Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI)

Ministry of Shipping, Govt. of India

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Stakeholder Conference,Mumbai, 7-Feb-2020

In Picture – IWAI vessels MV Aai and MV Beki on Sunderban Waterways

IWAI-Overview

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*Map not to scale

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

IWAI History

Declaration of NW 4 (River

Krishna, Godavari and

Buckingham Canal system)

and NW 5 (East Coast Canal

and Mahanadi Delta Rivers)

Establishment of Inland

Waterways Authority of

India on 27th October

1986

1986*

Declaration of Ganga-

Bhagirathi-Hooghly river

system as National

Waterway 1

1986

Declaration of West Coast Canal

(Kottapuram- Kollam),

Champakkara & Udyogamandal

canals as National Waterway 3

Declaration of 891 km of

Brahmaputra river as

National Waterway 2

1988

2005

1993

Declaration of 106 new

National Waterways

under The National

Waterways Act, 2016)

2016

Key functions of IWAI

1 2 3 4 5

IWT Infrastructure

development &

maintenance – fairway,

terminal & allied infra,

navigational locks, aids to

navigation etc.

Infrastructure

DevelopmentRegulation

Technical

Studies

Advise &

AssistanceTraining &

Development

Inland Vessels Act 1917

provides rules for vessel

registration, training,

manning, navigation, safety

and signals, insurance and

penalties

Carrying out techno-

economic feasibility

studies

Advise Central

Government on IWT

matters;

Assistance to states in

IWT sector development

Training and

development programs

under National Inland

Navigation Institute (NINI)

established by IWAI

Objective: Develop a self-sustainable, economical, safe & environment friendly supplementary mode of transport for

the overall economic growth of the country, simultaneously contributing to de-congestion of already congested modes

viz. roadways & railways

FUNCTIONS

Inland Waterways in India are under-utilized…

Modal share of Inland

Water Transport

globally

India

2%

Germany

11%

Vietnam 18%

China 14%

USA7.5%

Source: World Bank 2017, http://vietnamsupplychain.com/assets/files/530ef9a17e47adone_1_Blancas_IWT.pdf, IWT share for India derived based on cargo traffic data in Niti Aayog report Strategy for New India@75

Netherlands

45%

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Key interventions undertaken for development of inland waterways…

In Picture: (Top to bottom) Sahibganj MMT, Cargo Vessel plying through Farakka Lock Gate

Fairway Development:

Dredging, River training and conservancy works,

bandalling, river marking, bank protection works

Navigational Aids:

Installation of navigational aids like buoys, River Information System (RIS), Digital Global

Positioning Systems (DGPS), Beacon Lights etc.

Terminal Development:

Development of Multi-modal terminals (MMTs), Inter Modal Terminals (IMTs) and Ro-Ro

Terminals

Other Riverine Structures:

Construction of navigational locks, ship repair facilities,

bunkering stations etc.

Vessel operations:

Vessel designs and pilot runs

Flyash4%

coal & coke30%

Iron ore38%

Construction material

4%

Limestone5%

Steel5%

Others14%

Share of commodities transported on

National waterways (in %)

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

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

The use of IWT, as an alternative mode of transport, has shown rapid growth unlocking numerous possibilities

Predominantly bulk commodities such as Iron ore, Coal,

Limestone, Fly ash currently use IWT mode

Maharashtra

Waterways

• No. of NWs: 14 Nos.

• Total Length of NWs:

1886.187 kms.

Gujarat Waterways

• No. of NWs: 5 Nos.

• Total Length of NWs:

1325.13 kms.

Goa Waterways

• No. of NWs: 6 Nos.

• Total Length of NWs:

181.7 kms.

