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The government has undertaken various connectivity projects to strengthen hinterland connectivity to the ports in Odisha including Paradip, Dhamra and Gopalpur. These include upgradation and widening of national highways, new and additional rail lines, auto-signaling, rail over bridge, waterways connectivity and multi-modal logistics park. A list of completed, under implementation and under planning projects identified to strengthen road and rail connectivity to ports in Odisha is available at annexure.
The implementation of connectivity projects leads to reduction in logistics costs, promotion of port-led industrialization, economic development, generation of direct and indirect employment. The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways undertakes comprehensive review and consolidation of all port road-rail connectivity projects with Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) and Ministry of Railways (MoR) under Comprehensive Port Connectivity Plan (CPCP) from time to time including projects in Odisha.
Annexure
Ports Connectivity Projects in the State of Odisha
| Sl. No. | Project Name | Port | Status |
| 1 | Road cum flyover crossing BOT rail tracks to access to MCHP areas | Paradip | Completed |
| 2 | Road connectivity between Duburi and Panikoili | Paradip | Completed |
| 3 | 3rd railway line from Jakhapura to Haridaspur | Paradip | Completed |
| 4 | New rail line bridge between Jajpur and Sukindarailway stations | Paradip | Completed |
| 5 | Doubling of rail line from Rajatgarh to Barang | Paradip | Completed |
| 6 | New rail line from Jharsuguda to Barpalli | Paradip | Completed |
| 7 | New rail line from Haridaspur to Paradip | Paradip | Completed |
| 8 | Doubling of rail line from Titlagarh to Sambalpur | Paradip | Completed |
| 9 | New rail line from Angul to Sukhinda | Paradip | Completed |
| 10 | Development of rail connectivity for BOT berths at Paradip | Paradip | Completed |
| 11 | Decongesting Raipur-Visakhapatnam viaTitlagarh | Paradip | Completed |
| 12 | Doubling of rail line from Sambalpur to Talcher | Paradip | Completed |
| 13 | Doubling of Banspani-Daitari-Tomka-Jakhapura | Paradip | Completed |
| 14 | 4 lane upgradation of Duburi- Chandikhole- Paradip via NH53 | Paradip | Under implementation |
| 15 | 3rd rail line Bhadrak – Vizanagagram | Paradip | Under Implementation |
| 16 | Flyover between Siju-Paradip – 6.2 Km | Paradip | Under Implementation |
| 17 | Chord rail line between Dhanmandal and Chandikhole | Paradip | Under Implementation |
| 18 | 3rd and 4th rail line from Budhapank- Salegaon via Rajatgarh | Paradip | Under Implementation |
| 19 | 3rd rail line between Bhadrak – Nergundi | Paradip | Under Implementation |
| 20 | 3rd & 4th rail line between Jarapaada – Budhapank with flyover at Talcher | Paradip | Under Implementation |
| 21 | New rail line Talcher-Bimlagarh | Paradip | Under Implementation |
| 22 | Development of NW-5 (Phase -1) Talcher to Dhamra and Paradip on Brahmani and Mahanadi River from Paradip – Dhamra to Pankapal | Paradip, Dhamra | Under Implementation |
| 23 | Doubling of Haridaspur-Paradip rail line | Paradip | Under Planning |
| 24 | Development of railway infrastructure from Amarda Road station to Subarnarekha Port | Subarnarekha | Under Planning |
| 25 | Development of road connectivity from Chhatrapur on NH-16 to Gopalpur Port | Gopalpur | Under Planning |
| 26 | 4 lane upgrade of NH 720 for Duburi-Bamnipal- Keonjhar corridor | Paradip Port | Under Planning |
| 27 | Road connectivity from Jamujhari on NH-16 to Dhamra port via Basudevpur | Dhamra | Under Planning |
| 28 | Road cum flyover serving as 2nd exit to the Paradip port | Paradip | Under Planning |
| 29 | Tangi to Paradip 4 lane road upgrade | Paradip | Under Planning |
This information was given by the Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Shri Sarbananda Sonowal Ji, in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha.
