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Conservation and Wise Use of Vembanad-Kol an Integrated Management Planning Framework
Conservation and Wise use of Vembanad-Kol An Integrated Management Planning Framework Wetlands International - South Asia Wetlands International – South Asia Mangroves for the Future WISA is the South Asia Programme of MFF is a unique partner- led initiative to Wetlands International, a global organization promote investment in coastal ecosystem dedicated to conservation and wise use of conservation for sustainable wetlands. Its mission is to sustain and development. It provides a collaborative restore wetlands, their resources and platform among the many different biodiversity. WISA provides scientific and agencies, sectors and countries who are technical support to national governments, addressing challenges to coastal wetland authorities, non government ecosystem and livelihood issues, to work organizations, and the private sector for towards a common goal. wetland management planning and implementation in South Asia region. It is MFF is led by IUCN and UNDP, with registered as a non government organization institutional partners : CARE, FAO, UNEP, under Societies Registration Act and steered and Wetlands International and financial by eminent conservation planners and support from Norad and SIDA wetland experts. Wetlands International-South Asia A-25, (Second Floor), Defence Colony New Delhi – 110024, India Telefax: +91-11-24338906 Email: [email protected] URL: http://south-asia.wetlands.org Conservation and Wise Use of Vembanad-Kol An Integrated Management Planning Framework Wetlands International – South Asia December 2013 Wetlands International - South Asia Project Team Acknowledgements Dr. Ritesh Kumar (Project Leader) Wetlands International – South Asia thanks the following individuals and organizations for support extended to management planning of Prof. E.J.James (Project Advisor) Vembanad-Kol wetlands Dr. -
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 -
STATISTICS of INLAND WATER TRANSPORT 2018-19 Government
STATISTICS OF INLAND WATER TRANSPORT 2018-19 Government of India Ministry of Shipping Transport Research Wing New Delhi STATISTICS OF INLAND WATER TRANSPORT 2018-19 Government of India Ministry of Shipping Transport Research Wing IDA Building, Jamnagar House New Delhi Officers & Staff involved in this Publication **************************************************************** Shri Sunil Kumar Singh Adviser (Statistics) Smt. Priyanka Kulshreshtha Director Shri Santosh Kumar Gupta Deputy Director Shri Ashish Kumar Saini Senior Statistical Officer Shri Abhishek Choudhary Junior Investigator Shri Rahul Sharma Junior Statistical Officer C O N T E N T S Tables SUBJECT Page No. INLAND WATERWAYS TRANSPORT - AN OVERVIEW i-xxxiii SECTION - 1 : NAVIGABLE WATERWAYS & INFRASTRUCTURE 1.1 Navigable Waterways in India during 2018-19 1-5 1.2 Infrastructure Facilities Available on National Waterways (As on 31.03.2019) 6-10 1.3 Infrastructure Facilities Available on State Waterways (As on 31.03.2019) 11-13 SECTION - 2 : CARGO MOVED ON VARIOUS WATERWAYS 2.1 Cargo Movement on National Waterways during 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18 & 2018-19 14 2.2 Details of Cargo Moved on National Waterways during 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18 15-29 & 2018-19 SECTION - 3 : IWT ACTIVITIES - STATE-WISE 3.1 Number of IWT Vessels with valid Certificate of Survey - By Type from 2017 to 2019 30 3.2 Number of Passengers and Cargo Carried By Inland Water Vessels from 2017 to 2019 31 SECTION - 4 : IWT ACTIVITIES - PRIVATE COMPANIES/PUBLIC UNDERTAKINGS 4.1 IWT Vessels with valid Certificate of Survey -Owned by Responding Private Companies/ 32-36 Public Undertakings - By Type from 2017 to 2019 4.2 Cargo/Passengers Carried and Freight Collected - By Responding Private Companies/ 37-41 Public Undertakings from 2017 to 2019 SECTION - 5 : PLAN OUTLAY & EXPENDITURE FOR IWT SECTOR 5.1 Plan Wise Financial Performance of IWT Sector from 10th Five Year Plan to 42 12th Five Year Plan (up to 2018-19) SECTION - 6 : INLAND WATERWAYS TRANSPORT ACCIDENTS 6.1 No. -