MAHARASHTRA

GUJARAT

West India’s

National

Waterways at

a glance Ahmedabad

NW-48

NW-87

NW-66

NW-73

NW-

100

Kandla

Mundra

Dahej

PipavavHazira

Porbandar

DIU

Morumgao

NW-72

NW-83

NW-85

NW-53

NW-4

NW-11

NW-78

NW-70

NW-

109

NW-10

NW-89

NW-28

NW-91

JNPT

Mumbai

Dabhol

Ratnagiri

The waterways in Goa, Gujarat and Maharashtra

provide opportunity for coastal connectivity and

can be widely used for inward and outward

transportation of cargo

Nagpur

Maharashtra Waterways

Traffic movement on Maharashtra waterways in FY 18-19 was 28.34 million tonnes (primarily on Amba and Kundalika rivers)

Coal38%

Iron ore41%

Limestone4%

Steel6%

Others11%

Commodity Profile

Traffic movements also taking place on NW-10 (River Amba), NW-85 (River

Kundalika, NW-83 (Rajpuri Creek) and NW-91 (Shastri River- Jaigad Fort Creek)

14 National

Waterways NWs

28.34 million tonne

cargo movement during

2018-19

7Waterways under

study

1886.187 kms

length of NWs

4 NWs with traffic

movements

NW 10, 85, 83, 91

Maharashtra state waterways comprises of NW-10, NW-11, NW-28, NW-53, NW-

70, NW-72, NW-73, NW-78, NW-83, NW-85, NW-89, NW-91, NW-100, NW-109

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5

10

15

20

25

30

35

FY2014-15 FY2015-16 FY2016-17 FY2017-18 FY2018-19 FY2019-20(Apr to Dec)

22.54

28.8533.29

25.96 28.34

18.26

Traffic on Maharashtra Waterways (In million tonnes)

Gujarat Waterways

Construction material4%

Coal29%

Iron ore41%

Limestone5%

Steel6%

Others15%

Commodity Profile

• Coastal movement of HR coils, cement , Machinery from Magdalla Port and jetties to

Dighi, Mumbai and Jaigad ports

• Movement of imported coal from Anchorage point to Magdalla port and jetties for

consumption by coastal industries

• Some traffic movement also taking place on NW-73 (Narmada River)

Traffic movement on Gujarat waterways in FY 18-19 was 28.82 million tonne (primarily on River Tapi)

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5National

Waterways NWs-

48, 66, 73, 87, 100

3 NWs – 66, 73 and

100 under study

28.82 million

tonne cargo movement

during 2018-19

1325.13 kms

length of NWs

2Active traffic

movements: NW

100 (Tapi) and NW

73 (Narmada)

Traffic expected to grow in line

with industrial growth in the

region

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5

10

15

20

25

30

FY2018-19 FY2019-20 (Apr to Dec)

28.8223.42

Traffic on Gujarat Waterways (in million tonnes)

Goa Waterways

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Traffic expected to grow in line

with growth in iron-ore mining

& industries in the hinterland

Traffic movement on Goa waterways in FY 18-19 was 3.76 million tonne (primarily on River Mandovi and River Zuari)

Coal12%

Iron ore73%

Limestone1%

Others14%

Commodity Profile

6National Waterways

NWs- 25, 27, 68, 71,

88, 111

4 NWs – 25, 27, 68 and

111 under

development

3.76 million tonne

cargo movement

during 2018-19

Proposed infrastructure

development

Rs. 22.65 Cr

181.7 kms length of

NWs

• Movement of Coal, limestone, Gypsum etc. from Marmugao Port to industries in the

catchment area

• Movement of iron ore from mines in the catchment area to Mormugao port /

Anchorage point

• Traffic movement primarily on River Mandovi and River Zuari

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4

6

8

10

12

14

16

FY2014-15 FY2015-16 FY2016-17 FY2017-18 FY2018-19 FY2019-20(Apr to Dec)

1.27

4.54

15.65

11.09

3.76

1.97

Traffic on Goa Waterways (in million tonnes)

Sahibganj MMT –

3.03 MT capacity

Construction work

award date: Jun 2017

Completion by October

2020

Haldia MMT –

3.18 MT capacity

GhazipurBarh

2.2 m 2.5 m 3.0 mLeast Available

Depth

Mahendrapur

SultanganjKahalgaon

Varanasi MMT –

1.26 MT capacity

Majhaua

Farakka

Navigation Lock

Construction work

award date: Nov 2016

Completion by Nov

2020

Inaugurated on 12th

September 2019 by

Hon’ble Prime

Minister

Inaugurated on

12th November 2018

by Hon’ble Prime

Minister

The Jal Marg Vikas

Project (JMVP) for

capacity

augmentation of

navigation on

National Waterway-

1 (NW-1) is being

implemented with

technical and

financial

assistance from

World Bank

JMVP is a 5 year

project, being

implemented from

Haldia to Varanasi

(1,390 km) at a cost

of INR 5,369 cr.

