Projects

inland waterways authority of india is planning development of national waterways in north east region of india. for the development of national waterways in the north east region (ner), an amount of rs. 1,000 million has been provided in the budget estimates (be)-2016-17. expenditure for developmental works being taken up on the river brahmaputra and barak will be met out of this allocation. specified stretches of rivers brahmaputra and barak have been declared as national waterway-2 and 16 respectively by the national waterways act, 2016. river brahmaputra has been developed substantially in terms of fairway, navigational aids and terminals with mechanized handling facilities. this waterway is operational and vessels are operating on it. development of river barak for navigation is proposed in two stages. the stretch from silchar to bhanga (71 km) is proposed under phase-i and the remaining stretch from silchar to lakhipur (50 km) is proposed to be taken up in phase-ii. tender for award of work for development of fairway and providing navigational aids in silchar-bhanga stretch is in the final stage. [info as of: nov. 16]

inland waterways authority of india is planning to construct an iwt terminal at ramnagar, dist. varanasi, uttar pradesh. this will be a multimodal terminal with rail and road connectivity. phase-i (a) of the project is being implemented on 5.586 hectares, mainly for offshore works of the terminal. the tender process for phase 1(a) has been completed and work has been awarded at a cost of rs. 1,690 million. [info as of: jun. 16] inland waterways authority of india is constructing a multi-modal terminal in dist. varanasi, uttar pradesh. the project is a part of the jal marg vikas project on the river ganga, being developed between allahabad and haldia covering a distance of 1,620 kms. the civil construction cost is rs. 1,690 million and the land cost is rs. 150 million. the total cost of the project is rs. 1,840 million. award has been delayed because of allahabad high court ban on construction on banks of ganga. high court allowed construction of terminal on 28th april, 2016. phase 1a land area is 16 acres. phase 2 land area is 70 acres for railway siding. investment for phase 2 is rs. 1.1 billion. construction work has been awarded. mobilization and pre-construction activity has commenced. dpr is in progress for 5 km railway connectivity from jeonathpur to ramnagar. [info as of: aug. 16] inland waterways authority of india is constructing a multi-modal terminal at ramnagar, dist. varanasi, uttar pradesh. the contract for construction of phase-i of the terminal has been awarded to afcons infrastructure at an estimated cost of rs. 1,700 million. the terminal will have road and rail connectivity with proposed links on nh-7 and jeonathpur railway station respectively. the cargo handling capacity of the terminal on completion of phase-i is estimated to be 1.2 mtpa. the cargo that will be handled at the terminal includes stone chips, cement, food grains, fertilisers, sugar etc. the terminal will have facilities including berthing space for two vessels simultaneously, storage area, transit shed, parking areas, among others. the terminal will also have a floating jetty for passenger transportation. the terminal is a part of phase-i (haldia-varanasi stretch) of the national waterway-1 (nw-1) that is being developed under the jal marg vikas project, with assistance from the world bank at an estimated cost of rs. 42,000 million. foundation stone was laid on 12th august, 2016. construction work has commenced. phase-i of the terminal is likely to be completed by august 2018. [info as of: mar. 16]

inland waterways authority of india is planning to construct iwt terminal in dist. sahibganj, jharkhand. e-tenders have been invited for procurement of epc contract for construction of iwt terminal. the last date for submission of bids is 12th february, 2016. the scheduled completion period shall be 30 months from the appointed date. [info as of: mar. 16] inland waterways authority of india is planning to construct an iwt terminal in dist. sahibganj, jharkhand. this will be a multimodal terminal with rail and road connectivity. the requirement of land for the main terminal, rail and road connectivity, resettlement and rehabilitation of 235 households has been assessed at 241.63 acres for which land acquisition proceedings are in progress. the process for award of work for the construction of phase-i at a cost of rs. 2,921 million is in progress. [info as of: jun. 16] inland waterways authority of india is planning to construct an iwt terminal in dist. sahibganj, jharkhand. e-bids on single stage single envelope bidding basis have been invited for procurement of epc contract for construction of the iwt terminal under the capacity augmentation of national waterway-1 project. the estimated cost is rs. 3,080 million. the authority has received or has applied for financing from the international bank for reconstruction and development or the international development association and intends to apply a portion of these finds to eligible payments under the contract. document sales ends on 21st june, 2016. the last date for submission of bids is 15th july, 2016. [info as of: oct. 16] inland waterways authority of india is planning to construct an inland water terminal (iwt) in dist. sahibganj, jharkhand. the heavy civil infrastructure business of l&t construction has bagged an order worth rs. 6,300 million for engineering, procurement and construction of the terminal. with the targeted completion of phase-i in 2019, the state of the art terminal will have a cargo handling capacity of 2.28 mmtpa. the multi modal terminal will have facilities including berthing space for two vessels, stockyard for storing, belt conveyor system with fixed hoppers, barge loader, shore protection works, roads, ramps and parking area, and terminal buildings. the government is developing national waterway-1 under the jal marg vikas project, with technical and financial assistance of the world bank at an estimated cost of rs. 42,000 million. the project would enable commercial navigation of vessels with capacity of 1,500-2,000 tons. phase-i of the project covers the haldia-varanasi stretch. the project includes development of fairway, multi-modal terminals at varanasi, haldia, and sahibganj, strengthening of river navigation system, conservancy works, modern river information system (ris), digital global positioning system (dgps), night navigation facilities, modern methods of channel marking, construction of a new state of the art navigational lock at farakka. [info as of: jan. 16]