Inland Water Transport
GOVERNMENT OF KERALA KERALA STATE PLANNING BOARD THIRTEENTH FIVE-YEAR PLAN (2017-2022) WORKING GROUP ON INLAND WATER TRANSPORT REPORT INDUSTRY AND INFRASTRUCTURE DIVISION KERALA STATE PLANNING BOARD THIRUVANANTHAPURAM MARCH2017 PREFACE In Kerala, the process of a Five-Year Plan is an exercise in people’s participation. At the end of September 2016, the Kerala State Planning Board began an effort to conduct the widest possible consultations before formulating the Plan. The Planning Board formed 43 Working Groups, with a total of more than 700 members – scholars, administrators, social and political activists and other experts. Although the Reports do not represent the official position of the Government of Kerala, their content will help in the formulation of the Thirteenth Five-Year Plan document. This document is the report of the Working Group on Inland water Transport Sector. The Chairpersons of the Working Group were Shri V. J. Kurian IAS and Shri R.M.Nair. The Member of the Planning Board who coordinated the activities of the Working Group was DrRavi Raman K. The concerned Chief of Division isShri N. R. Joy. Member Secretary FOREWORD Inland Water Transport is a fuel efficient and environment friendly mode of transportation. In order to promote Inland Waterways in Kerala, Government has made adequate financial support for the development of this sector. The Government agencies engaged in the development of Inland Water Transport in the State are Coastal Shipping and Inland Navigation Department (CSIND), State Water Transport Department -
To BE Answered on 3Od January, 2Ol9 NATIONAL WATERWAY IIT
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SHIPPINC LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3709 To BE ANSwERED oN 3oD JANUARy, 2ol9 NATIONAL WATERWAY IIT 3709. SHRI K. C. VENUGOPAI,: Will the Minister of SHIPPING be pleased to srare: qfd qft-d-6-d a-fr (a) whether the Government has taken any decision to widen the waterway r;tretch from Kollam to Kovalam and Kozhikode to Bakel which is part of National Waterway Itl and if so, the details thereof; (b) whether IWAI has sanctioned or proposes to sarrction any assistance for thc said project; (c) if so, the details thereof; and (d) the action taken by the Covernment to improve the facilities and dredging in National Waterways in Kerala along with the details of dredging works cornpleted so far? ANSWER MINISTER OF'STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SHIPPING (SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN) (a) to (c) The Government of Kerala has submitted a proposal for further expansion of NW-3, from Kollam to Kovalam 78 km in the.south, and from Kozhikode to Bekal 205 km in the north. It has been decided to first undertake development in the existing stretch of NW-3 and not to exr:end it further. (d) National Waterway-3 in Kerala from Kollam to Kottapuram of West Coast Canal and Champakara & Udyogamandal Canals (205 km) is maintained with a channel of 2 m Least Available Depth and 32138 m bottom width and is fully operational with 24 hours navigational facilities, eight permanent intermodal terminals with storage facilities and mechanized equipment fi)r loading/ unloading of cargo. In addition, the 9tl' terminal at Alapuzha near Mullackal has also been r;onstructed for cargo operations. -
Cover-200 Report-Tourism & Culture
