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Inland Waterways Authority of India Ministry of Shipping, Govt Development of Logistics Infrastructure: Inland Waterways 22nd November 2019 Inland Waterways Authority of India Ministry of Shipping, Govt. of India1 IWAI - Overview 111 NWs with total navigable length of ~20,000 km Establishment of Inland Waterways Authority of India 1986* Ganga, Bhagirathi, Brahmaputra Hooghly river system NW-2 Declaration of 5 National 1986 NW-1 to Waterways (NWs) YEAR 2014 NW-1 to NW-5 NW-5 Mahanadi, Brahmani & East coast canal 2014 NW-4 Declaration of 106 new National Godavari, Krishna rivers and onwards Waterways under the National Kakinada-Puducherry Canal Waterways Act, 2016 West Coast Canal, NW-3 * Pre-1986: Sector was under IWT Directorate Udyogmandal & (Ministry of Surface Transport) Champakara Canals *Map not to scale 2 Traffic on NWs TrafficReadiness on NWs of IWAI 14 operational NWs; ~72 million tonne traffic (FY18-19) Cargo traffic on National Waterways (million tonnes) Share of commodities transported on National waterways (in %) 72.31 Sundarbans, 3.23 Flyash 55.01 Steel Gujarat waterways, 5% 4% Gujarat waterways, 28.82 Limestone Others coal & coke 11.52 5% 14% 30% Maharashtra Maharashtra waterways, 25.96 Construction waterways, 28.34 Iron ore material 38% 4% Goa waterways, NW-4, 0.45 11.09 NW-3, 0.4 Goa waterways, 3.76 NW-3, 0.41 NW-2, 0.56 NW-2, 0.50 NW-1, 5.48 NW-1, 6.79 FY 2017 - 18 FY2018 - 19 . Predominantly bulk commodities such as Iron ore, Coal, *NW-4 not operational during FY 2017-18 Limestone, Fly ash currently use IWT mode 3 National Waterway-1: Jal Marg Vikas Project Jal Marg Vikas Project (JMVP): 2018 - 2023 Least Available Depth 2.2 m 2.5 m 3.0 m Length 139 Km 286 Km 891 Km Farakka Navigation Ghazipur Barh Lock Completion by Nov 2020 Varanasi MMT Inaugurated on Sahibganj MMT 12th November 2018 by Hon’ble Prime Minister Inaugurated on 12th September 2019 by Hon’ble Prime Minister • Multimodal Terminals (MMT) Terminal • Intermodal Terminals (IMT) development • Roll on – Roll off Terminals (Ro-Ro) (NW-1) Fairway • Navigation Lock maintenance & • Assured Depth related Infra • Communication facilities Haldia MMT • Bank protection Ecological • Disaster Management Completion by Jan protection 2020 • Sewage Disposal Facilities 4 *Map not to scale National Waterway – 2 & 16 Readiness of IWAI NW-2 (River Brahmaputra) . Total length: 891 km (Bangladesh border to Sadiya) . 2 permanent & 11 floating terminals . Stretch wise LAD maintained: • Dhubri–Neamati: 2.5 m Dibrugarh Sadiya • Neamati–Dibrugarh: 2 m NW-2 • Dibrugarh–Sadiya: 1.5 m Pandu Jogighopa Neamati Dhubri . Ongoing/ Proposed Interventions: • Jogighopa Terminal • Slipway at Pandu Lakhipur Bhanga Karimganj NW-16 . Cargo moved in FY18-19: 0.5 million tonne Narayanganj NW-16 (River Barak) NW-1 . Total length: 121 km (Lakhipur – Bhanga) . Stretch wise LAD maintained: Kolkata IBP Route • Sridharpur – Bhanga: 2 m Haldia NW-97 . Ongoing/ Proposed Interventions: • Upgradation of Karaimganj and Badarpur terminals *Map not to scale • Study in progress for new terminal between Badarpur- Bhanga 5 India and Bangladesh: PIWT&T Readiness of IWAI Protocol on Inland Water Transit and Trade (PIWT&T) plays a key role to promote trade IBP route and connectivity to NWs . IBP route connects NW-1 with NW-2 and NW-16, and provides an alternate route to congested Siliguri corridor . IBP route provides alternate route to congested road Siliguri Corridor NW-2 routes (LCS) for Indo-Bangladesh trade Pandu Dhubri Silghat . Present Protocol valid up to 2020 with provision of auto renewal for next 5 years . 