REGIONAL POLICY DIALOGUE ON STRENGTHENING TRANSPORT CONNECTIVITY IN SOUTHERN ASIA

Session 6: SOUTH ASIA –ASEAN CONNECTIVITY TRANSIT AND TRADE FACILITATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF BORDER REGIONS 20TH NOVEMBER, 2014

Dr. Manoj Singh, Adviser (Transport) PLANNING COMMISSION, GOVERNMENT OF 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 965 1,510 44.92 2,520 (Km)

5 EXPENDITURE ON N.F.RAILWAY (Construction) (NEW LINES, GAUGE CONVERSION & DOUBLING)

Total –Rs 12810 Crs (Last 5yrs)

7000 *Projected 6000 2009-10 5000

2010-11

4000

2011-12

Crore 3000

2012-13

5743

Rs Rs in 2000

2013-14 3575

1000 2838 2226

2204 2014-15 1967 0 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 Commissioned Length (Km) 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500 50 0 2009-10

88.53

COMMISSIONING OF B.G RAILWAY LINE 2010-11

89.05 Commissioning (Based on CRS Inspection) 2011-12

169.26 2012-13

10.18 2013-14

309.24

2014-15

457.76

* Targeted * 2014-15 2013-14 2012-13 2011-12 2010-11 2009-10

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 - Progress of Railway Projects - I • Additional financial resources (Rs.314 crore in in 2013-14) in Rangiya – Murkongselek Gauge Conversion have helped early completion of the following sub-parts: . Rangiya-Rangapara – North Dekargaon (Tezpur) (186 km) completed & operationalized on 4th January 2014 . Rangapara (N)–Harmuti (143 km) – Target Completion: Mar. 2014. completed on 28th March, 2014. . Harmuti-Murkongselek (184 km) – TDC: March, 2015. Will be completed on schedule. . Balipara-Bhulkpong (New Line 35 km) – TDC: March, 2015. Will be completed on schedule. • New line Harmuti-Naharlagun (21.75 km): first connectivity to Arunachal Pradesh. TDC: March. 2014. Completed on 29th March, 2014. First Train service ran on 7th April, 2014. • Lumding-Silchar (421 km) and branch lines - Gauge Conversion expected Mar. 2015 for Main Line/June 16 for branch lines. On Schedule – Mega Block since 1st Oct. 2014. • Dudhnoi-Mendipathar (19.75 km): first connectivity to Meghalaya (10 km) – TDC: March. 2014 and revised TDC: Sep., 2014. Completed in Aug. 2014. • Bogibeel Rail-cum-Road Bridge (across Brahmaputra) with 73 km link lines to be completed by Dec. 2016.

9 NAHARLAGUN STATION MENDIPATHAR STATION (Arunachal Pradesh) (Meghalaya)

Pictures of Completed Projects Progress of National Railway Projects - 2 Cost Progress Name of Project TDC (Rs. Crore) (%) Rangiya-Murkongselek with linked fingers (520 km) () 3,019 94% Marc, 14 Lumding-Silchar, incl. Branch (GC) lines & MMs (421 km) 5,185 93% Mar. 15/ (Assam, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura) June. 16 Tetelia-Byrnihat (21.50 km) (Meghalaya) 385 17% Mar.17 5,996 31% Mar. 16/ Jiribam- Tupul -Imphal (111km) (Manipur) Mar.18 Kumarghat – Agartala (109 km) (Tripura) 1,151 82% March, 16 Agartala - Sabroom (112 km) (Tripura) 1,741 33% June.16 Bogibeel Bridge with linking lines (73 km) (Assam) 5,000 65% Dec.16 Bhairabi-Sairang (51.38 km) (Mizoram) 2,393 12% March,2020 Sivok-Rangpo (44.39 km) (Sikkim) 3,380 0% March,2020 Dimapur-Zubza (Kohima) (88 km) () 2,447 1% March,2020 Byrnihat-Shillong (108.40 km) 4,083 1% Not fixed (Meghalaya) 11 Railway Projects: Major Thrust in the 12th Plan