Sub-project Start date End date

Assured/

Target

depth

dredging

(start-end

locations)

Farakka – Kahalgaon

Sultanganj– Mahendrapur

Mahendrapur – Barh

Barh - Majhaua

Majhaua – Ghazipur

Varanasi - Ghazipur

Apr 2018

Apr 2019

Apr 2019

Mar 2020

Mar 2020

Mar 2020

Mar 2023

NW-1 runs from Haldia to Prayagraj (1,620 km)…

Traffic on NW-1 grew by 23% in FY18-19 to 6.79 MTPA

National Waterways, NW-2 and NW-16 contribute immensely to the development of IWT sector in North East Region

• Total length: 891 km

• 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:

• Pandu Approach Road

• Jogighopa Terminal

Cargo moved in FY 18-19: 0.5 MT

3 Ro-Pax services operational with approx.

84,000 passengers and 17,000 vehicles

movement in FY 18-19

NW-2, Brahmaputra River

Ro-Ro vessel on NW2 Cargo vessel on NW212

NW-16, Barak River▪ Length: 121 Km (Bhanga-

Lakhipur)

▪ Sridharpur – Bhanga: 2m

LAD Maintained

Ongoing/ Proposed

Interventions:

▪ Upgradation of Karimganj

and Badarpur terminals

▪ Study in progress for new

terminal between

Badarpur- Bhanga

PanduDhubri

Sadiya

Jogighopa

NW 16

NW-2Silghat

BhangaLakhipur

IWAI terminal at Pandu

Ashuganj

Sirajganj

Rajshahi

Aricha

Sultanganj

Sonamura

Gumti river

NW-1

NW-2

NW-97

Dhubri

Pandu

NW-16

Narayanganj

IBP Route

Tribeni

Haldia

KolkataKolaghat

Silghat

Khulna

Mongla

Chilmari

Badarpur

Pangaon

Ghorasal

NEPAL

BHUTAN

MYANMAR

Biratnagar

Birgunj

Bhairahwa

NW-58

NW-37

Sahibganj

Varanasi

Phuentsholing

Sittwe

Jogighopa

NW-1

Sadiya

Towards east coast Ports

Patna

Chattogram

NW-86

Aizawl

Paletwa

Lawngtlai

Existing ports of call under PIWT&T

Agreed ports of call under PIWT&T

Land Custom Station

River route in India

Sea route

Multimodal Terminal

River route in Myanmar

Road Connectivity

Jogbani

Raxaul

Nautanwa

Kaladan river

Maia

Daudkandi

Muktarpur

KarimganjSilchar

Sea Port

Dhulian

River route in Bangladesh

Bahadurabad

Jaigaon

Integrated

waterways

connectivity

between India

and Bangladesh

also opens up

opportunities to

explore

waterways

based trade

routes with

Nepal, Bhutan

and Myanmar

Benapole

Petrapole

BANGLADESH

Cooperation agreements with neighboring countries

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BANGLADESH: The MoU, Agreement and the Standard Operating Procedure

between India and Bangladesh, on use of Chattogram and Mongla Ports in

Bangladesh for transit cargo

BANGLADESH: Protocol on Inland Water Transit and Trade (PIWT&T), under which India and

Bangladesh provide mutually beneficial arrangements for the use of their inland waterways, plays a

key role in enabling trade and tourism

NEPAL: Modification of the Indo-Nepal Protocol to the Treaty of Transit, 1991, to

specifically include inland waterways amongst the list of ‘mutually agreed routes’, is

under consideration

MYANMAR: The Kaladan Project, piloted and funded by Ministry of External Affairs, includes a

waterway component on Kaladan river from Sittwe to Paletwa in Myanmar and a road component

from Paletwa to Zorinpui along the India-Myanmar border in Mizoram.

