TOWARDS REALIZATION OF THE ASEAN CONNECTIVITY PLUS: MOVING FORWARD WITH ASEAN‐INDIA CONNECTIVITY PROJECTS & INITIATIVES
INDIA ‐ MYANMAR ‐ THAILAND TRILATERAL HIGHWAY
KALADAN MULTI ‐ MODAL TRANSIT TRANSPORT PROJECT
MOREH ‐ TAMU ‐ KALAY RAIL CONNECTIVITY INDIA –MYANMAR ‐ THAILAND TRILATERAL HIGHWAY
Establishment of a 1360 kms long Trilateral Highway from Moreh (India)/ Tamu (Myanmar) to Myyyawaddy ((yMyanmar)/ Mae Sot (()Thailand) via Myanmar was agreed by the three Governments in April 2002.
The India‐Myanmar and Thailand Joint Task Force on Trilateral Highway met in New Delhi on September 10‐11, 2012. It was agreed to work towards completion of the Trilateral Connectivity by 2016. TRILATERAL HIGHWAY
MOREH-TAMU
MANDALAY
BAGAN
MYAWADDY/MAE-SOT ALIGNMENT OF TRILATERAL HIGHWAY
The initial route of Trilateral Highway was through Bagan. India prepared the Detailed Project Report for Chaungma‐Lyngdoh (73 km) section in mid‐ 2012. The original alignment was: Moreh (India) ‐ Tamu (Myanmar) ‐ Kalewa – Chaungma ‐ Meiktila by pass – Taungoo – Oktwin – Payagyi – Thaton – Hpa’an – Myawaddy (Myanmar) ‐ Mae Sot (Thailand)
Route through Mandalay: During visit of the Union Minister of the Ministry of Construction of Myanmar to India in February 2012, Myanmar proposed an alternate alignment of the Trilateral Highway and requested India to undertake construction of the road between Kalewa ‐ Yagyi section (120 kms), which was agreed. The new alignment is: Moreh (India) – Tamu (Myanmar) ‐ Kalewa ‐ Chaungma ‐ Monywa ‐Mandalay ‐ Meiktila bypass ‐ Taungoo ‐ Oktwin ‐ Payagyi ‐ Theinzayat ‐ Thaton ‐ Hpa’an ‐ Kawkareik ‐ Myawaddy (Myanmar)/ Mae Sot (Thailand) INDIA’S COMMITMENT Government of India’s contribution to the Trilateral Higgyhway is in the form of: •Section I: Tamu ‐ Kalewa ‐ Kalemyo Road (160 kms) ‐ Intermediate lane road was built in 2001; India agreed for maintenance of road for 6 years before handing over. •Construction of double lane specification 71 Bridges in the Tamu‐Kalewa‐Kalemyo •Section II: Double lane specification road in Kalewa ‐ Yagyi road section (120 kms) Section I: Tamu ‐ Kalewa Road (Length ‐ 160 kms)
MOREH‐TAMU
KALEMYO KYIGONE KALEWA
Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has completed upgradation of 132 kms of the Tamu‐Kalewa Road and handed over to Myanmar in 2009. Remaining 28 kms, which require either rebuilding or strengthening work is being undertaken. TAMU ‐ KALEWA ROAD AFTER RESURFACING
8 Upgradation of 70 Bridges on the Tamu – Kalewa Road
• India’ sassistance towardsconstructi/ion/ upgradidation of the71bidbridges on Tamu‐ Kalewa‐Kalemyo Road segment was announced during the visit of the Prime Minister to Myanmar in May 2012.
• A RFP for appointment of consultant for preparation of Feasibility Report has been issued and the Feasibility Report is to be prepared in the current working season. Section – II: Kalewa – Yagyi Road (Length‐ 120 km)
India agreed for construction of 120 km Kalewa ‐ Yagyi road section during the visit of the Prime Minister of India to Myanmar in May 2012.
Process has been initiated for preparation of a Feasibility Report on the Project.
Implementation of the project would be undertaken through EPC mode.
The Feasibility Report is expected to be ready by this working season. Existing track on Kalewa – Yagyi route [Satellite photograph] Kaladan Multimodal Transit TtTransport PjtProject
12 KALADAN MULTI MODAL TRANSIT TRANSPORT PROJECT COMPONENTS OF THE PROJECT
Inland Water Transport (IWT) from Sittwe to Paletwa: 158 kms
• Development of Sittwe Port and Inland Water Terminal • Dredging of Port basin area and Inland water route • Development of Inland Waterway Terminal (IWT) at Paletwa • Construction of 6 Barges Road from Paletwa (Myanmar) to Zorinpui (Mizoram): 129 kms • DPRfortheroadcomponenthasbeenpreparedbyIRCON ISL • LCS ppproposed to be set up Zorinpui, Mizoram ARIEL VIEW OF PROJECT SITE AT SITTWE
15 PROGRESS IN WORKS
SITTWE PORT
Pre‐cast concrete works for IWT & Port Jetty at Sittwe ‐ 100% complete
Dredging at Sittwe is almost complete
Construction of backup facilities structures (Port Office, IWT Office, Covered Storage, Road etc.) in progress
BARGES
Construction of 6 Barges has started in March 2013
PALETWA TERMINAL
Construction work started in April 2013
Major part of earthwork & excavation work at Paletwa completed
IWT is expected to be completed by June 2014 VIEW OF SITE AT SITTWE BEFORE CONSTRUCTION
17 SITTWE PORT JETTY ‐ OVERVIEW
18 RECLAMATION FOR BACKUP FACILITIES AT SITTWE
19 CONSTRUCTION OF RUBBLE MOUNTED DYKE
20 SITTWE ‐ IWT APPROACH & JETTY CONSTRUCTION
Bund reclaimed land for backup facilities
IWT Jetty approach
21 PORT APPROACH & JETTY CONSTRUCTION
Port Jetty Approach
22 PILING WORK AT SITTWE IN PROGRESS
23 IWT JETTY CONSTRUCTION
24 PORT JETTY UNDER CONSTRUCTION‐ SITTWE
25 DREDGING WORK AT SITTWE JETTY DREDGING WORK BEHIND THE JETTY UNDER PROGRESS
27 CONSTRUCTION OF BACKUP FACILITIES AT SITTWE
28 SIX BARGES UNDER CONSTRUCTION AT YANGON
29 PALETWA IWT TERMINAL
30 CONSTRUCTION SITE AT PALETWA
31 PROPOSED RAILWAY CONNECTIVITY BETWEEN TAMU AND KALAY 128 kms RAILWAY CONNECTIVITY INDIA‐MYANMAR MISSING RAIL LINK ROUTE LENGTHS
Section Route Length Status
Jiribam‐Imphal 125 km Under construction (Manipur) (Target‐ March 2017) Imphal‐Moreh‐Tamu 55 km Engineering cum (Mani pur‐M)Myanmar) Feasibilit y SeSurvey completed
Tamu‐Kalay 128 km Feasibility completed in (Myanmar) 2005. DPR to be ppprepared Total 308 km THANK YOU