**Executive Summary**
This document, dated April 22, 2024, from the Government of India's Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, pertains to the reconstitution of the Research Committee. It supersedes the previous order dated June 14, 2022. The document outlines the committee's composition, functions, methodology, and thrust areas for research studies.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Reconstitution of Research Committee:**
* The Research Committee of the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways has been reconstituted.
* This order supersedes the previous order No. DW-01011/1/2019-Development Wing dated 14.06.2022.
* **Committee Composition:**
* Lists the designation, ministry/department and capacity of 18 members.
* Includes representatives from various port authorities, government departments, and organizations like NITI Aayog.
* **Functions of the Research Committee:**
* Identifying broad areas for research.
* Scrutinizing proposed schemes and screening funding requests.
* Evaluating proposals for capital equipment acquisition.
* Monitoring and evaluating schemes.
* Advising on methodologies for disseminating study results.
* Addressing research-related issues pertaining to Ports, Shipping, and IWT.
* **Methodology:**
* The committee discusses research proposals and approves them based on funding availability, alignment with thrust areas, not being basic research and relevancy to the ministry.
* **Thrust Areas:**
* **Port Sector:** Generation of basic coastal data, erosion and siltation, pollution control, and new construction materials.
* **Ship Building and Shipping Sector:** Energy conservation, noise and vibration control, maritime communication, and hull design.
* **IWT Section:** River engineering, hydrographic data management, berthing structure design, and IWT vessel design.
* Thrust areas are extendable based on the needs of the Ministry.
**Impact Analysis**
**Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (including the Secretary and AS & FA)**
* **Impact:** The Ministry is the primary stakeholder, as the order directly concerns its Research Committee.
* **Action Required:** Note the reconstitution and be aware of the committee's functions and thrust areas.
**Research Committee Members:**
* **Impact:** The order defines their roles and responsibilities within the newly reconstituted committee.
* **Action Required:** Understand their designated roles, attend meetings, and contribute to the committee's functions as outlined.
**Various Port Authorities, Government Departments, and Organizations Represented:**
* **Impact:** The order directs the work of the committee, which defines the scope of research that these stakeholders may participate in.
* **Action Required:** Be informed about the new committee's focus areas and be prepared to support related research initiatives and align their activities with the committee's objectives.
**Central Water & Power Research Station, Department of River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation, Ministry of Jal Shakti**
* **Impact:** Informational only.
* **Action Required:** None.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways: The primary government body responsible for the Research Committee's reconstitution.
Research Committee: The central committee being reconstituted, focused on research related to ports, shipping, and waterways.
Inland Waterways Authority of India: A key member organization of the research committee.
NITI Aayog: A member organization of the reconstituted Research Committee
CWPRS, Ministry of Water Resource, Pune: A member organization of the reconstituted Research Committee
Government of lndia
Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Watenarays
(Development Wing)
Transport Bhawan
Parliament Street
New Delhi-1 10001
No. DW-0101 1/1/201 9-Development Wing Dated: 22nd April,2024
ORDER
sub: Reconstitution of Research commiftee of the Ministry of ports, shipping and
Watenrays - reg.
ln supersession of this Ministry's order No. Dw-o1o1it1l2o1g-Development wing
dated 14.06.2022, the Research Committee has been reconstituted as under:_
SI Designation Ministry / Department Capacity
No.
1 Additional Secretary Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Chairman
Watenarays
2 Joint Secretary (Ports) Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Member
Watenivays
J Development Adviser (Ports) Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Member
Waterways
4 Director CWPRS, Ministry of
Water Member
Resource, Pune
5 Adviser Department of Science
& Member
Technology
o Member (Technical) lnland Waterways Authority of Member
lndia
7 Representative NlTl Aayog Member
8 Representative D.G. (Shipping) Member
9 Chief Engineer Deendayal Port Authority Member
10 Representative lMU, Visakhapatnam Member
1'l Representative NIOT, Department of
Ocean Member
Development
12 Representalive Director General of Lighthouses & Member
Lightships
13 Chief Hydraulic Engineer Syama Prasad Mookerjee port, Member
Kolkata
14 Chief Engineer Chennai Port Authority Member
15 Chief Mechanical Engineer Mumbai Port Authority Member-2-
16 DSiDirector (Finance) Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Member
Waterways
17 DS/D|rector (dealing with the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Member
R&D Scheme) Waterways
18 Director (Engineering) Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Member -
Waterways Secretary
2. The functions, methodology of the Research Committee and Thrust Areas of
Research Studies are as under: -
I.
