplus Capacity.
17736 MT berth/day output, 2.25 days of Vessel turn round time (Port A/C).
Seamless rail and road connectivity.
Development of Western Dock System (06 nos. of Berths, 75 MMTPA )
Port Facilities and Commodities Handled
The port has 16 berths, 3 single-buoy moorings (SPM), one Ro-Ro jetty, and well maintained approach and
entrance channel having draft of 15m and 13m respectively. The port has a capacity to handle 118.80 MMT of
cargo annually. It has a storage space of 55,000 sq m to handle container traffic along with 4 transit sheds
(inside the port’s prohibited area) and 2 warehouses (outside the port’s prohibited area).
The port has 9 general cargo berths, which are multipurpose in nature and are used for unloading non-coking
coal, chrome ore, manganese ore, iron ore, charge chrome, ferrochrome, ferromanganese, steel coils, coking
coal, hard coke, iron ore pallets, lime stone, food grains, and fertilizers. While the draught at the berths range
from 11 to 14.5 meters, the single buoy mooring system can accommodate vessels with a draft of 23 meters.
The port has two docks namely Eastern and Central dock. The Central Dock has 3 multipurpose berths while
the Eastern dock has 3 general cargo berths, 2 coal berths, 1 iron ore berth and 1 oil berth on the lee of north
breakwater. In addition to the berths, the three SPMs present are dedicated to Indian Oil Company Ltd
(IOCL).The details of the berths are given in the Table below.
Table 6.2: Details of Berth Facilities at Paradeep Port
Sl. No. Berth Name Quay Depth Max. LOA DWT Annual Cargo
Length (m) of vessel size (MT) Handling
(m) (m) Capacity (MT)
1 Iron Ore Berth 210 13 260 60,000- 4.50
70,000
2 Coal berth-I 520 15 260 60,000- 10.5
75,000
3 Coal berth-II 15 260 60,000- 10.5
75,000
4 East Quay-I 686 11 260 60,000 1.51
5 East Quay-II 11.5 260 60,000 1.85
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Sl. No. Berth Name Quay Depth Max. LOA DWT Annual Cargo
Length (m) of vessel size (MT) Handling
(m) (m) Capacity (MT)
6 East Quay-III 12.5 230 70,000 4.48
7 South Quay 265 12.5 230 60,000 3.85
8 Central Quay-I 755 14.5 230 60,000-95,000 3.68 + 0.65
9 Central Quay-II 14.5 230 5.48 + 0.65
10 Central Quay-III 14.5 230 6.55
11 Multipurpose 235 190 60,000-95,000 2.60
berth 14.5
12 Fertilizer berth-I 250 14.5 230 60,000-95,000 3.47
13 Fertilizer berth-II 250 14.5 230 60,000-95,000 4.03
14 Oil Jetty I 360 13.5 230 60,000-80,000 7.50
(dolphin
to
dolphin)
15 Single Point 23 370 320000 37
Mooring –I, II, III
16 Ro-Ro Jetty 50 5 90 8,000-10,000 1
17 Oil Jetty II 10
Total Capacity 119.8
Source: Ministry of shipping, Paradeep Port Trust-Administration Report 2014-2015
The major commodities exported through the port are Iron Ore Concentrates & Pellets, Thermal coal, POL
Products, raw sugar, containerized cargo, manganese ore etc. While the major imports of the port are Crude
and POL products, LPG, coking coal, limestone, Manganese ore, hard coke, cement clinker, finished fertilizers,
liquid ammonia, phosphoric acid, other liquid chemicals, containerized cargo, etc.
Paradeep Port achieved a cargo throughput of 71.01 MTPA in 2014-15 as compared to 68.0 MTPA in 2013-14
and 56.55 in 2012-13. The cargo composition of the total throughput handled in 2014-15 is as given the figure
below.
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Figure 6.4: Composition of Traffic Handled in 2014-15
Source: Ministry of shipping, Paradeep Port Trust-Administration Report 2014-2015
Port land Area
The Paradeep port is administered by the Paradeep Port Trust (PPT), which is an autonomous body under the
Major Port Trusts Act, 1963, functioning under the Ministry of Shipping.
The Paradeep Port is situated just downstream on the south side of confluence of river Mahanadi. Paradeep
port land faces the Bay of Bengal on one side and Atharbanki Creek on the other. The port estate extends over
an area of 6,382 acres. The entire port land is divided into two zones.
• Restricted- This area of the Port is secured with a boundary wall. Entry to this area is restricted and can be
entered with the permission from Port authority. Five gates are provided to enter this restricted area. Gate no.
four is main gate near the bus stand.
• Non Restricted Area - All other area is non-restricted area (township and industrial area) outside of port
boundary. Park, school, offices, custom office, staff quarters, market, bank, stadium, club, commercial or non-
commercial building etc., are situated in this part of PPT land.