6 ‘Ports of call’ on either side Karimganj Dhulian Ashuganj NW-16 • India: Kolkata, Haldia, Dhubri, Pandu, Silghat, Sirajganj Karimganj Rajshahi Pangaon • Bangladesh: Narayanganj, Khulna, Mongla, Narayanganj NW-1 Sirajganj, Ashuganj, Pangaon Mongla Agreed Routes 1-way Distance (km) Kolkata Khulna IBP Route Kolkata – Silghat and return ~1,720 Kolkata – Karmiganj and return ~1,318 Haldia NW-97 Existing ports of call Rajshahi – Dhulian and return ~78 Karimganj – Silghat and return ~1,416 6 *Map not to scale Connectivity through Waterways National Waterway-2 Readiness of IWAI . Brahmaputra river . Length: 891 Km (Bangladesh border - Sadiya Sadiya Dhubri Pandu National Waterway-16 . Barak river Sahibganj Varanasi MMT . Length: 121 Km MMT Karimganj Lakhipur (Bhanga-Lakhipur) Narayanganj Multimodal Terminals (03 nos.) Mongla Khulna National Waterway-1 Kolkata . Ganga-Bhagirathi-Hooghly river system Haldia MMT . Length: 1,620 Km Cumulative IWT distance Haldia (Sagar) - Prayagraj Indo-Bangladesh Protocol route . Varanasi – Sadiya : 3,444 km . Existing port of call (6 on each side) . Varanasi – Lakhipur : 2,701 km . Agreed port of call (4 on each side) . Agreed extended port of call (2 on each side) *Map not to scale 7 National Waterway – 3 Readiness of IWAI West Coast Canal (Kottapuram- Kollam), T1 KOTTAPURAM Champakkara & Udyogamandal canals: 365 Km ALUVA T2 ALUVA UDYOGAMANDAL CANAL . Existing Infrastructure T3 CHAMPAKKARA CANAL o 9 permanent terminals KOCHI MARADU o 2 Ro-Ro terminals VAIKKO . Fairway T4 M THANNERMUKKOM o More than 2 m round the year CHERTHALA LOCK CUM BARRAGE T5 . Cargo moved in 2018-19: 0.41 MTPA ALAPPUZHA T6 THRIKKUNNAPUZHA THRIKKUNNAPUZHA LOCK GATE T7 Legend T8 KAYAMKULAM Declared waterway Terminal (Existing) KOLLAM CHAVARAT9 *Map not to scale 8 National Waterway - 4 Readiness of IWAI Kakinada-Puducherry canal, Krishna and Godavari River: 2,890 Km Total Length: 2,890 km on River Krishna, Godavari and Ongoing developments Buckingham Canal Nasik Godavari . Phase-I: (82 km) - Muktyala to Vijayawada (Krishna River): River Development work in progress) Polavaram PHASE-I . Phase-II: (Total Distance - 233 km) Rajahmundry Muktyal . Vijayawada to Kakinada (Eluru Canal & Kakinada canal) a Galagali Krishna Kakinada River Vijayawada . Rajahmundry to Polavaram stretch of Godavari PHASE-II . Hydrography & Navigational Study in progress . Ro-Ro service between Ibrahimpatnam and Lingayapalam started in March 2018 Cargo moved in 2018-19: 0.46 MTPA 9 IBP route: Fairway development Readiness of IWAI Fairway development to allow round the year uninterrupted navigation and revive trade routes IBP route and connectivity to NWs . Following stretches being developed for round the year navigability (2.5 m. LAD) at project cost of INR 305.84 crore Sadiya (Sharing ratio of 80:20 between India and Bangladesh) NW-2 • Sirajganj – Daikhowa: BDT 227.46 Cr. (INR 187.16 Cr.): Pandu Dhubri Silghat 175 km Daikhowa Karimganj • Ashuganj – Zakiganj: BDT 95.49 Cr. (INR 78.57 Cr.): 295 Zakiganj Sirajganj km NW-16 Ashuganj Narayanganj • Initial dredging for two years – to be completed by March NW-1 2021; maintenance dredging for next 5 years Kolkata • Appointment of PMC for monitoring of dredging works in IBP Route progress Haldia 10 PIWT&T: India and Bangladesh Readiness of IWAI Protocol on Inland Water Transit and Trade (PIWT&T) plays a key role in promoting trade . IBP route connects NW-1 with NW-2 and NW-16, and provides an alternate route to congested Siliguri corridor NW-2 . IBP route provides alternate option to congested road routes Siliguri Corridor Silghat (LCS) for Indo-Bangladesh trade Pandu Dhubri . 