Inland Waterways Authority of IndiaMinistry of Shipping, Govt. of India

Development of

Logistics Infrastructure:

Inland Waterways

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22nd November 2019

West Coast Canal,

Udyogmandal &

Champakara Canals

Mahanadi, Brahmani

& East coast canal

Godavari, Krishna rivers and

Kakinada-Puducherry Canal

NW-1

NW-2

NW-3

NW-4

NW-5

BrahmaputraGanga, Bhagirathi,

Hooghly river system

1986*

1986

to

2014

2014

onwards

Establishment of Inland

Waterways Authority of

India

Declaration of 5 National

Waterways (NWs)

NW-1 to NW-5

Declaration of 106 new National

Waterways under the National

Waterways Act, 2016

YEAR

111 NWs with total navigable length of ~20,000 km

*Map not to scale

* Pre-1986: Sector was under IWT Directorate

(Ministry of Surface Transport)

IWAI - Overview

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NW-1, 5.48 NW-1, 6.79 NW-2, 0.56 NW-2, 0.50 NW-3, 0.4 NW-3, 0.41

NW-4, 0.45 Goa waterways, 11.09 Goa waterways, 3.76

Maharashtra waterways, 25.96

Maharashtra waterways, 28.34

Gujarat waterways, 11.52

Gujarat waterways, 28.82

Sundarbans, 3.23

55.01

72.31

FY 2017 - 18 FY2018 - 19

Cargo traffic on National Waterways (million tonnes)

*NW-4 not operational during FY 2017-18

Flyash4%

coal & coke30%

Iron ore38%

Construction material

4%

Limestone5%

Steel5%

Others14%

Share of commodities transported on National waterways (in %)

Readiness of IWAITraffic on NWs

14 operational NWs; ~72 million tonne traffic (FY18-19)

Predominantly bulk commodities such as Iron ore, Coal,

Limestone, Fly ash currently use IWT mode

Traffic on NWs

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(NW-1)

4

Varanasi MMT

Inaugurated on 12th November 2018 by Hon’ble Prime Minister

Sahibganj MMT

Inaugurated on 12th September 2019 by Hon’ble Prime Minister

Haldia MMT

Completion by Jan 2020

Ghazipur BarhFarakka Navigation

LockCompletion by Nov 2020

2.2 m 2.5 m 3.0 mLeast Available Depth

Length 891 Km286 Km139 Km

Terminaldevelopment

• Multimodal Terminals (MMT)• Intermodal Terminals (IMT)• Roll on – Roll off Terminals (Ro-Ro)

Fairwaymaintenance & related Infra

• Navigation Lock• Assured Depth• Communication facilities

Ecologicalprotection

• Bank protection• Disaster Management• Sewage Disposal Facilities

Jal Marg Vikas Project (JMVP): 2018 - 2023

*Map not to scale

National Waterway-1:Jal Marg Vikas Project

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Readiness of IWAI

Total length: 891 km (Bangladesh border to Sadiya)

2 permanent & 11 floating terminals

Stretch wise LAD maintained:

• Dhubri–Neamati: 2.5 m

• Neamati–Dibrugarh: 2 m

• Dibrugarh–Sadiya: 1.5 m

Ongoing/ Proposed Interventions:

• Jogighopa Terminal

• Slipway at Pandu

Cargo moved in FY18-19: 0.5 million tonne

*Map not to scale

NW-2 (River Brahmaputra)

National Waterway – 2 & 16

NW-1

NW-2

NW-97

Dhubri

Sadiya

Pandu

Narayanganj

IBP Route

Dibrugarh

NeamatiJogighopa

Haldia

Kolkata

NW-16 (River Barak) Total length: 121 km (Lakhipur – Bhanga)

Stretch wise LAD maintained:

• Sridharpur – Bhanga: 2 m

Ongoing/ Proposed Interventions:

• Upgradation of Karaimganj and Badarpur terminals

• Study in progress for new terminal between Badarpur- Bhanga

BhangaLakhipur

Karimganj

NW-16

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Protocol on Inland Water Transit and Trade(PIWT&T) plays a key role to promote trade