• 7 National Projects will be completed during the 12th 5 Year Plan • This will Enable Up-gradation of Rail Network in Major parts of North East . North Bank of Brahmaputra Upgraded to BG . Main Arterial Route in form of Lumding – Silchar upgraded to BG which will provide Trunk Route for Capital Connectivity • To Achieve the Above, apart from Funds, Land and Other Issues Require Resolution with help of State Governments . Progress in Tetelia – Byrnihat and Byrnihat–Shillong affected due to non- availability of land and Khasi students’ agitation (Meghalaya) . Land Issue between Revenue and Forest in Jiribam – Imphal Project (Manipur) . Land acquisition in Sivok – Rangpo (Assam & Sikkim) and Land acquisition in Agartala – Sabroom (Tripura) • Road Stretches that Need Urgent Attention in View of Mega Block: NH-54 is a bad shape and will take atleast March 2016 to complete. Beyond Halflong, NH-54 is in bad shape up to next 40 Km up to Harangajao (NHAI). NH-44 between Karimganj- Churaibari, (40 Km ) and between Sonapur-Badarpur (BRO).

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INDO-MYANMAR RAIL CONNECTIVITY RAIL PROJECTS IN MANIPUR RAIL MAP OF MYANMAR Myanmar: India’s Land Bridge to ASEAN Asian Railway Network

17 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)19 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 1,327 Total 6,418 3,846 (60%) (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 20 International Road Gateway

• 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

Thank You for Your Attention [email protected] 155 MAP OF MANIPUR 150 MAO MELURI

MARAM 150 SENAPATI

UKHRUL KANGPOKPI 39 TAMENGLONG 150

53 YAINGANGPOPKI KHONSANG IMPHAL JIRIBAM 53 NUNGBA THOUBAL BISHNUPUR 39 PALEL

150 CHURACHANDPUR LEGEND :- 1. NH with PWD MOREH 2. NH with BRO TIPAIMUKH CHANDEL 3. Roads transferred from Phase ‘B’ to Phase ‘A’ 4. State Boundary ROING 37 52 52 DHOLA JONAI 37 MAP OF ASSAM ARUNACHAL RUPAI MAKUM BORDUMSA TINSUKHIA 38 PRADESH LEKHAPANI 153 DIGBOI NORTH LAKHIMPUR 37 52B ITANAGAR BANDER 52A DEWA 61 52 GOHPUR

UDALGURI ROWTA BASKA 37 152 TEZPUR SILGHAT GOLAGHAT 31C 31 52 MORIGAON KAZIRANGA SRIRAMPUR 37 39 BAIHATA NAGAON BARPETA CHARALI KOKRAJHAR 37 MANJA GUWAHATI DABOKA 36 NAGALAND 31 31B GOALPARA 54 DIPHU BAKSHIRHAT DHUBRI 37 DIMAPUR PAIKAN LUMDING 51 62 MEGHALAYA MANIPUR HAFLONG

BADARPUR LEGEND :- 44 JATINGA SILCHAR 1. NH with PWD 151 2. NH with BRO 3. NH with NHAI 4. State Boundary 44 54 5. SARDP-NE Phase ‘A’ 154 6. Roads Transferred from CHURAIBARI Phase ‘B’ to Phase ‘A’

ASSAM

54

MAP OF MIZORAM BILKHAWTLIR 154 KOLASIB

44A MAMIT 150 44A AGARTALA ` SAIRANG SELLING

AIZWAL

CHAMPAI

54 SERCHHIP

54A LUNGLEI

THERIAT 54 B SAIHA LAWNGTLAI LEGEND :- 54 1. NH S. BUNGTLANG 2. Roads transferred from TUIPANG Phase ‘B’ to Phase ‘A’ 3. Kaladan Multi Model 502A HMAWNGBU Transit Transport Project

TO KALETWA ( MYANMAR) MAP OF TRIPURA KUKITAL

CHURAIBARI

KAILASAHAR 44 MIZORAM

KUMARGHAT

MANU Khowai SIMLUNG

44 AMBASSA 44A Teliamura AGARTALA

UDAIPUR Amarpur

44 LEGEND :- 1. NH with BRO 2. SARDP-NE Phase ‘A’ 3. Road under Phase ‘B’ 4. State Boundary 5. District Headquarters

SABROOM MAP OF MEGHALAYA EAST WEST CORRIDOR TO TEZPUR 31C 31 52 TO PORBANDER TO NAGAON/ SILCHAR BAIHATA CHARALI GUWAHATI ASSAM 31B JORABAT 37 31 CHAIGAON NONGPOH 40 ASSAM

