bangladesh waterways assessment (1)

8/19/2019 Bangladesh Waterways Assessment (1)

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1.1. Waterways Assessment 1

1.1.1. Waterways Overview

Information of waterways

− Length of inland waterways: 24,000 km

− Length of navigable waterwayso Monsoon: 5.96 kmo !ry season: ". 65 km.

− Least available de#th range: ".90 m to $.50 m− %nn&al water dis'harge ()o&r'e:*+!* : $400 billion '&bi' meter − %nn&al -&ant&m of silt ()o&r'e: *+!* : 2.5 billion tons− o. of #assenger 'arried (/n year : . 0 million− 1&ant&m of 'argo 'arried (/n year 5 million ton

*angladesh, as a riverine 'o&ntry with 24,000 km waterways, has a navigable network varying from 596 km d&ring themonsoon to " 65 km d&ring the dry season. /ts inland water trans#ort (/+ 'ontin&es to be an im#ortant mode oftrans#ort not only in the inland movement of freight and #assengers b&t also in the trans#ortation of im#ort and e3#ortitems thro&gh the #orts of hittagong and Mongla. he high degree of #enetration of the /+ network #rovides a''ess toabo&t 25 of the r&ral ho&sehold in *angladesh.

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/+ is s&'h a mode of trans#ort that has been 'hara'teri>ed as the leas 'ost, environment friendly, less a''ident #roneand low maintenan'e 'ost. Moreover, the develo#ment of waterways does not even re-&ire any '&ltivable land rather it?svery m&'h hel#f&l for develo#ment of other se'tors of e'onomy in'l&ding maintaining e'ologi'al balan'e./+ has three f&n'tions with distin't modes of o#erations and stakeholders:

− National : his 'onsists in tr&nk ha&lage of freight and #assenger 'arriage along the main 'orridors of demandbetween the #orts and ma@or e'onomi' 'enters (in'l&ding international . ri#s are medi&m to long distan'e and

high vol&me movements are re'orded. Aessels are modern vessels of large 'a#a'ity ($00 to $,200 #assengers,20 to $, 00 tons .− Local : his 'onsists in feeder, distrib&tion and lo'al traffi'. ri#s are mostly on short distan'es with low vol&me

movements to and from (and between smaller 'omm&nities. he demand is #redominantly for #assengermovement b&t with an im#ortant need to a''ommodate modest freight loads, &s&ally for small enter#rise, smallholder or Bown a''o&nt? #&r#oses. Lo'al tri#s &se traditional 'o&ntry boats offering a 'a#a'ity of to $00#assengers and $00 tons.

− Ferries : Cerries link se'tions of roads se#arated by large 'hannels in the absen'e of bridges. C&n'tionallythese are an entirely se#arate 'ategory sin'e they are #art of the road trans#ort system rather than the /+system. owever, o#erationally it is sensible to integrate as#e'ts of the ferry servi'es (s&'h as vesselmaintenan'e and re#air and river dredging with those of /+ .

/n addition, there e3ists a dynami' #rivate se'tor whi'h leads most of the se'tor a'tivities s&'h as 'argo trans#ort, #ortmanagement and shi# b&ilding, et'. that hel# the se'tor?s 'ontrib&tion to shared growth and #overty red&'tion.

Background/n *angladesh, being a 'o&ntry with many rivers, /nland +ater rans#ort (/+ , is a ma@or mode for the trans#ort ofgoods and #eo#le. /+ is im#ortant for the #oor as well as it is the 'hea#est mode of trans#ort 'om#ared to road or rail.Dntil re'ently, however, the se'tor had re'eived little attention from the 7overnment of *angladesh with only limitedreso&r'es allo'ated to its develo#ment. /n addition, these reso&r'es were mostly &sed to develo# the main ro&tes (theones most &sed by large me'hani>ed vessels while se'ondary rivers and trans#ort &sing 'o&ntry boats (mainly r&raland &ntil re'ently non me'hani>ed vessels 'onstr&'ted in traditional design were given se'ond #riority.

he total length of rivers in *angladesh is estimated to be in the range of some 24,000 kilometers, #roviding a very highdegree of #enetration.


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)o&r'e: /+ Master ;lan )t&dy 2009.

