1PresentationonInlandWaterTransportinNERByInlandWaterwaysAuthorityofIndia(MinistryofShipping,RoadTransport&Highways)Guwahati,the9thMarch2007DHUBRIPANDUTEJPURDIBRUGARHSADIYASILGHATJOGIGHOPAJAMGURIBOGIBILSAIKHOWAB.Border(Dhubri)–Guwahati260kmGuwahati-Dibrugarh508kmDibrugarh–Sadiya123kmTotallength891kmRiverdistanceLegendDeclaredwaterwayBANGLADESHBANGLADESH(SHISHUMARA)NumaligarhrefinerySubansiriHydelprojectBongaigonrefineryDigboirefineryGuwahatirefineryNEAMATI2DHUBRIPANDUTEJPURDIBRUGARHSADIYASILGHATJOGIGHOPAJAMGURIBOGIBILSAIKHOWASHISHUMARABRAHMAPUTRAR.GUWAHATIBANGLADESHGadadharChampamatiAieManasBekiPagladiyaPuthimariDhansiriBargangBuraliSubanasiriNorthBankJinaryKrishnaiKulsiKopiliDhansiriJhanjuDikhuDisangBurhidihangNoadihangSouthBankBarakValleyBhangaBadarpurSilchar3ObjectiveFreighttransportationbyIWTtorisefromthepresentlevelof0.03btkmto5btkmby2025ImportanceofIWTforNERzIWToffersshorterroutecomparedtoRoad/railzIWToperationalevenduringfloodseasonzBestsuitedforbulkcommodities&Projectcargo/ODC-zProvidesbestandlowcostconnectivitytohinterlandzEmploymentpotentialenormous(NCAERStudyFeb2006)everykmofIWToperationgeneratesabout3000jobs1lakhinvestmentinIWTresultsin6.5manyearswhileinrail0.58andinothermodes0.87manyears4ImportanceofIWTforNERTherefore,zDevelopmentofIWTmodeinNERastrategic&economicimperativezNeedforaninvestment&developmentstrategyzAlsoneedforincreasingtheefficiencyofIWTmode.zDhubri-Sadiyastretch(891km)ofBrahmaputradeclaredasNationalWaterway-2in1988zActionPlanapprovedformakingNW-2fullyoperationalintwoyearstimesubjecttofundavailabilityzBarakriver–declarationasNationalWaterway(NW-6)underprocesszCSSfordevelopmentoffeederroutestoNW-2andotherriversoutsideNW-2systemzAlternativeroutelinkingNorth-EasternandEasternIndiaIWTDevelopmentinNER…..On-goingefforts5InfrastructureavailableonNW-2zFloatingterminalsatDhubri,Jogighopa,Pandu,Tejpur,Silghat,Jamguri,NeamatiandBogibil.zLeastavailabledepth(LAD)of2mismaintainedbetweenDhubriandDibrugarh(768km)zRiverConservancyworksnamelybandallinganddredgingcarriedoutonregularbasiszDaynavigationchannelmarksontheentirewaterwayzPilotagebeingprovidedforIWTvesselszNightnavigationaidsprovidedbetweenDhubriandPandu(255km).HardwaredeployedonNW-2z1-Cuttersuctiondredgerz1-HydraulicSurfacedredgerz4-SurveyLaunchesz7-Pontoonsforfloatingterminalsz1-Containercranez5-Pontoonmountedcranesz2-Shorecranesz3-Cargovessels6PROJECTCOSTA.Fairway-NW-2(RsinCr)•Channelof45mwidth&2.0/1.5mdepth12.30•Rivertraining(pilotprojects)2.50B.Navigationalaids-NW-2•24hrsnavigationalaids(Dhubri-Dibrugarh)16.00C.Terminals-NW-2•LowlevelRCCjettyatPandu(spillover)10.00•HighlevelRCCjettyatPandu(spillover)14.00•Jogighopa(spillover)7.00•Floatingjettiesat8locationsatDhubri,Tejpur,12.50Silghat,Dibrugarh,Jamguri,Bogibil,SaikhowaandSadiyaProjectsplannedforNEregionProjectsplannedforNEregionD.Vessels•4CSDunits60.00•4unitsofTug+twobarges40.00•2surveylaunches7.10•1floatingdrydock(spillover)13.50•1HydraulicSurfaceDredger(spillover)2.00•1POLand&1Containervessel(spillover)1.50E.OfficeatGuwahati5.00SubTotalNW-2203.10Protocolroutes(Sunderbans)6.00Barakriverasnationalwaterway8.00Total217.10Outof17projectsoftheActionPlan14projectshavebeensanctionedand3areunderprocess7On-goingprojectsonNW-2zAcquisitionofonehydraulicsurfacedredgeratacostofRs5.75cr(Scheduleddateofcompletion-Aug,2007)zAcquisitionoftwosurveylaunchatacostofRs4.03cr(Scheduleddateofcompletion-Nov,2007)zAcquisitionoffourunitsofonetugandtwobargeatacostofRs43cr(Scheduleddateofcompletion-March,2008)zAcquisitionofonefloatingdrydockatacostofRs13.5crzOnecontainerandonePOLvesselacquiredatacostofRs5.69crOn-goingprojectsonNW-2zRiverConservancyworksfromDhubritoSadiyafor2yearsi.e.uptoMarch,2008(Rs12.3cr)zMaintenanceoffloatingterminalsatDhubri,Jogighopa,Pandu,Tezpur,Silghat,Jamguri,Neamati,Bogibil,Saikhowa&Sadiya(Rs1.96cr)zCoalhandlingterminalatJogighopa(Rs5.3cr)zNightnavigationalaidsfromDhubritoPandu(Rs1.28cr)z24hrsnavigationfacilitiesinNW-2includingsettingupofDGPSstationsatJogighopa,Tejpur&DibrugarhatacostofRs18.77cr(scheduleddateofcompletionisMarch,2008)8On-goingprojectsonNW-2zPermanentTerminalatPanduLowleveljettythroughCPWDatacostofRs30cr(RCERs38.14cr)(Scheduleddateofcompletionis31.5.2007)HighleveljettythroughCPWDatacostofRs17.70cr(Scheduleddateofcompletionis20.3.2008)RailconnectivitythroughNFRailwaysatacostofRs10.30cr(Scheduleddateofcompletionis31.3.2008)ImprovementinapproachroadthroughNFRailwayatacostofRs1.60cr(Scheduleddateofcompletionis31.3.2008)CargomovementonNW-2(Organisedsector)00.0050.010.0150.020.0250.030.0352003-04(7,95,661T)2004-05(8,18,683T)2005-06(8,04,401T)(inbtkm)0.0290.0250.032HSD(Numaligarh)Silghat-BudgeBudgeTeaDibrgarh-KolkataTeaTezpur-KolkataCoal(Meghalaya)Jogighopa-KolkataGypsum,tea,jutePandu-KolkataBitumen,steel,pipes,cement,detergent,batteriesKolkata-PanduCargoRouteDOWNSTREAMUPSTREAM9CargoPotentialasperCESReport45,000Badarpur-KolkataPaperproducts1,00,000Jogighopa-Haldia/KolkataPetroCrude1,44,00050,000Jogighopa-PatnaKarimganj/Badarpur-Kolkata/HaldiaForestproducts70,000Dibrugarh/Tezpu