Phulbari DAMRA BADAPANI KYRSHAI SHILLONG BYPASS 51 62 RAMBRAI RONGJENG SHILLONG JOWAI 44 44 NOINGSTOIN E TURA PAMBRIEW LAITLAWSNAI 40 WILLIAMNAGAR MAWTHABAH WAHKAJI 44 DOMIASIAT PHLANGDILION 40 NONGHYLLAM 62 BAGHMARA RANIKOR MAHESKHOLA DALU BORSORA DAWKI TO AGARTALA LEGEND :- BANGLADESH 1. NH with PWD 2. NH with NHAI 3. New NH (Yet to be entrusted) 4. Roads transfer from Phase ‘B’ to Phase ‘A’ 5. State Boundary 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 Ziro 229 37 Bomdila Ext CHOWKHAM Hawai PAKA BAME SADIA Tawang JONAI DHOLA 52 MAHADEVPUR 229 RUPAI TINSUKIA 52B NAMCHIK JAIRAMPUR LUMLA DIBRUGARH Lalpul PANGSU PASS ZORAM NORTH AKAJAN 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

MAP OF SIKKIM MANGAN SIKKIM NATHULA SHERATHONG RANGRANG TIBET KUPUP Tashiview Point MENLA

DIKCHU ZULUK Gangtok Bypass (under Ph A) RANIPUL ROLEP PADAMCHEN GANGTOK

31A ARITAR LEGSHIP PAKYONG SINGTAM RONGLI RACHELA NEPAL TARKU GYALSHING RORATHANG RHENOK BHUTAN RANGPO TANGTA ALGARAH NAYABAZAR THODE MANPUR NAMCHI ` RIVER TEESTA KALIMPONG LAVA JALDHAKA ORIGINAL ROUTE MELLI APPROVED LOLEGAON ALIGNMENT

NIMBONG WEST 31A ROUTE Proposed LEGEND by BRO as 1. Existing National Highways recommended by DG (Forest) 2. G- N Road under Phase- A BENGAL 3. Other Roads 31 SIVOKE CHALSA 4. Alternate route (NH 31A) KHUNIAMORE 5. New Roads to be BAGRAKOT constructed 31 DAMDIM 6. East-West Corridor 31 7. Roads transferred from BAGDOGRA Phase ‘B’/added to Phase ‘A’ SILIGURI

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BANGLADESH SIMULGURI MAP OF NAGALAND (NH-37 ASSAM)

TIZIT NAGINIMARA

Amguri TAMLU MON Tuli MERANGKONG LONGLENG CHANGTONGYA ASSAM 61 TOBU Bhandari 155 TUENSANG

Sanis MYANMAR

WOKHA

NIULAND BOKAJAN 61 ZUNHEBOTO KIPHIRE DIMAPUR 39 TSEMINYU 36 155 PHEK Shedhunmi Proposed CHUMUKEDIMA KOHIMA Dimapur Bypass Ghaspani 150 Laruri 39 PFUTZERO 39 CHAKABAMA PEREN LEGEND :- KHELMA Proposed ZHAMAI Kohima Bypass 1. National Highways 2. SARDP-NE, Ph-A ATHIBUNG TO 3. Transferred IMPHAL from Ph-B to Ph-A 4. Proposed NH 5. State Boundary Leikie MANIPUR Drawn By :- Neeraj Pant, D/Man Gr-II (P-8), M/O RT&H 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 32 including Sikkim State mmm

33 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...... 7834 34 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 3 5 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 36 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 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 1,327 Total 6,418 3,846 (60%) (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 52 633 685 52 887 939 Ar. Pradesh 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 Map of Sikkim MANGAN

NATHULA

MENLA TIBET GYALSHING Tashiview Point Gangtok GANGTOK Bypass RANIPUL ROLEP

TARKU 31A PAKYONG NEPAL RONGLI SINGTAM LEGSHIP RHENOK ARITAR RACHLA BHUTAN NAMCHI RISHI PAYONG NAYABAZAR TANGTA MANPUR RANGPO ALAGARH THODE