BHUTAN: The Agreement on Trade, Commerce and Transit between India and

Bhutan, declared Dhubri on NW-2 as an agreed exit/ entry point in India for

EXIM movement of Bhutan

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

6 existing Ports of call on each

side

Inland Waterways provide an alternate route for India-Bangladesh trade which has been heavily dependent on congested road routes passing

through Land Customs Stations (LCS)

India Ports of

Call

Bangladesh Ports of

Call

Kolkata,

Haldia,

Dhubri,

Pandu,

Silghat,

Karimganj

Narayanganj,

Khulna,

Mongla,

Sirajganj,

Ashuganj,

Pangaon

Agreed Routes 1-way

Distanc

e (km)

Kolkata – Silghat and return ~1,720

Kolkata – Karmiganj and

return

~1,318

Rajshahi – Dhulian and return ~78

Karimganj – Silghat and return ~1,416

IBP route and connectivity to NWs

Benapole

Petrapole

New Ports of Call will facilitate deeper penetration of cargo movements through Inland Waterways

India Bangladesh

Agreed

Ports of

call

Kolaghat,

Dhulian,

Maia, Sonamura,

Jogighopa

Chilmari, Rajshahi,

Sultanganj,

Daudkhandi,

Bahadurabad

Extended

ports of

call

Badarpur

(Karimganj),

Tribeni (Kolkata)

Ghorasal

(Narayanganj),

Muktarpur (Pangaon)

The following routes are agreed to be

extended/ included under PIWT&T

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

Dhulian (length: 78 km) to be extended upto

Aricha (Bangladesh) (Dhulian - Aricha: 270 km)

▪ Inclusion of Daudkhandi-Sonamura stretch (98

km) on Gumti river as new route no. 9 & 10

Agreed ports of call (5 nos. on each side) and

extended ports of call (2 nos. on each side)

Towards India’s East Coast Ports

Benapole

Petrapole

~ 600 vessels,

3,600 voyages

on the Indo-

Bangladesh

Protocol (IBP) in

FY 2018-19;

Major

commodities

include fly ash,

stone chips,

project cargo,

steel products,

rice, ODC cargo

etc.

~2.5 million tonne cargo has potential to shift from LCS

to Dhulian - Rajshahi waterway route

~25 million tonne p.a. traffic forecast by 2031-32

33.13%

31.46%

14.38%

10.30%

5.60%

4.21%

0.48% 0.23%

0.21%

Jetty wise IBP traffic ( in percentage)

IWAI Haldia Jetty

Budge Budge

T.T. Shed

G.R. Jetty-2

HDC Fly Ash Jetty, Haldia

IWAI BISN Jetty

KP Dock

N. S. Dock, Kolkata

Kolkata

2.58 3.09 3.15

2016-17 2017-18 2018-19

TRAFFIC ON IBP ROUTE ( IN MNTONNES)

Transportation using the IBP route has been increasing every year demonstrating enhanced trade between India and Bangladesh

Access to Chattogram and Mongla for India’s transit cargo opens up synergistic opportunities for businesses in both India and Bangladesh

Use of Chattogram/ Mongla for

India’s transit cargo❑ Agreement on the use of Chattogram and Mongla Ports in

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

2018

❑ SoP signed on 5th October 2019

❑ North East India based trade to benefit with faster access

to Sea Ports

❑ Bangladesh will benefit with increase in demand for

logistics services

*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

Kolkata port

Haldia Dock

Mongla portChattogram port

Akhaura Agartala

Dawki

SheolaTamabil

Srimantapur

Bibir Bazar

Sutarkandi

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BANGLADESH

Indo-Nepal connectivity

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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

Haldia

VaranasiSahibganj

Kolkata

Patna

Nautanwa/ Bhairahwa

Kalughat

Raxaul/Birgunj

Jogbani/ Biratnagar

*Map not to scale

Waterway & Road (from Kolkata via

proposed Kalughat terminal)

Approx. distance (km):

900 (NW-1) + 200 (Road)

Possibility to connect through

Gandak river

Birgunj

Waterway & Road (from Kolkata via

Varanasi MMT)

Approx. distance (km):

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

Bhairahwa

Waterway & Road (from

Kolkata via Sahibganj MMT

& Manihari)

Approx. distance (km):

500 (NW-1) + 150 (Road)

