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Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways, Govt. of India Infrastructure e-Conclave BCC&I, 08-Jan-2021 Dr. Amita Prasad, Chairperson, IWAI1 IWAI-Overview IWAI History 1986* Establishment of Inland Waterways Authority of India on 27th October 1986 1986 Declaration of Ganga- Bhagirathi-Hooghly river system as National Waterway 1 1988 Ganga, Bhagirathi, Hooghly river system NW-2 Declaration of 891 km of NW-1 Brahmaputra Brahmaputra river as National Waterway 2 1993 Declaration of West Coast Canal NW-5 (Kottapuram- Kollam), Mahanadi, Brahmani Champakkara & Udyogamandal & East coast canal 2005 canals as National Waterway 3 Declaration of NW 4 (River NW-4 Godavari, Krishna rivers and Krishna, Godavari and Kakinada-Puducherry Canal Buckingham Canal system) and 2016 NW 5 (East Coast Canal and Mahanadi Delta Rivers) Declaration of 106 new National Waterways under The National Waterways West Coast Canal, Act, 2016) NW-3 Udyogmandal & *Map not to scale Champakara Canals 2 * Pre-1986: Sector was under IWT Directorate (Ministry of Surface Transport) Key functions of IWAI Objective: Develop a self-sustainable (Atma-Nirbhar), economical, safe & environment friendly supplementary mode of transport for the overall economic growth of the country, simultaneously contributing to de-congestion of already congested modes viz. roadways & railways F 1 2 3 4 5 U N Infrastructure Technical Advise & Training & C Regulation Development Studies Assistance Development T I O N IWT Infrastructure Inland Vessels Act 1917 Carrying out techno- Advise Central Training and development & provides rules for vessel S economic feasibility Government on IWT development programs maintenance – fairway, registration, training, studies matters; under National Inland terminal & allied infra, manning, navigation, safety Navigation Institute (NINI) navigational locks, aids to and signals, insurance and Assistance to states in established by IWAI navigation etc. penalties IWT sector development 3 The use of IWT, as an alternative mode of transport, has shown rapid growth unlocking numerous possibilities Share of commodities transported on Cargo traffic on National Waterways National waterways (in %) 80 (million tonnes) 72.30 73.64 70 Sundarbans, 3.46 Steel Others Flyash 6% 10% 10% 60 Limestone Gujarat Gujarat waterways, 28.82 5% 50 waterways, 31.02 40 Iron ore 34% coal & coke 30 Maharashtra Maharashtra 35% waterways, 28.34 waterways, 24.39 20 NW-4, 0.08 Goa waterways, Goa waterways, NW-3, 0.55 10 NW-3, 0.41 2.93 NW-2, 0.39 3.76 NW-2, 0.5 NW-1, 6.79 NW-1, 9.11 0 - 0.00 0.80 - 0.90 Flyash coal & coke Iron ore Limestone Steel Others FY 2018 - 19 - FY 2019 - 20 *NW-4 not operational during FY 2017-18 Predominantly bulk commodities such as Iron ore, Coal, Limestone, Fly ash currently use IWT mode 17 operational NWs; ~73.6 million tonne traffic (FY19-20) Inland Waterways in India are under-utilized… 11% China 14% 45% Germany Netherlands 7.5% USA 2% India Modal share of Inland Vietnam 18% Water Transport globally Source: World Bank 2017, http://vietnamsupplychain.com/assets/files/530ef9a17e47adone_1_Bla ncas_IWT.pdf, IWT share for India derived based on cargo traffic data in Niti Aayog report Strategy for New India@75 5 Key interventions undertaken for development of inland waterways… Navigational Aids: Terminal Development: Fairway Development: Installation of navigational Development of Multi- Dredging, River training aids like buoys, River modal terminals (MMTs), and conservancy works, Information System (RIS), Inter Modal Terminals bandalling, river marking, Digital Global Positioning (IMTs) and Ro-Ro bank protection works Systems (DGPS), Beacon Terminals Lights etc. Other Riverine Structures: Vessel operations: Construction of Vessel designs and pilot navigational locks, ship runs repair facilities, bunkering stations etc. In Picture: (Top to bottom) Sahibganj MMT, 6 Cargo Vessel plying through Farakka Lock Gate NW-1 (the Ganga-Bhagirathi-Hooghly river system) runs from Haldia to Prayagraj (1,620 km)… Least Available 2.2 m 2.5 m 3.0 m Depth Farakka Navigation Lock Mahendrapur Majhaua Construction work award date: Nov 2016 Ghazipur Kahalgaon Expected Completion Barh Sultanganj by June 2021 Varanasi MMT – Sahibganj MMT – The Jal Marg Vikas 1.26 MT capacity 3.03 MT capacity Inaugurated on Inaugurated on 12th Project (JMVP) for 12th November 2018 September 2019 by capacity augmentation by Hon’ble Prime Hon’ble Prime of navigation on Minister Minister National Waterway-1 Haldia MMT – (NW-1) is being 3.18 MT capacity implemented with the Construction work Sub-project Start date End date award date: Jun 2017 support of World Bank Expected Completion by April 2021 Assured/ Farakka – Kahalgaon Apr 2018 JMVP is a 5 year Target depth