REPORT NO. 200 PARLIAMENT OF INDIA RAJYA SABHA DEPARTMENT-RELATED PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORT, TOURISM AND CULTURE TWO HUNDREDTH REPORT Development of Tourism, National Highways and Water Transport in Kerala and Cochin Shipyard Limited (Presented to the Rajya Sabha on 27th August, 2013) (Laid on the Table of Lok Sabha on 27th August, 2013) Rajya Sabha Secretariat, New Delhi August, 2013/Bhadrapada, 1935 (Saka) Website:http://rajyasabha.nic.in E-mail:[email protected] 59 Hindi version of this publication is also available PARLIAMENT OF INDIA RAJYA SABHA DEPARTMENT-RELATED PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORT, TOURISM AND CULTURE TWO HUNDREDTH REPORT Development of Tourism, National Highways and Water Transport in Kerala and Cochin Shipyard Limited (Presented to the Rajya Sabha on 27th August, 2013) (Laid on the Table of Lok Sabha on 27th August, 2013) Rajya Sabha Secretariat, New Delhi August, 2013/Bhadrapada, 1935 (Saka) CONTENTS PAGES 1. COMPOSITION OF THE COMMITTEE ..................................................................................... (i)-(ii) 2. INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................... (iii) 3. LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS ..................................................................................................... (iv)-(v) 4. REPORT ................................................................................................................................ 1—34 5. OBSERVATIONS/CONCLUSIONS/RECOMMENDATIONS -
Inland Waterway Terminals on National Waterway 3- Key
Inland Waterways Terminals on National Waterway-3 Key information to Stakeholders for meeting on Operation & Maintenance Contract of Nine Terminals Page 1 Inland Waterways Terminals on National Waterway 3 Key Information for Stakeholders (1) Background (a) The West Coast Canal System (205 Km) was notified as National Waterway-3 (NW-3) in the year 1993 and is under the administrative control of IWAI. (b) To facilitate the transhipment of cargo from/to waterway to road, IWAI has constructed 8 terminals along NW-3 at Kottapuram, Aluva, Maradu, Kayamkulam, Vaikkom, Thanneermukkom, Thrikunapuzha. The 9th terminal at Alappuzha is under construction. (c) To ensure effective utilization of these terminals, IWAI intends to offer these nine terminals on ‘Operation and Maintenance’ contract to professionally competent private operator(s) for a period of atleast 7 years as a common user facility. (d) Selection of private operator shall be done through transparent bidding process, under two cover system i.e. RFQ & RFP (e) IWAI would issue a tender for selection of private operator(s) shortly. (f) The information here is to provide an insight about the project and project facilities available at various terminals and indicative terms of the contract. (2) Project Objective (a) The main objective of engaging a private operator is to leverage their expertise in attracting cargo & passengers to the terminal (b) Promote optimum usage and cost effective maintenance of IWT facilities and promote waterway as a mode of transportation for the cargo in NW3 (c) In order to help optimum utilization of the terminal and facilities, Operator(s) is allowed to: (i) Develop temporary infrastructure for providing value added service for cargo and Passenger facilitation. -
Promoting Resilience of Kochi City – Role of Waterways
A Service of Leibniz-Informationszentrum econstor Wirtschaft Leibniz Information Centre Make Your Publications Visible. zbw for Economics Aziz, Zeba; Ray, Indro; Paul, Sandeep Working Paper The role of waterways in promoting urban resilience: The case of Kochi City Working Paper, No. 359 Provided in Cooperation with: Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER) Suggested Citation: Aziz, Zeba; Ray, Indro; Paul, Sandeep (2018) : The role of waterways in promoting urban resilience: The case of Kochi City, Working Paper, No. 359, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER), New Delhi This Version is available at: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/203693 Standard-Nutzungsbedingungen: Terms of use: Die Dokumente auf EconStor dürfen zu eigenen wissenschaftlichen Documents in EconStor may be saved and copied for your Zwecken und zum Privatgebrauch gespeichert und kopiert werden. personal and scholarly purposes. Sie dürfen die Dokumente nicht für öffentliche oder kommerzielle You are not to copy documents for public or commercial Zwecke vervielfältigen, öffentlich ausstellen, öffentlich zugänglich purposes, to exhibit the documents publicly, to make them machen, vertreiben oder anderweitig nutzen. publicly available on the internet, or to distribute or otherwise use the documents in public. Sofern die Verfasser die Dokumente unter Open-Content-Lizenzen (insbesondere CC-Lizenzen) zur Verfügung gestellt haben sollten, If the documents have been made available under an Open gelten abweichend von -