IBP route connects NW-1 with NW-2 and NW-16, and

provides an alternate route to congested Siliguri corridor

IBP route provides alternate route to congested road

routes (LCS) for Indo-Bangladesh trade

Present Protocol valid up to 2020 with provision of auto

renewal for next 5 years

6 ‘Ports of call’ on either side

• India: Kolkata, Haldia, Dhubri, Pandu, Silghat,

Karimganj

• Bangladesh: Narayanganj, Khulna, Mongla,

Sirajganj, Ashuganj, Pangaon

Agreed Routes 1-way Distance (km)

Kolkata – Silghat and return ~1,720

Kolkata – Karmiganj and return ~1,318

Rajshahi – Dhulian and return ~78

Karimganj – Silghat and return ~1,416

*Map not to scale

Existing ports of call

Dhulian

Rajshahi

NW-1

NW-2

NW-97

DhubriPandu

NW-16

Narayanganj

IBP Route

IBP route and connectivity to NWs

Siliguri Corridor

Karimganj

Haldia

KolkataMongla

Khulna

Pangaon

Sirajganj

Ashuganj

Silghat

Readiness of IWAI

India and Bangladesh: PIWT&T

National Waterway-1

Ganga-Bhagirathi-Hooghly river

system

Length: 1,620 Km

Haldia (Sagar) - Prayagraj

National Waterway-2

Brahmaputra river

Length: 891 Km (Bangladesh

border - Sadiya

Indo-Bangladesh Protocol route

Existing port of call (6 on each side)

Agreed port of call (4 on each side)

Agreed extended port of call (2 on each side)

Multimodal Terminals (03 nos.)

Haldia MMT

Varanasi MMT SahibganjMMT

Dhubri

Karimganj

Kolkata

Pandu National Waterway-16

Barak river

Length: 121 Km

(Bhanga-Lakhipur)

*Map not to scale 7

Readiness of IWAI

Sadiya

Cumulative IWT distance

Varanasi – Sadiya : 3,444 km

Varanasi – Lakhipur : 2,701 km

Lakhipur

Narayanganj

Khulna

Mongla

Connectivity through Waterways

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Readiness of IWAI

*Map not to scale

West Coast Canal (Kottapuram- Kollam), Champakkara & Udyogamandal canals: 365 Km

National Waterway – 3

Existing Infrastructure

o 9 permanent terminals

o 2 Ro-Ro terminals

Fairway

o More than 2 m round the year

Cargo moved in 2018-19: 0.41 MTPA

ALUVA

KOTTAPURAMALUVA

MARADU

VAIKKOM

CHERTHALA

ALAPPUZHA

THRIKKUNNAPUZHATHRIKKUNNAPUZHA

LOCK GATE

KAYAMKULAM

CHAVARA KOLLAM

UDYOGAMANDAL CANAL

CHAMPAKKARA CANALKOCHI

THANNERMUKKOM

LOCK CUM BARRAGE

Declared waterwayTerminal (Existing)

Legend

T1

T3

T4

T5

T7

T8

T9

T2

T6

Readiness of IWAI

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Ongoing developments

Phase-I: (82 km) - Muktyala to Vijayawada (Krishna River):

Development work in progress)

Phase-II: (Total Distance - 233 km)

Vijayawada to Kakinada (Eluru Canal & Kakinada canal)

Rajahmundry to Polavaram stretch of Godavari

Hydrography & Navigational Study in progress

Ro-Ro service between Ibrahimpatnam and Lingayapalam started in

March 2018

Kakinada-Puducherry canal, Krishna and Godavari River: 2,890 Km

National Waterway - 4

Kakinada

Polavaram

Krishna River

Godavari River

Galagali

Nasik

Vijayawada

Muktyala

PHASE-I

PHASE-II

Rajahmundry

Total Length: 2,890 km on

River Krishna, Godavari and

Buckingham Canal

Cargo moved in 2018-19: 0.46 MTPA

Sirajganj

Readiness of IWAI

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Following stretches being developed for round the year

navigability (2.5 m. LAD) at project cost of INR 305.84 crore

(Sharing ratio of 80:20 between India and Bangladesh)

• Sirajganj – Daikhowa: BDT 227.46 Cr. (INR 187.16 Cr.):

