Study for modal shift of cargo passing through Siliguri Corridor destined for North-East and neighboring countries to IWT Final Report August, 2017 Submitted to Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) April 2008 A Newsletter from Ernst & Young Study for modal shift of cargo passing through Siliguri Corridor destined for North-east and neighboring countries to IWT Contents Executive Summary .......................... 9 Introduction................................... 14 1. Appraisal of the Siliguri (Chicken’s Neck) Corridor 16 1.1 Geographical reach of the Corridor ....................................................................................... 16 2 Project Influence Area (PIA) ..... 18 2.1 PIA of Proposed Project ....................................................................................................... 18 2.1.1 Bongaigaon Cluster ...................................................................................................... 20 2.1.2 Guwahati Cluster.......................................................................................................... 20 2.1.3 Dibrugarh Cluster......................................................................................................... 21 2.1.4 Shillong Cluster ........................................................................................................... 22 2.1.5 Tripura Cluster ............................................................................................................ 22 2.1.6 Arunachal Pradesh Cluster ............................................................................................ 23 2.2 Summary ........................................................................................................................... 23 3 Market Analysis- Domestic Cargo26 3.1 Household Goods ................................................................................................................ 27 3.2 Foodgrain ........................................................................................................................... 28 3.3 Cement & Clinker ................................................................................................................ 30 3.4 Iron & Steel ........................................................................................................................ 32 3.5 Fertilizers & FRM ................................................................................................................. 33 3.6 Horticulture ........................................................................................................................ 35 3.7 PoL & Crude ...................................................................................................................... 37 3.8 Pharmaceuticals ................................................................................................................. 39 3.9 Autoparts ........................................................................................................................... 39 3.10 Fly Ash ............................................................................................................................... 39 3.11 Automobiles ....................................................................................................................... 40 3.12 Tar Coal/ Bitumen ............................................................................................................... 40 3.13 Edible Oil ............................................................................................................................ 40 3.14 Imported Coal ..................................................................................................................... 40 3.15 Miscellaneous ..................................................................................................................... 40 3.16 Summary of domestic cargo assessment ............................................................................... 41 4 Market Analysis- International Cargo 44 4.1 Bangladesh ......................................................................................................................... 44 4.2 Bhutan ............................................................................................................................... 45 5 Market Analysis- Supply Chain Review 47 5.1 Household goods ................................................................................................................ 48 1 Study for modal shift of cargo passing through Siliguri Corridor destined for North-east and neighboring countries to IWT 5.2 Cement & Clinker ................................................................................................................ 50 5.3 Foodgrain ........................................................................................................................... 51 5.4 Fertilizers & FRM ................................................................................................................. 54 5.5 Pharmaceuticals ................................................................................................................. 56 5.6 Tar Coal/ Bitumen ............................................................................................................... 57 5.7 Iron & Steel ........................................................................................................................ 59 5.8 Fly Ash ............................................................................................................................... 61 5.9 Autoparts ........................................................................................................................... 62 5.10 Edible Oil ............................................................................................................................ 64 5.11 Imported Coal ..................................................................................................................... 65 5.12 Automobiles ....................................................................................................................... 67 6 Market Development- Attractiveness for IWT 70 6.1 Cargo flows for IWT ............................................................................................................. 70 6.2 Marketing Plan & Key stakeholders ....................................................................................... 71 6.3 Need for Inter-Modal Terminals ............................................................................................ 75 6.3.1 Jogighopa ................................................................................................................... 76 6.3.2 Silchar ........................................................................................................................ 77 7 Market Trends and Projections . 80 7.1 Foodgrains ......................................................................................................................... 80 7.2 Cement & Clinker ................................................................................................................ 80 7.3 Fertilizers & FRM ................................................................................................................. 81 7.4 Tar Coal/ Bitumen ............................................................................................................... 81 7.5 Fly Ash ............................................................................................................................... 82 7.6 Edible Oil ............................................................................................................................ 82 7.7 Imported Coal ..................................................................................................................... 83 7.8 PoL Products ...................................................................................................................... 83 7.9 Stone Chips ........................................................................................................................ 84 7.10 Automobiles ....................................................................................................................... 84 7.11 Summary ........................................................................................................................... 84 8 Way Forward .......................... 86 Annexures ..................................... 87 Annexure I: Interaction with DARCL . 87 Annexure II: Interaction with EFC Logistics 89 Annexure III: Interaction with Coastal Roadways 91 Annexure IV: Interaction with TCI .... 92 Annexure V: Interaction with Brahmaputra Cargo Carriers 93 Annexure VI: North-East Food Park.. 94 Annexure VII: Interaction with DS Group 95 Annexure VIII: Interaction with Dalmia Cement 96 2 Study for modal shift of cargo passing through Siliguri Corridor destined for North-east and neighboring countries to IWT Annexure IX: Interactions at Petrapole (Customs and Lee & Muirhead) 97 Annexure X: State Trading Corporation of Bhutan 98 3 Study for modal shift of cargo passing through Siliguri Corridor destined for North-east and neighboring countries to IWT List of Figures Figure 1 IWAI journey ........................................................................................................................ 14 Figure 2 Highway Network in North Eastern Region .............................................................................