Economic Sector, Government of Kerala, for the Year Ended March 2015
REPORT OF THE COMPTROLLER AND AUDITOR GENERAL OF INDIA on ECONOMIC SECTOR for the year ended March 2018 Government of Kerala Report No. 2 of the year 2019 www.agker.cag.gov.in Table of contents CONTENTS Reference to Description Paragraph Page PREFACE v CHAPTER – I INTRODUCTION About this Report 1.1 1 Profile of units under audit jurisdiction 1.2 1 Authority for Audit 1.3 2 Organisational structure of the Office of the Accountant 1.4 3 General (Economic & Revenue Sector Audit), Kerala Planning and conduct of Audit 1.5 3 Significant audit observations 1.6 3 Lack of responsiveness of Government to Audit 1.7 7 CHAPTER – II PERFORMANCE AUDIT PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT Quality control measures in maintenance of roads by 2 9 Public Works Department CHAPTER – III COMPLIANCE AUDIT FISHERIES DEPARTMENT Functioning of Agency for Development of Aquaculture 3.1 33 Kerala (ADAK) Irregular payment of compensation to fishermen 3.2 43 CO-OPERATION DEPARTMENT Short collection of Audit Fee from Co-operative Societies 3.3 45 Non-remittance of dividend due to the Government by Co- 3.4 46 operative Societies Infructuous expenditure on Floating Triveni Supermarket 3.5 48 Project PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT Excess payment of ₹99.72 lakh to a contractor due to 3.6 50 under-recovery of the cost of bitumen used in a work Overpayment on account of fictitious level measurements 3.7 52 (i) Audit Report (Economic Sector) for the year ended 31 March 2018 Reference to Description Paragraph Page and incorrect calculations Departmental lapse in the management of securities from 3.8 54 contractors Avoidable expenditure due to delay in finalisation of 3.9 56 tenders Idling of bridges for want of approach roads 3.10 57 Violation of agreement conditions and the provisions of 3.11 59 revised PWD Manual TOURISM DEPARTMENT Implementation of Projects in Coastal Regulatory Zone 3.12 60 (CRZ) areas (ii) Table of contents APPENDICES Appendix Description Page No. -
Potential of Regional Freight Movement on National Waterway 3 Neba C Tony1 Dr
IJSRD - International Journal for Scientific Research & Development| Vol. 6, Issue 12, 2019 | ISSN (online): 2321-0613 Potential of Regional Freight Movement on National Waterway 3 Neba C Tony1 Dr. Sewaram2 Bhaskar Gowd Sudagani3 Y.P. Sachdeva4 1M. Plan (Transport Planning) 2Professor 3Assistant Professor 4General Manager (RITES) 1,2,3Department of Transport Planning 4Department of Transport and Economic (RITES) 1,2,3School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi, India 4Rail India Technical and Economic Service (RITES), Gurgaon, India Abstract— Inland Water Transport (IWT) is the cheapest, fuel efficient, and environment friendly mode of transport. The II. LITERATURE REVIEW West Coast Canal (WCC) starts from Hosdurg in the north The National Transport Policy Committee,1980, and ends in Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of Kerala, with recommended some important waterways to be declared as a total length of 560km.It is a continuous chain of lagoons, National Waterways. The five major Waterways proposed as river and backwaters and was used as the chief mode of National waterways by this committee were transport in Kerala till faster modes of transport moved into 1) NW-1: Ganga-Bhagirathi-Hoogly river picture. Important places which are commercially needed are system(Allahabad-Haldia) situated on the banks of these rivers. The Kollam-Kottapuram 2) NW-2: River Brahmaputra(Dhubri-Sadiya) stretch (168km) of the West Coast Canal along with 3) NW-3: West Coast Canal(Kottapuram-Kollam) along Champakkara (14 km) & Udyogamandal canals (23 km), was with Udyogamandal and Champakkara Canals declared as National Waterway 3 by the Central Government 4) NW-4: Kakinada-Pondicherry stretch of canals with in 1993 and is almost made fully functional. -