Sultanganj– Mahendrapur Apr 2019 Mahendrapur – Barh Apr 2019 project, being dredging Mar 2023 (start-end Barh - Majhaua Mar 2020 implemented from locations) Majhaua – Ghazipur Mar 2020 Haldia to Varanasi Varanasi - Ghazipur Mar 2020 (1,390 km) at a cost of INR 4,634 cr. National Waterways, NW-2 and NW-16 contribute immensely to the development of IWT sector in North East Region NW-2, Brahmaputra River IWAI terminal at Pandu NW-16, Barak River • Total length: 891 km ▪ Length: 121 Km (Bhanga- • 2 permanent & 11 floating terminals Lakhipur) • Stretch wise LAD maintained: ▪ Sridharpur – Bhanga: 2m ✓ Dhubri–Neamati: 2.5 m LAD Maintained ✓ Neamati–Dibrugarh: 2 m ✓ Dibrugarh–Sadiya: 1.5 m Ongoing/ Proposed Interventions: • Ongoing/ Proposed Interventions: Sadiya ▪ Upgradation of Karimganj • Pandu Approach Road Silghat and Badarpur terminals • Jogighopa Terminal NW-2 ▪ Study in progress for new terminal between Cargo moved in FY 18-19: 0.5 MT Dhubri Pandu Badarpur- Bhanga 3 Ro-Pax services operational with approx. 84,000 passengers and 17,000 Jogighopa vehicles movement in FY 18-19 NW 16 Bhanga Lakhipur Cargo vessel on NW2 8 Ro-Ro vessel on NW2 PIWT&T: Revival of historical river linkages between India and Bangladesh IBP route connects Indian rivers Ganga (NW-1), Brahmaputra (NW-2) and Barak (NW-16) with Bangladesh’s rivers Jamuna, Padma, Gumti, Meghna and Kushiara and provides an integrated connectivity. 1972 The India- 2019 Waterways used for transporting tea to Bangladesh Inaugural cruise Inaugural Cruise service from Dhaka to nearby ports in North-East India prior Protocol on services Kolkata independence 2015 Inland Water commenced from In April 2015, the Transit and both the countries two countries Trade in March 2019 decided to renew (PIWTT)was first the Protocol signed in 1972 to automatically restore trade and Pre-1947 after every five transit through The trade and years. 2018 River commerce in the SoP of MoU on integrated region Passenger and used to be Cruise significantly Services on dependent on rivers. Coastal and Traffic continued Protocol routes A passenger vessel plying on Inaugural Cruise service from Kolkata to until 1965 before signed in Oct Brahmaputra as a mode of transportation Dhaka in eastern states of NEF and Bengal suspension. 2018 9 The Protocol on Inland Water Transit and Trade (PIWT&T) plays a key role to promote trade between India and Bangladesh The following routes are agreed to be extended/ included under PIWT&T Declared Routes 1-way Distance (km) ▪ Protocol route no.5 & 6 i.e. Rajshahi-Godagari- Dhulian (length: 78 km) to be extended upto Kolkata – Silghat and return ~1,720 Aricha (Bangladesh) (Dhulian - Aricha: 270 km) Kolkata – Karmiganj and return ~1,318 ▪ Inclusion of Daudkhandi-Sonamura stretch (98 km) on Gumti river as new route no. 9 & 10 Rajshahi – Dhulian and return ~78 Karimganj – Silghat and return ~1,416 Existing Ports of call on each side India Ports of Call Bangladesh Ports of Call Kolkata, Haldia, Dhubri, Narayanganj, Khulna, Mongla, Pandu, Silghat, Karimganj, Sirajganj, Ashuganj, Pangaon, Kolaghat, Dhulian, Maia, Chilmari, Rajshahi, Sultanganj, Sonamura, Jogighopa Daudkhandi, Bahadurabad Extended ports of call India Ports Bangladesh Ports IBP route and connectivity to Badarpur (Karimganj), Tribeni Ghorasal (Narayanganj), NWs (Kolkata) Muktarpur (Pangaon) Inland Waterways provide an alternate route for India-Bangladesh trade which has been heavily dependent on congested road routes passing through Land Customs Stations (LCS) Access to Chattogram and Mongla for India’s transit cargo opens up synergistic opportunities for businesses in both India and Bangladesh Use of Chattogram/ Mongla for ❑ Agreement on the use of Chattogram and Mongla Ports in India’s transit cargo Bangladesh for transit cargo of India signed on 25th Oct’ 2018 ❑ SoP signed on 5th October 2019 ❑ North East India based trade to benefit with faster access to Sea Ports Dawki ❑ Bangladesh will benefit with increase in demand for logistics services Tamabil Sutarkandi BANGLADESH Sheola Akhaura Agartala Agreed Routes Srimantapur Bibir Bazar Chattogram port/ Mongla port to Agartala via Akhaura and return Chattogram port/ Mongla port to Dawki via Tamabil and return Kolkata port Chattogram port Mongla port Chattogram port/ Mongla port to Sutarkandi via Sheola and return Haldia Dock Chattogram port/ Mongla port to Srimantapur via Bibirbazar and return 11 *Map not to scale Indo-Myanmar Connectivity - Kaladan project ❑ Connectivity to Mizoram (India) via Myanmar ❑ Project funded by MEA ❑ IWAI -PDC for IWT & Port Component ❑ Phase I completed. Handing over in progress BANGLADESH Origin Destination Distance (km) Mode Kolkata Sittwe 539 Sea I-M Border Kolkata Sittwe Paletwa 158 IWT Paletwa Paletwa I-M Border 110 Road
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