Dr. Manoj Singh, Adviser (Transport) PLANNING COMMISSION, GOVERNMENT of INDIA NEW DELHI

INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT IN THE NORTH-EAST

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CROSS-BORDER CONNECTIVITY NEW DELHI, MAY 12, 2014

Dr. Manoj Singh, Adviser (Transport) PLANNING COMMISSION, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA NEW DELHI

EXISTING RAIL NETWORK IN THE NORTH EAST State Broad Gauge Meter Gauge Total (Km)

Arunachal Pradesh - 1.26 1.26

Assam 1,443.03 990.96 2,433.99

Tripura - 151.40 151.40

Nagaland 11.13 1.72 12.85

Manipur - 1.35 1.35

Mizoram - 1.50 1.50

Meghalaya - - -

Sikkim - - -

Total 1,454.16 1,148.19 2,602.35 MASTER PLAN FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE NORTHEAST REGION RAILWAYS : ON-GOING PROJECTS IN NORTH EAST (2013-14) New Gauge Doubling Total Line Conversion

Projects in progress (Nos.) 14 4 2 20

Of which, National Projects 8 2 - 10 (Nos.) Throw forward (Rs. Crore) 25,806 21,689 2,071 2,044 as on 1.4.2013 ($4.3 b)

Of which, National Projects 17,940 16,354 1,586 - (Rs. Crore) ($3 b) Length of ongoing works (Km) 965 1,510 44.92 2,520

5 INVESTMENT IN N.E REGION OVER LAST 10 YEARS (NEW LINES, GAUGE CONVERSION & DOUBLING)

Total –Rs 15,629 Crs(Last 10yrs) (Including works in progress)

4000 3392 3500

3000 2365

2500 2130 Rs in Crore Rs 1913

2000 1765 1403

1500

979

1000 845

542

500 295

05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 ------2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 ACHIEVEMENTS Year New Line Gauge Doubling Conversion

2007-08 20 107 -

2008-09 113 170 -

2009-10 - 110 -

2010-11 58 110 31

2011-12 148 409 -

2012-13 61.50 206.18 -

2013-14 2.0 154 - RECENT PROGRESS OF RAILWAY PROJECTS • North Bank GC Project . Rangiya-Rangapara – North Dekargaon (Tezpur) (186 km) completed & operationalized on 4th January 2014. . Rangapara (N)–North Lakhimpur (172 km) – Target Completion: Mar. 2014. Completed on March 31st, 201.4 . North Lakhimpur-Murkongselek (154 km) – TDC: Dec. 2014. Engine Rolling Completed . New Broad gauge line of Harmuti-Naharlagun (21.75 km): first connectivity to Arunachal Pradesh. TDC: March. 2014. Completed on 4th April, 2014 – Train services started on April 7th, 2014. • New Broad gauge line of Dudhnoi-Mendipathar (19.75 km): first connectivity to Meghalaya (10 km) – TDC: March. 2014. Likely by mid May, 2014. 8 TARGETS OF NATIONAL RAILWAY PROJECTS

Name of Project TDC

Rangiya-Murkongselek with linked fingers (520 km) (Assam) Dec. 14

Lumding-Silchar, incl. Branch (GC) lines & MMs (421 km) Mar. 15/ (Assam, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura) June. 16 Tetelia-Byrnihat (21.50 km) (Meghalaya) Mar.15 Jiribam- Tupul -Imphal (111km) (Manipur) Mar. 16/Mar.18 Kumarghat – Agartala (109 km) (Tripura) June. 16 Agartala - Sabroom (112 km) (Tripura) June.16