KALIMPONG MELLI LAVA JALDHAKA LEGEND RIVER 1. Existing National Highways TEESTA ORIGINAL SHYLAPOKHARI ALIGNMENT 2. East West Corridor Km 49.00 APPROVED 3. Gangtok- Nathula Road WEST BENGAL by CCEA under Phase- A of SARDP-NE New alignment 4. Alternate route to Gangtok suggested (i) Original Alignment 31A by DG (Forest), (ii) Proposed New Alignment MoEF 5. District Connectivity roads in Phase ‘A’ of SARDP-NE SIVOKE 6. Roads under Phase – B DAMDIM To ASSAM of SARDP-NE CHALSA 31 BAGRAKOT SILIGURI 31 Map of Sikkim MANGAN

NATHULA

MENLA TIBET GYALSHING Tashiview Point Gangtok GANGTOK Bypass RANIPUL ROLEP

TARKU 31A PAKYONG NEPAL RONGLI SINGTAM LEGSHIP ARITAR RORATHANG RACHLA RHENOK BHUTAN NAMCHI

NAYABAZAR TANGTA MANPUR RANGPO THODE RIVER MELLI TEESTA LEGEND JALDHAKA

1. Existing National Highways 2. East West Corridor 3. G- N Road under Phase- A WEST BENGAL 4. Alternate route to Gangtok (i) Existing road (ii) New roads to be constructed 31A 5. New roads added to Phase ‘A’ 6. Roads transfer from Phase ‘A’ to Phase ‘B’. SIVOKE (km 595) 31 7. SARDP- NE Phase – B To ASSAM

CHALSA BAGDOGRA (km566) SILIGURI 31 MAP OF SIKKIM MANGAN SIKKIM NATHULA SHERATHONG RANGRANG TIBET KUPUP Tashiview Point MENLA

DIKCHU ZULUK Gangtok Bypass (under Ph A) RANIPUL ROLEP PADAMCHEN GANGTOK

31A ARITAR LEGSHIP PAKYONG SINGTAM RONGLI RACHELA NEPAL TARKU GYALSHING RORATHANG RHENOK BHUTAN RANGPO TANGTA ALGARAH NAYABAZAR THODE MANPUR NAMCHI ` RIVER TEESTA KALIMPONG LAVA JALDHAKA ORIGINAL ROUTE MELLI APPROVED LOLEGAON ALIGNMENT

NIMBONG WEST LEGEND 31A ROUTE No.2 Proposed by Forest ROUTE No.1 1. Existing National Highways Deptt. WB. Existing Proposed by Forest Jeepable track. 2. G- N Road under Phase- A BENGAL Deptt. WB. Existing BRO road. 3. Other Roads 31 SIVOKE CHALSA 4. Alternate route (NH 31A) KHUNIAMORE 5. New Roads to be BAGRAKOT constructed 31 DAMDIM 6. East-West Corridor 31 7. Roads transferred from BAGDOGRA Phase ‘B’/added to Phase ‘A’ SILIGURI

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BANGLADESH Map of Sikkim MANGAN

NATHULA

MENLA TIBET GYALSHING Tashiview Point Gangtok GANGTOK Bypass RANIPUL ROLEP

TARKU 31A PAKYONG NEPAL RONGLI SINGTAM RHENOK LEGSHIP ARITAR RACHLA BHUTAN NAMCHI RISHI PAYONG NAYABAZAR TANGTA MANPUR RANGPO ALAGARH THODE

KALIMPONG MELLI LAVA JALDHAKA LEGEND RIVER 1. Existing National Highways TEESTA ORIGINAL ROUTE SHYLAPOKHARI APPROVED 2. East West Corridor Km 49.00 ALIGNMENT 3. G- N Road under Phase- A WEST BENGAL 4. Alternate route to Gangtok ROUTE No.2 (i) Existing road Proposed by Forest ROUTE No.1 (ii) New roads to be constructed 31A Deptt. WB. Existing Proposed by Forest 5. New roads added to Phase ‘A’ Jeepable track. Deptt. WB. Existing 6. Roads transfer from Phase ‘A’ BRO road. to Phase ‘B’. SIVOKE 7. SARDP- NE Phase – B DAMDIM To ASSAM CHALSA 31 BAGRAKOT SILIGURI 31

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

47 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 48 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 49 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 50 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 51 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 52 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. 60

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 52 633 685 52 887 939 Ar. Pradesh 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 641861 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

62 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)

63 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 1,327 Total 6,418 3,846 (60%) (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 64 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 52 633 685 52 887 939 Ar. Pradesh 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 641865 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

66 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

Crore

2365

2500 2130

Rsin

1913

2000 1765 1403

1500

979

1000 845

542

500 295

0

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