175 km

• Ashuganj – Zakiganj: BDT 95.49 Cr. (INR 78.57 Cr.): 295

km

• Initial dredging for two years – to be completed by March

2021; maintenance dredging for next 5 years

• Appointment of PMC for monitoring of dredging works in

progress

Fairway development to allow round the yearuninterrupted navigation and revive trade routes

Daikhowa

Ashuganj

Zakiganj

NW-1

NW-2

Dhubri

Sadiya

Pandu

NW-16

Narayanganj

IBP Route

IBP route and connectivity to NWs

Karimganj

Silghat

Kolkata

Haldia

IBP route: Fairway development

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Protocol on Inland Water Transit and Trade(PIWT&T) plays a key role in promoting trade

Readiness of IWAI

Existing ports of callAgreed ports of call

Agreed extended ports of call

IBP route connects NW-1 with NW-2 and NW-16, and

provides an alternate route to congested Siliguri corridor

IBP route provides alternate option to congested road routes

(LCS) for Indo-Bangladesh trade

6 ‘Ports of call’ on either side; New ports of call agreed

Routes agreed to be extended/ included under PIWT&T

Protocol route no.5 & 6 i.e. Rajshahi-Godagari-Dhulian to

be extended upto Aricha (Bangladesh)

Inclusion of Daudkhandi-Sonamura stretch on Gumti river

as new route no. 9 & 10

New Ports India Bangladesh

Ports of call

(4 on each side)

Kolaghat, Dhulian,

Maia, Sonamura

Chilmari, Rajshahi,

Sultanganj, Daudkhandi

Extended ports of

call (2 on each side)

Badarpur (Karimganj),

Tribeni (Kolkata)

Ghorasal (Narayanganj),

Muktarpur (Pangaon)

*Map not to scale

Ashuganj

SirajganjDhulian

Sonamura

Gumti river

Muktarpur

NW-1

NW-2

NW-97

DhubriPandu

NW-16

Narayanganj

IBP Route

Karimganj

Tribeni

Haldia

Kolkata

Kolaghat

Silghat

KhulnaMongla

Chilmari

Badarpur

Pangaon

Ghorasal

PIWT&T: India and Bangladesh

Agreed Routes 1-way Distance (km)

Kolkata – Silghat and return 1,720

Kolkata – Karmiganj and return 1,318

Rajshahi – Dhulian and return 78

Karimganj – Silghat and return 1,416

Maia

Sultanganj

Rajshahi

Daudkandi

Aricha

Siliguri Corridor

New/ Extended routes

Readiness of IWAI

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Agreement on use of Chattogram and Mongla Ports in

Bangladesh for transit cargo of India signed in 25th Oct’

2018

SoP signed on 5th October 2019

Chattogram port - Agartala via Akhaura: ~250 km (road),

while road distance between Kolkata port and Agartala:

~1,500km

*Map not to scale

Agreed Routes

Chattogram port/ Mongla port to Agartala via Akhaura and return

Chattogram port/ Mongla port to Dawki via Tamabil and return

Chattogram port/ Mongla port to Sutarkandi via Sheola and return

Chattogram port/ Mongla port to Srimantapur via Bibirbazar and return

Proximity to sea ports to reduce logistics cost andimprove trade competitiveness of North East states

Siliguri

Corridor

Kolkata port

Haldia DockMongla port

Chattogram port

Akhaura Agartala

Dawki

SheolaTamabil

Srimantapur

Bibir Bazar

Sutarkandi

Use of Chattogram/ Mongla for cargo to/ from NER

Commodity profile on Indo Bangladesh Protocol route (in %)

Readiness of IWAITraffic on NWs

Growing traffic on Indo Bangladesh Protocol (IBP) route

Traffic on IBP route

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Fly ash, 97.19%

Stone Chips, 1.33%

ODC/ Project cargo, 0.58% Steel products, 0.54%Rice, 0.19%Others, 0.17%

Approx. 3,600 voyages were made on the IBP in FY18-

19; voyages in Apr-Sept. 2019 approx. 2,100 and

expected to exceed 4,000 in FY19-20

Approx. 600 Bangladeshi vessels and 40 India vessels

used the IBP route in FY 18-19

3.09 3.15

4.00

FY 2017-18 FY 2018-19 FY 2019-20 (P)