Bogibeel Bridge with linking lines (73 km) (Assam) Dec.16 Bhairabi-Sairang (51.38 km) (Mizoram) Not fixed Sivok-Rangpo (44.39 km) (Sikkim) Not fixed Dimapur-Zubza (Kohima) (88 km) (Nagaland) Not fixed Byrnihat-Shillong (108.40 km) (Meghalaya) Not fixed9 INDO-MYANMAR RAIL CONNECTIVITY RAIL PROJECTS IN MANIPUR RAIL MAP OF MYANMAR Myanmar: India’s Land Bridge to ASEAN BROAD PROJECT PARAMETERS OF INDO-MYANMAR RAIL CONNECTIVITY • Imphal – Moreh – 111 Kms – Rs. 5500 Crores ($ 1 b)

• Moreh – Kalay – 130 Kms – Rs. 3000 Crores ($ 0.5 b)

• Possibility of funding by JICA, ADB, and other Multi-lateral Agencies; Road Development in the North East . Two Major Projects Going On Presently . East West Corridor (Silchar in Assam to Porbandar in Gujarat) Completed length is 500 km (81%) Likely completion date : Dec. 2014

. Special Accelerated Road Development Project in the North East (SARDP-NE) . Phase ‘A’ – 4,099 km (Project cost Rs.21,000 crore) . Phase ‘B’ – 3,723 km (Only DPR approved) . Arunachal Package (MoRTH, Arunachal PWD and BRO) . 2,319 km (Rs.11,919 crore) . Total Investment : Rs 40,000 crores ($ 7 b)15 Progress of Phase ‘A’ and Arunachal Package (In Kms) Total Work Targeted/Expected Roads Item Length Sanctioned/ Date for Completed Target Awarded Completion June, Phase ‘A’ 4,099 2,505 1,214 2015/March2017 Arunachal June, 2,319 1,341 (58%) 113 (5%) Package 2016/March2018

(60%) 1,327 Total 6,418 3,846 (21%) • Upgrade National Highways connecting state capitals to 2/4 lane • Connect 88 District Headquarters of NER by at least 2 lane roads • Improve connectivity to neighbouring countries/border areas 16 International Road Gateways

• Moreh to Guwahati – Moreh – Imphal : NH 39 - 120 km – 2 lane road – 3 hrs – Imphal – Jiribam – Silchar : NH 53 - 240 km – 2 lane : 8 hrs – Silchar – Guwahati : East West Corridor – 325 km – 6 hrs – Total : 700 kms : 17 hrs

Yingkiong Roads covered for Aalong improvement in GORGING BISHING Anini Daporijo Roing JIDO Arunachal Pradesh PONGO Koloriang SINGA Tezu under SARDP-NE MIGGING SAKRAM POINT LUNGTE

TATO BILE MARIYUNG BOMJIR Koronu PANGIN 52 Paya Seppa TAHILA Bomdila Ziro 229 37 Ext CHOWKHAM Hawai PAKA BAME SADIA Tawang JONAI DHOLA 52 MAHADEVPUR 229 RUPAI TINSUKIA 52B NAMCHIK JAIRAMPUR LUMLA Lalpul AKAJAN DIBRUGARH PANGSU PASS ZORAM NORTH 229 LAKHIMPUR 153 Yupia Potin TASHIGAONG BIMLAPUR Hoj SIBSAGAR 52B 52B BANDER DEWA KANUBARI NECHIPU ITANAGAR Being improved to 2 lane by BRO Changlang under China Study Group(CSG) HOLONGI LEGEND :- BALIPARA GOHPUR Pasighat A. Roads under Arunachal Package To Srirampur NUMALIGARH 1. Trans Arunachal Highway(NH-229, 52 & 52B) Khonsa 2. Roads connecting remaining 5 DHQs SILGHAT 3. Road stretches proposed on Annuity basis

Baihata B. Roads under Phase ‘A’ Charali NAGAON TO ROUTE OF 4 LANE CONNECTIVITY GUWAHATI SILCHAR OF ITANAGAR WITH EAST WEST Other National Highways CORRIDOR AT NAGAON East West Corridor

