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 10 INN.E REGION OVER LAST INVESTMENT (NEW LINES, GAUGE LINES, GAUGE CONVERSION & (NEW DOUBLING) Rs in Crore 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000 500 0 2004-05 295 2005-06 542 2006-07 845 2007-08 979 2008-09 1403 2009-10 1765 2010-11 1913 in progress) (Including works Total Total 2011-12 2130 – Rs 15,629 Crs(Last 10yrs) 10yrs) Rs 15,629 Crs(Last 2012-13 2365 2013-14 3392 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) 2. Roads connecting remaining 5 DHQs Khonsa 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 Shella State Operational Non- 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) .