Study on Inland Water Transportation in Kochi City Region
© YOGI JOSEPH ABOUT CPPR Centre for Public Policy Research (CPPR) is a think-tank dedicated to intensive research on economic, social, and political issues. We study public policies with a dedicated, objective, and unbiased approach. We strive to initiate policy changes by publishing our research and framing policy debates and discussions on the issue. Our research areas include Governance, Education, Health, Law, Livelihood, and Urban Reforms. We have carried out research projects and policy papers for government bodies, private institutions, and academic; many of which have had a profound impact at the governance level. Centre for Public Policy Research-Sonoro Church Road-Elamkulam-Ernakulam-Kerala-India web: www.cppr.in A STUDY ON INLAND WATER TRANSPORTATION IN KOCHI CITY REGION Dhanuraj D, Chairman of the board (M Sc Physics from Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam; MA Political Science from Madras Christian College, Chennai; Post Graduate Executive Diploma in International Business from LIBA, Chennai. Madhu S, currently the Team Lead handling the Research team and ADR Centre, with specialisation in alternate dispute resolution services. Madhu has a BA. LLB (Hons) from National University of Advanced Legal Studies, Kochi, and supports the CPPR legal team. Yogi Joseph, Architect and a student of Urban and Regional Planning at Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology, Ahmedabad. Feels strongly about the need to make our cities more considerate and accommodative towards its citizens rather than the ubiquitous automobile. Study on Inland Water Transportation in Kochi City Region ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS It is my duty to acknowledge the contributions of several well-wishers who have, by means of their valuable time, advise and participation, made this study possible. -
National Inland Waterways in India a Strategic Status Report
National Inland Waterways in India A Strategic Status Report Shripad Dharmadhikary JindaSandbhor Published by Manthan Adhyayan Kendra and SRUTI 30 March 2017 National Inland Waterways in India A Strategic Status Report Shripad Dharmadhikary JindaSandbhor Published by Manthan Adhyayan Kendra and SRUTI 30 March 2017 National Inland Waterways in India: A Strategic Status Report Authors: Shripad Dharmadhikary, JindaSandbhor Research and Map Support: AhemadShaikh, Manthan Adhyayan Kendra Published by: SRUTI, New Delhi and Manthan Adhyayan Kendra, Pune & Badwani Date: 30 March 2017 Author Contacts: [email protected], [email protected] Publisher Contacts: SRUTI, Q-1, HauzKhas Enclave, New Delhi - 110016, India Ph. +91 -11 26964946, +91-11 26569023 www.sruti.org.in SRUTI Mail: [email protected] Manthan Adhyayan Kendra www.manthan-india.org Acknowledgements: We gratefully acknowledge all the following for their support and contribution in various ways to this report, and the analysis and field work that went into it. AnandPrakashTiwari, Anil Prakash, ArunShivkar, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Dhananjay, EktaShekhar, GovardhanPatil, JagritiRahi, Krishna Yashwanth, Nagesh Thakur, Nandikesh, NandiniOza, Pooja Kumar, PrafullaSamantray, PranabChoudhary, PriyabrataSatpathy, Prof. P.K. Mishra, Prof. S.N. Upadhayay, Prof. U.K. Choudhary, RajanZhemse, Rajeshwar Mishra, Ravi Shekhar, RinaParija, SandeepPattnaik, SudarshanChhotoray, Shankar Pani,SurekhaDalvi, UlkaMahajan. In earlier times, we shaped our boats to fit our rivers. Now, we are shaping our rivers to fit the size of our vessels. Inland waterways possibly represent the biggest intervention in our rivers, second only to large dams. FOREWORD Weare very happy to share the Strategic Status Report on National Inland Waterways in India which is now becoming a new dimension of current development paradigm in India.