DISTRICT HEADQUARTER TOWN

Airports in NE

Arunachal Pradesh Along Daparizo Pasighat Tezu Itanagar Pakyong Ziro Dibrugargh Sikkim North Lakhimpur (Lilabari) Bagdogra Tezpur Jorhat Guwahati West Bengal Rupsi Nagaland Assam Chiethu/ Dimapur Kohima Tura Shillong

Meghalaya Silchar State Operational Non- Shella Imphal Operational Assam 6 2 Kailashahar Kamalpur Manipur 3 IAF, 3 AAI Khowai Lengpui Arunachal - 5 Agartala Pradesh Manipur 1 - Tripura Mizoram LEGEND Turial Meghalaya 1 1 Operational (11+1) Mizoram 1 1 Nagaland 1 - Non-Operational (12) Tripura 1 3 Sikkim - - * Bagdogra Airport, although in Greenfield (3) West Bengal 1* - Eastern Region, is included as it is

Total 11+1 12 the gateway to North-East 19 including Sikkim State mmm

20 TEJPUR NAGALAND SILGHAT P 31C INDO – BANGLADESH I N D I A A S S A M 36 JOGIGHOPA DISPUR 37 31 PANDU DHUBRI 37 P PROTOCOL ROUTES KOHIMA 40 SHISHUMARA DAIKHAWA SHILLONG 31 51 CHILMARI M E G H A L A Y A 53 MANIPUR ZAKIGANJ LAKHIPUR 34 BAHADURABAD SYLHET BHANGA 53 IMPHAL KARIMGANJ P MARKULI FENCHUGANJ SHERPUR B A N G L A D E S H AJMIRIGANJ DHULIAN GODAGARI SIRAJGANJ RAJSHAHI P 54 BHAIRAB 44 BAZAR ASHUGANJ BAGHABARI TRIPURA ARICHA AKHAURA AGARTALA AIZWAL N DHAKA AGARTALA MIZORAM NARAYANGANJ P Legend 2 CHANDPUR Declared National waterway Proposed National waterway Protocol route 35 KHULNA P BARISAL Road Rail CHALNA KAUKHALI NH KOLKATA P Protocol route distances51 6 P MONGLA Kolkata – Silghat…………...... 1720 Km 41 Kolkata - Karimganj...... 1318 Km HALDIA P ANGTIHARA Silghat- Karimganj………………1410 Km Dhulian-Rajshahi...... 7821 21 Km NAMKHANA Bay of Bengal Myanmar (Burma) Proposed National Waterway (No 6) River Barak

Bhanga

Badarpur Silchar

Stretch Km Bhanga - Lakhipur 121

 Length –121 km  Development cost -Rs 123.3 Cr (at 2012 prices)  Status: Declaration in process – Bill likely to be introduced in Budget session 2013 2 2 Airports Development (2012-17) - I • Development of Airports at . Pakyong – New TDC: Dec. 2014. Need resolution of land acquisition for AAI Colony, shifting of 16 local residences and approach road from Pakyong to Gangtok . Itanagar – State Govt. to provide land acquisition (1,037 acres), Rehabilitation, Compound Wall, Approach Road, Electricity/Water supply. PIL challenging site before Guwahati High Court . Cheithu – Alternative site needs to be selected by State Government • Modernize selected Airports by AAI . Guwahati– Construction of 3 hangars for A-321. TDC – Sep. 2014 . Dibrugarh – Runway extension (32 acres land acquisition) . Jorhat - Apron extension completed (30 Nov. 2013). New Terminal Building planned . Shillong – Upgradation at Barapani taken up. 32 acres defence land required. Work stopped (August 2012) due to local agitation . Imphal : Notified international airport (14 Nov. 2013) with connectivity to South/East Asian countries. Extension of Apron & Boundary Wall Work going on

