Brahmaputra Cargo ship carrying food grains via Indo Bangladesh Protocol Route

Brahmaputra Cargo ship carrying food grains via Indo Bangladesh Protocol Route. Brahmaputra (NW2) gets connected with Ganga (NW1) via Indo Bangladesh Protocol Route; a Cargo ship carrying food grains from Patna docks at Pandu. Fixed scheduled sailing by IWAI between NW1 and NW2 to herald the new age of cargo transport in Assam. 

Brahmaputra Cargo ship carrying food grains via Indo Bangladesh Protocol Route

Rs 305.84 crore invested to develop Sirajganj-Daikhowa and Ashuganj-Zakiganj on IBRP. Four cargo vessels carrying foodgrains & TMT bars for the first time.

Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways, and AYUSH, Shri Sarbananda Sonowal received the maiden voyage of food-grains from Patna to Pandu via Bangladesh in Guwahati today.  Chief Minister of Assam, Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma, and MP of Lok Sabha for Guwahati, Queen Oja joined the celebration along with Sanjay Bandopadhyay. 

The maiden pilot run from Patna to Pandu via Bangladesh

Chairman, Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI)  to welcome self-propelled vessel MV Lal Bahadur Shastri carrying a total of 200 MT of foodgrains for Food Corporation of India (FCI) as it completed the maiden pilot run from Patna to Pandu via Bangladesh. IWAI is planning to run a fixed schedule sailing between NW1 and NW2 heralding a new age of inland water transport for Assam & Northeast India.

The vessel started its sail from Patna on National Waterway-1 (river Ganga) and passed through Bhagalpur, Manihari, Sahibganj, Farakka, Tribeni, Kolkata, Haldia, Hemnagar; Indo Bangladesh Protocol (IBP) route through Khulna, Narayanganj, Sirajganj, Chilmari, and National Waterway-2 through Dhubri, and Jogighopa covering a distance of 2,350 km.

 The dignitaries welcomed this wonderful beginning that has the potential to revolutionize the cargo movement. Another vessel MV Ram Prasad Bismil with two barges Kalpana Chawla and APJ Abdul Kalam started the voyage from Haldia on 17th Feb 22 and is on the way to Pandu. The vessel is carrying 1800MT Tata steel and already reached Bangladesh Border at Dhubri. 

The ODC (over Dimensional cargo, 252 MT)

The ODC (over Dimensional cargo, 252 MT) of Numaligarh Bio-refinery reached Silghat on 15th February from Haldia through IWT via the IBP route. Another ODC (250MT) consignment is also on the way to Silghat.

Speaking on the occasion, the Chief Minister of Assam, Himanta Biswa Sarma said, “The start of cargo movement through ships through Indo Bangladesh Protocol Route (IBRP) marks the beginning of a new age of economic prosperity for the whole region of Northeast. 

I am confident that the vision of our Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modiji and enterprise of our Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways, Shri Sarbananda Sonowal dangoriya will pave the way for growth & development of the inland water transport.”

Speaking on this landmark moment, Union Minister Shri Sarbananda Sonowal, said, “Today marks the beginning of a new age of inland water transport in Assam. This is going to provide the business community with a viable, economic & ecological alternative. 

The cargo movement via waterways 

The seamless cargo transportation is a journey of unfulfilled desires & aspirations of the people of Assam. Under the visionary leadership of the Prime Minister, the Northeast region is ready to unlock the value of the Astalakshmi. We are confident that the cargo movement via waterways is going to play a pivotal role in energizing India’s northeast as the engine of growth.”

The sustained effort to rejuvenate the historical trade routes via Bangladesh got a fillip under PM Gati Shakti. It has been envisioned that the Northeast will slowly turn & convert into a connectivity hub. The integrated development plan, under PM Gati Shakti, has been envisioned to amp up the swift movement of cargo over the Brahmaputra.

The IWAI is also planning to run a regularly scheduled service on these routes. The protocol on Inland water transit and Trade (PIWTT) between India & Bangladesh will be optimally beneficial when we can unlock the value from the cargo trade in the region. To improve the navigability, two stretches of IBP routes, i.e., Sirajganj-Daikhowa and Ashuganj-Zakiganj are also being developed for Rs. 305.84 crores on an 80:20 share basis (80% be ing borne by India and 20% by Bangladesh). 

Navigation to NER via the IBP route

The development of these stretches is expected to provide seamless navigation to NER via the IBP route. The contracts for dredging on the two stretches for providing and maintaining requisite depth for a period of seven years (from 2019 to 2026) are underway. 

Once the IBP Route no. 5 & 6 from Maia near Farakka in India to Aricha in Bangladesh, the IWT distance connecting NW1 to NW2 (North Eastern Region) will be further reduced by nearly 1000 km, which will reduce time and cost to a great extent.

In line with the “Act East” policy of the Prime Minister, the Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways (MoPSW), has taken up several infrastructure projects on National Waterways-1, Indo-Bangladesh Protocol route, and NW2, through the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI). 

These steps will improve the connectivity with the North Eastern Region (NER) through waterways. The Government has undertaken the ambitious Jal Marg Vikas Project (JMVP) with an investment of about Rs. 4600 crore for the capacity augmentation of NW-1 (River Ganga) for safe and sustainable movement of vessels up to 2000 tonnes.

Convenient transportation for the businesses 

This historic feat will usher in a new era of growth for all the states of Northeast India. The waterways will cut through the landlocked access which has been crippling development in the region for a long. The waterways not only remove this geographical hindrance on the road of progress in the region but also provides economical, swift, and convenient transportation for the businesses and people of the region.

The meeting was attended by Sanjay Bandopadhyaya, Chairman, IWAI along with Vinit Kumar, Chairman, Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, and top officials of the Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways.

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