FUNCTIONS:
(a)
ldentification of broad areas in which research is to be undertaken'
(b)
Scrutiny of schemes proposed and screening of requests forfunds'
(c)
scrutiny of proposals for acquisition of capital equipment and evaluation of
fu nds.
(d)
Monitoring and evaluation of schemes.
(e)
Advice on methodology of dissemination of results of studies undertaken.
(0AndallotherissuesrelatingtoresearchpertainingtoPorts,Shippingand
IWT.
II.
METHODOLOGY:
The Research committee discusses the proposals submitted for research and
approves the proposals subject to availability of funds if: -
(i)
The proposal comes under thrust areas.
(ii)
The study should not be of basic research.
(iii)
lt should pertain to a sector dealt with by Ministry of Shipping'
III.
THRUST AREAS:
A.
PORTSECTOR
(i)
Generation of basic data for the coastal area in lndia'
(ii)
Erosion and siltation.
(iii)
Pollution control and Abatement, Designs of Coastal Structures'-3-
(iv)
New materials for Construction and use in ports and Harbours.
(v)
Off shore Structures including floating break waters.
B.
SHIP BUILDING AND SHIPPING SECTOR
(i)
Energy Conservation on Board ships.
(ii)
Noise and Vibration Controt of ships.
(iii)
Development of maritime communication System.
(iv)
Hull Design of country boats.
C.
IWT Section
(i)
River Engineering: physicar and mathematicar modeiling of River
behaviour.
(ii)
Hydraulic and Hydrographic data and Data base management. computer
aided base management.
(iii)
Different types of berthing structures-Deveropment of standard designs.
(iv) lwr
Vessers-Design of standard vessers and performance prediction,
Navigation aids.
The above thrust area can be extended to cover the changing needs of Ministry of
Ports, Shipping and Wateruvays.
3.
This issues with the approval of Competent Authority.
\&*r"r*
(Ramji Singh)
Deputy Director (Engineering)
To,
1.
PPS to AS (PS&W).
2.
PS to JS(P)/PS to DA (ports).
3.
Director, central water & power Research station, Department of River
Development & Ganga Rejuvenation, Ministry of Jal Shakti, Khadakwasla, pune-411024.-4-
4. Adviser, Department of Science & Technology, Department of Science &
Technology, Technology Bhavan, New Mehrauli Road, New Delhi-1 10 016.
5. Member (Technical), lnland waterways Authority of lndia, A-13, Sector-1, Noida -
201301
6. Chief Executive Officer, NlTl Aayog, Sansad Marg, New Delhi -1 '10001
7. Directorate General of shipping, 9th Floor, Beta Building, i-Think Techno campus,
Kaniurmarg (East), Mumbai - 400 042
8. Chief Engineer, Deendayal Port Authority, Administrative office, Post Box No. 50,
Gandhidham (Kutch)-370201
L Director, IMU Visakhapatnam New Campus, Vangali Village, Tekkalipalem Post,
Near Rayavarapu Agraharam, Sabbavaram Mandal,Visakhapatnam 531035
10. Director, National lnstitute of ocean Technology, Department of ocean
Development, Velacherry-Tambaram Main Road, Narayanapuram, Pallikaranai, chennai
- 600 100
11. Director General of Lighthouses & Lightships, B-1 , Tulsi Marg, Block B, Sector 23,
Noida, Uttar Pradesh 20'1301
12.ChiefHydraulicEngineer,syamaPrasadMookerjeePortAuthority'Hydraulic
Study Department, 20, Garden Reach Road,Kolkata - 700 043
l3.ChiefEngineer,ChennaiPortAuthority'RajajiSalai,Chennai-600001
14. Chief Mechanical Engineer, Mumbai Port Authority, Nirman Bhavan, Sth Floor,
Mazgaon, Mumbai - 400 010.
,t5.DeputySecretary(Finance),MinistryofPorts,shippingandWateMays,Transport
Bhawan, New Delhi.
l6.Director(Shipping),MinistryofPorts,shippingandWaterways,Transport
Bhawan, New Delhi.
17. Director (Engineering)' Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Wateuays' Transport
Bhawan, New Delhi.
Epl&:
1. PPS to Secretary (PSW - for information'
2. PPS to AS & FA (PSW - for information'