Cargo traffic on IBP route(million tonne)

(P): Projected based on 1.95 million tonne in Apr-Sep 2019

Fly ash generated by power plants in West Bengal is the

prominent commodity using the IBP route and is used in

Cement making in Bangladesh

Narayanganj and Khulna ports in Bangladesh are

receiving more than 97% of IBP traffic

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Haldia

VaranasiSahibganj

Kolkata

Patna

Nautanwa/ Bhairahwa

Kalughat

Raxaul/Birgunj

Jogbani/ Biratnagar

Waterway & Road (from

Kolkata via Sahibganj MMT

& Manihari)

Approx. distance (km):

500 (NW-1) + 150 (Road)

Biratnagar

*Map not to scale

Waterway & Road (from Kolkata via

Varanasi MMT)

Approx. distance (km):

1,250 (NW-1) + 300 (Road)

Possibility to

connect through

Kosi river

• Modification of the Indo-Nepal Protocol to the

Treaty of Transit, 1991 to specifically include

inland waterways amongst the list of ‘mutually

agreed routes’ under consideration

Waterway & Road (from Kolkata via

proposed Kalughat terminal)

Approx. distance (km):

900 (NW-1) + 200 (Road)

Possibility to connect through

Gandak river

Birgunj

Bhairahwa

Readiness of IWAI

India-Nepal: Proposed Connectivity

Silchar

Akhau

Benapole

Akhaura

Kaladanriver

GalgaliaBijni

NH-31C

Railway BG route

Up to Tinsukia

Kolkata

Aizawl

Dhubri

Karimganj

SittwePort

Paletwa

Kumarghat

Mahadipur

Lawngtlai

Legend:Waterway

Railways

Roadways

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Alternate multi-modal connectivity (Road- IWT- Sea) to North Eastern Region of India

through Kaladan river & Sittwe port in Myanmar

Project cost - Rs. 2,904 Cr. (INR 983 Cr. for Port & IWT component and INR 1,921 Cr. for

highway component) ; project funded by MEA

Project Development Consultant for IWT and Port Component: IWAI; Main contractor for

port & IWT components: Essar Projects

Project Status:

• River channel, Navigational aids, construction and handing over of 300T vessels

(06 nos): Completed

• Container handling facility at Sittwe and Paletwa: EIA/ SIA pending; Appointment of

contractor for construction: on hold by MEA in consultation with IWAI

• O&M of waterways facilities: Technical bids on RFP for appointment of operator opened

on 30 July 2019; TEC report submitted to MEA on 26 August 2019 is under process

Readiness of IWAI

India-Myanmar: Kaladanproject

713

Km

INDIAMyanmar

Towards KarimganjVia NH 306 & 6

Agartalavia NH 108 & 8

Towards Silchar Via NH 306 & 6

100 Kms

121 Kms

158 Kms

MyeikwaIM Border

539 Km

334 Kms

713

Km

Aizawl – Kohima 534 Km

Aizawl – Imphal 483 Km

Aizawl – Silchar 173 km

Aizawl – Karimganj 225 Km

Aizawl – Shillong 391 Km

Connectivity through Kaladan project

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Readiness of IWAI Pilot movements to establish viability of IWTconnectivity through NW-2 and IBP route

First containerized movement from Haldia

Docks to Pandu with 48 TEUs of Edible oil,

Petrochemicals, Beverages etc.Kahalgaon

Dhubri

Haldia

Pandu

Narayanganj

924 tonne of imported coal

from Haldia Docks to

Dhubri (Oct’ 2018)

1,235 tonne of fly ash from

NTPC Kahalgaon to Pandu

(Aug’ 2018)1,005 tonne of Bhutan’s stone

aggregates from Dhubri (NW-2)

to Narayanganj (July 2019)

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3

2

1

Pilot Movements on NW-2

4th Nov’ 2019

2 Vessels with imported coal

sailed from Haldia Docks to

Pandu between 3rd-5th Nov

510 pilot movements

planned till June 2020

THANK YOU…

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