. Agartala – New Terminal building in planning stage 23 Airports Development - II • Airports in Arunachal Pradesh & Meghalaya (Non-operational) . Operationalize Along, Daparizo, Passighat, Tezu, Ziro (Arunachal Pradesh) . Daparijo (Arunachal Pradesh to sort out Land Acquisition Issues) . Greenfield Airport in Tawang (Arunachal Pradesh) – to be finalized after NOC from MoD . Tura (Meghalaya) land acquisition issues. • Average no. of departures per week from NE Airports increased sharply. 2001 2011 2012 226 581 497 • Larger and more regular air connectivity to NER, specifically within the region necessary. . Guwahati being developed as a regional hub (Sept. 2014). Will help improve connectivity . Intra-regional network in NE is weak and needs to be developed. NEC has invited bids (with VGF support) with little success so far . Need to approve recommendations of Committee under Member (NE), PC on issues relating to air connectivity by Alliance Air. Shillong-Kolkata services resumed since 10 Jul. 2013, may be discontinued again by Alliance Air 24 Roads  East West Corridor (NHAI) Completed length is 500 km (81%) Likely completion date : Dec. 2014 Critical issues: . Land availability. Likely to be resolved by State Govt. • Guwahati–Nalbari (14 km) (Assam) • Maibong–Harangajao (16 km) (Assam) . Clearance for extraction of Mines & Minerals (State Govts.)  SARDP-NE (MoRTH, State PWDs, BRO) . Phase ‘A’ – 4,099 km (Project cost Rs.21,000 crore) . Phase ‘B’ – 3,723 km (Only DPR approved)  Arunachal Package (MoRTH, Arunachal PWD and BRO) . 2,319 km (Rs.11,919 crore)

25 Progress of Phase ‘A’ and Arunachal Package (In Kms) Total Work Targeted/Expected Roads Item Length Sanctioned/ Date for Completed Target Awarded Completion June, Phase ‘A’ 4,099 2,505 1,214 2015/March2017 Arunachal June, 2,319 1,341 (58%) 113 (5%) Package 2016/March2018

Road Sector Issues • Need for special focus on: . Work on connecting Sikkim (NH-31A, Sivok-Gangtok-Nathula by BRO) has progressed at a slow pace. New TDC March 2016 . Work on NH-44 has been stalled for quite some time. Need for fast pace after the re-distribution & being taken up by State PWD . Work on NH-53 (Jiribam-Imphal) critical. Needs early completion . Silchar Bridge being replaced with support from M/o DONER. Need for early completion of project . Dhola Sadiya Bridge (river Brahmaputra) targeted for completion in 2015. Work going on well . Road to Vijaynagar from Miao needs early sanction . Construction of Bridge over Feni river (Tripura) connecting Bangladesh taken up with MEA support. Work should start early . Replacement of all semi-permanent timber bridges in the region. Special focus and be funded by State Govts., along with Central assistance under SPA over next 3 years. A special scheme needs to be launched to complete this

29 Airports in NE

Total 11+1 12 the gateway to North-East 30 including Sikkim State Airports Development (2012-17) - I • Development of Airports at . Pakyong – New TDC: Dec. 2014. Need resolution of land acquisition for AAI Colony, shifting of 16 local residences and approach road from Pakyong to Gangtok . Itanagar – State Govt. to provide land acquisition (1,037 acres), Rehabilitation, Compound Wall, Approach Road, Electricity/Water supply. PIL challenging site before Guwahati High Court . Cheithu – Alternative site needs to be selected by State Government • Modernize selected Airports by AAI . Guwahati– Construction of 3 hangars for A-321. TDC – Sep. 2014 . Dibrugarh – Runway extension (32 acres land acquisition) . Jorhat - Apron extension completed (30 Nov. 2013). New Terminal Building planned . Shillong – Upgradation at Barapani taken up. 32 acres defence land required. Work stopped (August 2012) due to local agitation . Imphal : Notified international airport (14 Nov. 2013) with connectivity to South/East Asian countries. Extension of Apron & Boundary Wall Work going on

