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New Delhi : The Rs 169.59 crore Multi Modal Terminal (MMT) being built at Varanasi by Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) under Jal Marg Vikas Project (JMVP) is set to be completed by November 2018. This would be a major landmark for the project. The construction of the Rs 280. 90 crore MMT at Sahibganj in Jharkhand is to be completed by May, 2019, and the one at Haldia, being constructed at a cost of Rs 517.36 crore, is scheduled to  be completed by December 2019.

In addition to this, the work on the Rs 359.20 crore state-of-the-art navigational lock at Farakka is to  be completed by June, 2019. Contract for maintenance dredging in the Farakka-Kahalgaon stretch of the river  was awarded in April, 2018, for Rs 150 crore, and work on this has started. The work for construction of two Inter-Modal Terminals (IMT)on National Waterway (NW)-1, at Ghazipur in Uttar Pradesh and Kalughat in Bihar will be awarded this year, according to a PIB release.

Jal Marg Vikas is a Rs 5,369 crore World Bank aided project on National Waterway 1 (River Ganga) aimed at augmenting the navigational capacity of the Varanasi to Haldia stretch of the river to enable commercial navigation of at least 1,500-2,000 ton vessels. The project includes  construction/setting up of multi-modal terminals at Varanasi, Sahibganj and Haldia, IMTs, navigational lock, Ro-Ro terminals, jetties, river information system, vessel repair and maintenance facilities, fairway development, channel marking, river training and conservancy works.The total financial progress at the end of FY 2017-18 for the project was Rs 678.85 Crore. This means a progress of 13.05%.  JMVP is scheduled to be completed by December, 2022.

IWAI has also finalized 13 vessel designs suitable for inland water transport.  The models have been designed by M/s DST, Germany, with focus on  economic efficiency, low transport cost, high safety, low draft and high carrying capacity. The testing of these models has been completed and final report is awaited.

To enable private sector participation, IWAI signed an agreement with M/s Summit Alliance Port East Gateway (India) Pvt. Ltd. on April 26, 2018, under a revenue sharing model (38.3%) for operating and managing IWT terminals at Garden reach in Kolkata and Gaighat and Kalughat terminals in Patna, Bihar.

In a major development, IWAI will also support Nepal in undertaking techno-economic feasibility study of the rivers, upgradation of technology of existing infrastructure, setting up of coordinating authority in Nepal for developing inland waterways.

IWAI has also initiated development work on eight new National Waterways. Tendering for these will be done during the current financial year. In addition to this, Detailed Project Reports (DPR) are being finalised for 18 new NW, DPR studies have been awarded for 2, and hydrographic and feasibility studies are underway for 37 new NW.

IWAI is also working  towards furthering India’s Act East Policy and the Government’s focus on development of North Eastern Region (NER).

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