inland waterways authority of india is planning development of national waterways across india. as per the feasibility reports completed so far for the 106 new national waterways, 32 have been found technically viable. out of these 32 waterways, detailed project reports (dprs) have been prepared for 8 waterways. based on these dprs, tender for development of river barak (nw-16) was invited and is in the final stage. tender document preparation for the development of river ghagra (nw-40), gandak (nw-37) and kosi (nw-58) are in progress. a memorandum of understanding (mou) has been signed with mormugao port trust (mpt) for development of river mandovi (nw-68), zuari (nw-111) and cumberjua canal (nw-27) in goa. sunderban waterways (nw 97) is already in use. [info as of: nov. 16]

inland waterways authority of india (iwai) is planning development of 6 rivers of goa as national waterways (nws). total 106 new waterways have been declared as national waterways (nws) under the national waterways act, 2016, in addition to the five existing nws notified earlier. specific stretches of six rivers of goa, namely, chapora (nw-25), cumberjua canal (nw-27), mandovi (nw-68), mapusa (nw-71), sal (nw-88) and zuari (nw-111) have been included in the declared nws. detailed project reports have been prepared for the rivers mandovi, zuari and cumberjua canal. for chapora, mapusa and sal, two-stage dpr studies (stage-i - feasibility study) and (stage-ii-dpr) have been awarded. the requirement of land and civil structural interventions and the requirement of funds for the development of the six nws in goa would be known after the finalization of the dprs. for development of nws in goa, a memorandum of understanding (mou) has been signed by iwai with mormugao port trust (mpt). expenditure to develop these waterways will be met from government budgetary support (gbs), extra budgetary resources such as bonds, mpt and government of goa. [info as of: nov. 16]

promoter name: inland waterways authority of india project name:state-of-the-art navigational lock at farakka barrage project type : new unit status : planning stage state : west bengal district : location : farakka barrage land : unknown product-capacity : navigational lock civil work: unknown current status : as of december 2016, larsen and toubro has been awarded the contract on 24th november, 2016 to build the new navigational lock at the farakka barrage at an overall contract value of rs. 3,591.9 million. the project is to be implemented under the jal marg vikas project (jmvp) which is being implemented in national waterway-1 (river ganga). 14.86 hectares of land was identified and recommended by iwai for construction of the new navigational lock. land schedule for the said land, along with revisional survey plot numbers, mouza map of land and e-assessment slip, has been prepared by the district administration, murshidabad and the same have been accepted by the farakka barrage project (fbp). according to media reports, the ministry of shipping has appointed sbe belgium as engineering consultant to design the state-of-the-art navigational lock at the barrage. the new lock will also have the technology to be accessible from a control room. the target for completion is more than 30 months. start date : unknown end date : unknown

inland waterways authority is planning an iwt terminal at haldia, dist. east midnapore, west bengal. this will be a multimodal terminal with rail and road connectivity. the estimated cost of construction of phase-i of the terminal is rs. 4,650 million. 61 acres of land has been taken on 30 years lease from the haldia dock complex for construction of the terminal. the process for preparation of detailed project report and tender documents is underway. [info as of: jul. 16] inland waterways authority is planning a multimodal inland water transport (iwt) terminal at haldia, dist. east midnapore, west bengal. the estimated cost of construction of phase-i of the terminal is rs. 5.1 billion. 61 acres of land has been taken on 30 years lease from the kolkata port trust for construction of the terminal (phase-i). the project will be developed under the jal marg vikas project along the national waterway-1. the proposed budget plan for the terminal will be through 50 world bank loan and 50 government budget allocation. [info as of: sept. 16] inland waterways authority is planning a multi-modal terminal at haldia, dist. east midnapore, west bengal. 61 acres of land has been taken on 30 years lease from the kolkata port trust for construction of the terminal (phase-i). the terminal will be constructed under the world bank assisted jal marg vikas project, being implemented by inland waterways authority of india (iwai), ministry of shipping, government of india for the capacity augmentation of national waterway-1 i.e. on river ganga from haldia-varanasi for navigation. government is developing national waterway-1 (nw-1) under the jal marg vikas project, with assistance from the world bank at an estimated cost of rs. 42,000 million. the project would enable commercial navigation of vessels with capacity of 1,500-2,000 dwt tonnage. earlier, tender for phase-i of the terminal was published on 3rd march, 2016. six firms submitted their technical and financial proposals, and the evaluation is in progress. hpc & uniconsult, germany (consultants engaged for iwt sector development strategy and business development study for the jal marg vikas project) forecasted a cargo potential of 7.95 mt for the year 2020. the project work is expected to commence in q4 2016 & is planned for completion in 3 years thereafter. [info as of: mar. 16]