Biratnagar

Possibility to

connect through

Kosi river

Bhutan – Bangladesh connectivity through India

▪ The agreement on Trade, Commerce

and Transit signed in July 2017

between Govt. of India and Royal

Govt. of Bhutan, declares Dhubri on

NW-2 as an agreed exit/ entry point

in India for EXIM movement of

Bhutan

▪ SoP for the MoU on use of Inland

waterways for transportation of

bilateral trade and transit cargoes

between Govt. of Bangladesh and

the Royal Govt. of Bhutan signed in

April 2019

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NW-1

NW-2

Dhubri

Sadiya

Haldia

Pandu

NW-16

IBP route and connectivity to NWs

Gumti river

PHUENTSHOLING

(BHUTAN)/

JAIGAON (INDIA)

Narayanganj

Jogighopa

▪ 1,005 tonne of Bhutan’s

stone aggregates

originating from

Phuentsholing (Bhutan)

transported from Dhubri

(NW-2) to Narayanganj

(Bangladesh) using the

IBP route in July 2019

▪ Subsequently,

Indo-Myanmar Connectivity - Kaladan project

BANGLADESH

Kolkata

SittweMYANMAR

Paletwa

I-M Border

❑ Connectivity to Mizoram (India) via Myanmar

❑ Project funded by MEA

❑ IWAI -PDC for IWT & Port Component

❑ Phase I completed. Handing over in progress

Origin Destination Distance (km) Mode

Kolkata Sittwe 539 Sea

Sittwe Paletwa 158 IWT

Paletwa I-M Border 110 Road

I-M Border NH 54 (India) 100 Road

Site Visuals of

Kaladan

Project

Kolkata

First containerized

movement from Haldia

Docks to Pandu with 48

TEUs of Edible oil,

Petrochemicals, Beverages

etc.

(Nov’ 2019)Kahalgaon

Dhubri

Haldia

Pandu

Narayanganj

924 tonne of imported coal

sailed 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 sailed

from Dhubri (NW-2) to

Narayanganj (July 2019)

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3

2

1

2 Vessels with imported

coal sailed from Haldia

Docks to Pandu (Nov’ 2019)

510 pilot movements

planned till June 2020

Pilot movements conducted to establish viability of IWT connectivity through NW-1, NW-2 and IBP route

River based cruise services have commenced between India and Bangladesh

SOP of MoU on Passenger

and Cruise service on

Protocol route between India

& Bangladesh signed on

25th October 2018

Benefits

• Enhance bilateral movement

of passenger, tourist and

cruise

• Enhance credibility, accuracy,

efficiency & transparency

• Minimize hindrance in service

and operation

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▪ MoU on Passenger and Cruise Services on Coastal and

Protocol routes signed in April 2017

▪ SOP on Passenger and Cruise services on the Coastal and

Protocol route signed in October 2018

▪ Four river cruise movements successfully completed

since March 2019:

1. Indian vessel RV Bengal Ganga: Kolkata to Dhaka

2. Bangladesh vessel MV Madhumoti: Dhaka to

Kolkata

3. Indian vessel MV Mahabaahu: Guwahati to

Kolkata

4. Indian vessel MV Mahabaahu: Kolkata to

Guwahati

Waterways pass through places of cultural, ancient and wild life importance. River based cruise services can

increase tourism in the region and generate employment.

Inland Waterways: Emerging opportunities

Emerging

Opportunities

The development

of different

National

Waterways is

expected to

generate multiple

opportunities

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Ship building and

repair facilities

▪ Ship building and repair

facilities for cargo vessels,

river cruises, dredgers,

survey vessels.

1 Fairway Development

And Maintenance

• Ongoing dredging for around

303.06 kms of stretch of NW-

1, NW-2, NW-16 and IBP

• Upcoming dredging for around

1017 kms

2Terminal Operations

▪ Opportunity for private players for O&M

of terminals

• Varanasi MMT (NW-1)

• Sahibganj MMT (NW-1)

• Haldia MMT (NW-1)

• Gaighat IMT (NW-1)

• Pandu (NW-2)

• Dhubri (NW-2)

• Karimganj (NW-16)

• Badarpur (NW-16)

River Cruise Tourism

▪ The river cruise tourism in

the NWs shall boost to

tourism and hospitality

industry

Thank you

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