. Agartala – New Terminal building in planning stage 31 Airports Development - II • Airports in Arunachal Pradesh & Meghalaya (Non-operational) . Operationalize Along, Daparizo, Passighat, Tezu, Ziro (Arunachal Pradesh) . Daparijo (Arunachal Pradesh to sort out Land Acquisition Issues) . Greenfield Airport in Tawang (Arunachal Pradesh) – to be finalized after NOC from MoD . Tura (Meghalaya) land acquisition issues. • Average no. of departures per week from NE Airports increased sharply. 2001 2011 2012 226 581 497 • Larger and more regular air connectivity to NER, specifically within the region necessary. . Guwahati being developed as a regional hub (Sept. 2014). Will help improve connectivity . Intra-regional network in NE is weak and needs to be developed. NEC has invited bids (with VGF support) with little success so far . Need to approve recommendations of Committee under Member (NE), PC on issues relating to air connectivity by Alliance Air. Shillong-Kolkata services resumed since 10 Jul. 2013, may be discontinued again by Alliance Air 32 Inland Water Transport in the NE Region • 891 Km National Waterway-2 on River Brahmaputra along with Indo-Bangladesh Protocol Route provides safe, cheap and eco– friendly route for carriage of commodities . Navigability of 2.0-2.5 meter depth along with navigation aids and ten floating terminals maintained by IWAI . 16 Floating terminals for passengers funded by MoS will be commissioned by March 2014. 4 already operational

• Inland Water Port at Pandu developed with high level and low level jetties, two warehouses, Railway siding and open storage: Land for Connecting Road needs resolution with NFR/Govt. of Assam

• IWAI is developing: . Ro-Ro facility at Dhubri and Hatsingimari (opposite bank of Brahmaputra) to reduce travel time of vehicles between Meghalaya and Dhubri in Assam which now have to go over Jogighopa bridge covering a distance of 220 km . Vessel repair facility at Pandu (Guwahati). Assam Govt. to expedite transfer

of land 33 Aizwal I N D I A

I N D I A

B A N G L A D E S H Lawngtlai

Myeikwa (IM Border)

Kaletwa Myanmar

Bay of Bengal Paletwa

Kolkata Sittwe 539 km Sea Kyauktaw Sittwe Paletwa 158 km IWT Paletwa Kaletwa 67 km Road Kaletwa Myeikw 62 km Road a (IM Border) Myeikwa (IM Lawngtl 100 km Road Border) ai Lawngtlai Aizwal 334 km Road Sittwe 34 Kolkata Aizwal 1260 km • North East has special requirements of transport because of topographical challenges (hilly, landslides ) – Transport Infrastructure benefits in NE States. – It is provides neighbouring countries. – Area: 0.26 million sq land and 46 million population. – Partition: Distanced the NE Region to the rest of India by connecting countries to the narrow 27 km wide. – 96 % of the boundary of region frame international burdens. • Challenges for NE Region: – Complete the progress of infrastructure in NE Region; – Create institutional & functional mechanisms to sustain and maintain the infrastructure. – Well Policy region for free movements of govt./service and from NE region to the international neighbour. 35

Agency-wise Re-Distribution of Road Lengths under SARDP-NE & Arunachal Package Agency Original Modified Ar. Ar. Phase 'A' Total Phase 'A' Total Package Package BRO 1247 812 2059 578 558 1136 PWD 52 633 52 887 939 Ar. Pradesh 685 Assam 745 98 843 984 98 1082 Manipur - - - 58 - 58 Meghalaya 609 - 609 609 - 609 Mizoram 299 - 299 299 - 299 Nagaland 342 - 342 342 - 342 Sikkim 207 - 207 304 - 304 Tripura 0 - - 130 - 130 NHAI 394 - 394 539 - 539 MoRTH 204 776 980 204 776 980 Total 4099 2319 6418 4099 2319 641836 Road Sector Issues • Need for special focus on: . Work on connecting Sikkim (NH-31A, Sivok-Gangtok-Nathula by BRO) has progressed at a slow pace. New TDC March 2016 . Work on NH-44 has been stalled for quite some time. Need for fast pace after the re-distribution & being taken up by State PWD . Work on NH-53 (Jiribam-Imphal) critical. Needs early completion . Silchar Bridge being replaced with support from M/o DONER. Need for early completion of project . Dhola Sadiya Bridge (river Brahmaputra) targeted for completion in 2015. Work going on well . Road to Vijaynagar from Miao needs early sanction . Construction of Bridge over Feni river (Tripura) connecting Bangladesh taken up with MEA support. Work should start early . Replacement of all semi-permanent timber bridges in the region. Special focus and be funded by State Govts., along with Central assistance under SPA over next 3 years. A special scheme needs to be launched to complete this