Figure 6.5: Paradeep Port, Gate No. 5
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Map 6.2: Land Use Map of Paradeep Port Trust Area
Source: Paradeep Port Trust, DPR for Smart Industrial Port City (SIPC) at Paradeep Inception Report- March 2016
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A number of projects are in pipeline for the expansion of the Paradeep port facilities as given in the Table
below.
Table 6.3: Upcoming Expansion Projects in Paradeep Port
Sl. No. Project Name
1 Development of Deep Draft Iron ore Berth on BOT Basis
2 Development of Deep Draft coal Berth on BOT Basis
3 Development of multi-Purpose Berth to handle clean cargo
Including container on BOT basis
4 Mechanization of EQ1 to EQ3 berths
5 Mechanization of CQ1, CQ2 berths
6 Development of outer harbour
Development of a New Outer Harbour nearer to South Break
Water
7 Design and construction of STP.
Source: Paradeep Port Trust, DPR for Smart Industrial Port City (SIPC) at Paradeep Inception Report- March 2016
6.4.2 Dhamra Port
The Dhamra Port is a newly developed Port in Bhadrak district, Odisha, India, on the shore of the Bay of
Bengal about seven kilometers from the old port of Dhamra. The agreement to develop the port was signed in
April 1998. The Dhamra Port Company Limited (DPCL) was formed as a result of equal share joint venture
between Larsen & Toubro and TATA Steel to run the port. The Port has an initial capacity of 25 million tonnes
annually, eventually growing to 80 million tonnes annually.
Figure 6.6: Dhamra Port
Commercial operations of Phase – I commenced on 6th May, 2011. The Port has commissioned two dry bulk
berths (one for imports and the other for exports/coastal movement) along with fully mechanized bulk
material handling system, capable of handling two Capsize vessels drawing a draft up to 17.50 m.
During Phase – I, the Port is capable of handling 12 MTPA of imported dry bulk cargo and 13 MTPA of dry bulk
cargo for exports/coastal movement. The Port currently has capacity to store about 1.0 million MT of coal and
limestone and over 1.20 million MT of iron ore.
The cargo handling plant has been designed to achieve discharge rates of over 50,000 MT/day for coal and
load rates of over 40,000 MT/day for iron ore. The Bulk Material Handling System is also capable of loading
rakes in 1.25 hours and unloading fully loaded rakes in 3 hours.
IOCL has signed a MoU with Dhamra LNG Terminal Pvt Ltd for use of 5MMPTA LNG regasification terminal at
Dhamra to be commissioned by 2018-19 to use for its refinery at Paradeep.
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6.5 Physical Infrastructure
6.5.1 Water Supply
6.5.1.1 Water Source
The major water sources for Paradeep PCPIR region are the two canals namely, Kendrapara and Taladanda
Canal. Both of these canals originate from Mahanadi through Cuttack barrage. Further, water from Cuttack
barrage about 5.47 cumec (472 MLD) of water is already allotted for IOCL refinery-cum-petrochemical
complex, which will be tapping water directly from the barrage through separate pipelines.
Kendrapara Canal
The design capacity of the canal is 87.10 cumec. The total length of the canal is 87 km and runs parallel to
PCPIR extents. Out of the total capacity, 85% of water is allotted for agricultural use. The available carrying
capacity is 13.05 cumec or 1128 MLD.
Taladanda Canal
Taldanda Canal (90 Km in length) is the main source of water supply for Paradeep, derives its water from
barrage at Cuttack over river Mahanadi. The design capacity of the canal is 32.56 cumec (2808 MLD). The total
length of the canal is 83 km and runs parallel to SH-12 through PCPIR extents. Out of the total capacity, 85% of
water is allotted for agricultural use.
Figure 6.7: Taladanda Canal
Parts of this canal were dug up in 1862 by the East India Company for irrigation purposes as well as for using as
a waterway. It was later taken over by the British government, which completed it in 1869. The canal was
originally designed to provide irrigation and navigation from Bay of Bengal at Paradeep to Cuttack.
Subsequently, there was a need to extend the canal to meet the industrial water requirement of number of
large industrial units in Paradeep as well as to meet the municipal requirement of the area.
Table 6.4: Hydraulics of Taladanda Canal at Full Supply
Reach (meter) Discharge (Cumec)
Sl
Structure Detail at start Reach
No. Start End Reach Start Utilized
End
1 0 11750 Head Regulator at Jobra Barrage 84.186 49.429 34.757
2 11750 24460 Biribati Lock cum Fall cum VRB 34.757 2.104 32.653
3 24460 36678 Sompur Lock cum Fall cum VRB 32.653 2.898 29.755
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