6 ‘Ports of call’ on either side; New ports of call agreed Chilmari New Ports India Bangladesh Sirajganj Karimganj Dhulian NW-16 Ports of call Kolaghat, Dhulian, Chilmari, Rajshahi, Sultanganj Ashuganj Rajshahi Muktarpur Badarpur (4 on each side) Maia, Sonamura Sultanganj, Daudkhandi Maia Aricha Ghorasal Extended ports of Badarpur (Karimganj), Ghorasal (Narayanganj), Pangaon Narayanganj call (2 on each side) Tribeni (Kolkata) Muktarpur (Pangaon) Tribeni Daudkandi Sonamura Gumti river Existing ports of call NW-1 Agreed ports of call Mongla . Routes agreed to be extended/ included under PIWT&T Khulna Kolkata Agreed extended ports of call IBP Route New/ Extended routes Kolaghat Agreed Routes 1-way Distance (km) . Protocol route no.5 & 6 i.e. Rajshahi-Godagari-Dhulian to Haldia NW-97 Kolkata – Silghat and return 1,720 be extended upto Aricha (Bangladesh) Kolkata – Karmiganj and return 1,318 . Inclusion of Daudkhandi-Sonamura stretch on Gumti river Rajshahi – Dhulian and return 78 as new route no. 9 & 10 Karimganj – Silghat and return 1,416 11 *Map not to scale Use of Chattogram/ Mongla for cargo to/ from NER Readiness of IWAI Proximity to sea ports to reduce logistics cost and improve trade competitiveness of North East states . Agreement on use of Chattogram and Mongla Ports in Bangladesh for transit cargo of India signed in 25th Oct’ 2018 Siliguri . SoP signed on 5th October 2019 Corridor . Chattogram port - Agartala via Akhaura: ~250 km (road), Dawki while road distance between Kolkata port and Agartala: Tamabil Sheola Sutarkandi ~1,500km Agreed Routes Akhaura Agartala Srimantapur Chattogram port/ Mongla port to Agartala via Akhaura and return Bibir Bazar Chattogram port/ Mongla port to Dawki via Tamabil and return Kolkata port Chattogram port/ Mongla port to Sutarkandi via Sheola and return Chattogram port Mongla port Haldia Dock Chattogram port/ Mongla port to Srimantapur via Bibirbazar and return 12 *Map not to scale Traffic on IBP route TrafficReadiness on NWs of IWAI Growing traffic on Indo Bangladesh Protocol (IBP) route Cargo traffic on IBP route Commodity profile on Indo Bangladesh Protocol (million tonne) route (in %) Steel products, 0.54% 4.00 ODC/ Project cargo, 0.58% Rice, 0.19% Others, 0.17% 3.09 3.15 Stone Chips, 1.33% Fly ash, 97.19% FY 2017-18 FY 2018-19 FY 2019-20 (P) (P): Projected based on 1.95 million tonne in Apr-Sep 2019 . Approx. 3,600 voyages were made on the IBP in FY18- . Fly ash generated by power plants in West Bengal is the 19; voyages in Apr-Sept. 2019 approx. 2,100 and prominent commodity using the IBP route and is used in expected to exceed 4,000 in FY19-20 Cement making in Bangladesh . Approx. 600 Bangladeshi vessels and 40 India vessels . Narayanganj and Khulna ports in Bangladesh are used the IBP route in FY 18-19 receiving more than 97% of IBP traffic 13 India-Nepal: Proposed Birgunj Connectivity Readiness of IWAI Waterway & Road (from Kolkata via proposed Kalughat terminal) Nautanwa/ Bhairahwa Approx.
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