37 Roads  East West Corridor (NHAI) Completed length is 500 km (81%) Likely completion date : Dec. 2014 Critical issues: . Land availability. Likely to be resolved by State Govt. • Guwahati–Nalbari (14 km) (Assam) • Maibong–Harangajao (16 km) (Assam) . Clearance for extraction of Mines & Minerals (State Govts.)  SARDP-NE (MoRTH, State PWDs, BRO) . Phase ‘A’ – 4,099 km (Project cost Rs.21,000 crore) . Phase ‘B’ – 3,723 km (Only DPR approved)  Arunachal Package (MoRTH, Arunachal PWD and BRO) . 2,319 km (Rs.11,919 crore)

38 Progress of Phase ‘A’ and Arunachal Package (In Kms) Total Work Targeted/Expected Roads Item Length Sanctioned/ Date for Completed Target Awarded Completion June, Phase ‘A’ 4,099 2,505 1,214 2015/March2017 Arunachal June, 2,319 1,341 (58%) 113 (5%) Package 2016/March2018

(60%) 1,327 Total 6,418 3,846 (21%) • Work Sanctioned and Awarded Likely to be 5800 Km (84%) by March 2015. • Steps taken to strengthen project execution: . ADG (1), CE (3) at Guwahati, Agartala & Itanagar posted. . Tripura PWD Engineers (7) seconded to Ministry for NH-44 work at Agartala . PIU (2) at Guwahati, PIU (2) at Itanagar and PIU (1) at Agartala . PIU (1) at Imphal to look after work of NH-53 & construction of 2 bridges – Barak and Makru . Non-strategic roads off-loaded from BRO 39 Agency-wise Re-Distribution of Road Lengths under SARDP-NE & Arunachal Package Agency Original Modified Ar. Ar. Phase 'A' Total Phase 'A' Total Package Package BRO 1247 812 2059 578 558 1136 PWD 52 633 52 887 939 Ar. Pradesh 685 Assam 745 98 843 984 98 1082 Manipur - - - 58 - 58 Meghalaya 609 - 609 609 - 609 Mizoram 299 - 299 299 - 299 Nagaland 342 - 342 342 - 342 Sikkim 207 - 207 304 - 304 Tripura 0 - - 130 - 130 NHAI 394 - 394 539 - 539 MoRTH 204 776 980 204 776 980 Total 4099 2319 6418 4099 2319 641840 Road Sector Issues • Need for special focus on: . Work on connecting Sikkim (NH-31A, Sivok-Gangtok-Nathula by BRO) has progressed at a slow pace. New TDC March 2016 . Work on NH-44 has been stalled for quite some time. Need for fast pace after the re-distribution & being taken up by State PWD . Work on NH-53 (Jiribam-Imphal) critical. Needs early completion . Silchar Bridge being replaced with support from M/o DONER. Need for early completion of project . Dhola Sadiya Bridge (river Brahmaputra) targeted for completion in 2015. Work going on well . Road to Vijaynagar from Miao needs early sanction . Construction of Bridge over Feni river (Tripura) connecting Bangladesh taken up with MEA support. Work should start early . Replacement of all semi-permanent timber bridges in the region. Special focus and be funded by State Govts., along with Central assistance under SPA over next 3 years. A special scheme needs to be launched to complete this

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