*/+ is fa'ilitating #assenger and 'argo movement in the inland waterways and also offshore islands in the #&bli'se'tor vis G vis #rivate se'tors. /t is o#erating "5 ferries in different ro&tes. ards, s&'h as shallow water, narrow width of 'hannels and inade-&atenavigational aids. %s a res&lt, night navigation is allowed only on 'ertain se'tions.

he 'ondition of #iers, @etties and other infrastr&'t&re in both 'o&ntries is generally #oor. here is a la'k of storagefa'ilitiesI 'argo handling e-&i#ment and e3isting s#ort 'raft s&'h as #ilot, mooring and s&rvey boats are in short s#lywith many of them being &nservi'eable. he la'k of 'ontainer handling fa'ilities has been 'ited as a #roblem. owever, itis 'onsidered very do&btf&l whether there will ever be s&ffi'ient demand to invest in s&'h s#e'iali>ed fa'ilities./ndia has re'ogni>ed the #roblem and is taking a'tion to #rovide new terminals 'a#able of handling 'ontainers. )toragefa'ilities are also #lanned at #ro#osed terminals in /ndia and de#ending on the &tili>ation of these terminalsFro&tes#rovisionF gradation of these fa'ilities 'o&ld be 'onsidered from time to time. /f similar fa'ilities are #rovided in the*angladesh #ortion of the #roto'ol ro&tes, it will f&rther enhan'e &tili>ation of the ro&tes.

he de'laration of the *arak iver as a ational +aterway is also &nder 'onsideration by the /ndian 7overnment. %fterde'laration of this river as a ational +aterway, terminal fa'ilities at *hanga ($9 km stream of Jarimgan@ , and at*adar#&r wo&ld be taken by /nland +aterways %&thority of /ndia (/+%/ .


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*etween *angladesh and /ndia there was a bilateral trade agreement signed in ar, in'&r additionaltransshi#ment 'osts from the nearest #ort of 'all, res&lting in waterways trans#ort not being 'om#etitive.

1.1. . !inistry in c#arge

here are two a&thorities res#onsible for the management of this se'tor: he !e#artment of )hi##ing (!


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− Maintain liaison with the shi#yard and shi# re#air ind&stry to meet the re-&irements of the /nland +aterrans#ort fleet re#airs and new 'onstr&'tions.

− Maintain liaison with the 7overnment and fa'ilitate im#ort of re#air materials for the /nland +ater− rans#ort /nd&stry.− ;re#are #lans or s'hemes for 'arrying o&t any of the above mentioned f&n'tions.

-egulatory functions− Ci3ation of ma3im&m and minim&m fares and freight rates for /nland +ater rans#ort on behalf of the 7ovt.I− %##rove time tables for #assenger la&n'h servi'es.− /ns#e'tion shies, 'argo and inland vessel to ens&re 'om#lian'e with the #rovision of /)< $9 6− %'t as the om#etent %&thority of *angladesh for the #roto'ol on /nland +ater ransit and rade, looking after

the &se of waterways of *angladesh on behalf of the 7ovt. of *angladesh for the #&r#ose of trade and transitbetween *angladesh and /ndia as #rovided in the ;roto'ol.

sta4lis#ment 2 service entre− /nland iver #orts 22 ( Dhaka, Narayanganj, Barisal, Chandpur, Khulna, Baghabari, Potuakhali, Narsingdi,

Aricha, Nagarbari, Daulatdia and $$ newely ga>atted ( ongi, Mawya, har ana@at, %sh&gan@ *hairab *a>ar,*hola, *argona, awya#ara, M&nshigon@, hatak, Meghna 7hat, o3Ns *a>ar .

− )e'ondary riverine station (!evelo#ed E 44 .

− Landing #oints (witho&t infrastr&'t&re E " 4− oastal )tation 2".− Cerry terminals os. 0 .− Cield offi'es 25.− ;ilot )tations 24 ( Chittagong, Ramgoti, Barishal, Chandpur, Naryangonj, Natua Para, Madaripur, Kowkhali,

Mongla, Khulna, Angtihara, Maowa, Aricha, Kawlia, irajgonj, Ka!ipur, Bahadurabad, Chilmari, Dai"Khawa,Patuakhali, Bhuirab Ba!ar, #ipsa, Paturia, Badd$r Ba!ar%

− %nn&al #assengers 'arried 50 million− o. of e3isting !redgers nos.− /nland s&rvey and ins#e'tion vessels $ nos.− ;ontoon and barge 4$0 nos.− !ifferential 7lobal ;ositioning )ystems (!7;) )tations 5 nos.( ame of )tation H %ddress

Activities under -evenue 4udget− Maintenan'e dredging− ;ontoon 'onstr&'tion and installation− ettyF Cerry ghat or landing #oint 'onstr&'tion− ;rovision of -&i'k 'omm&ni'ation fa'ilities like A C− Man#ower training− ydrogra#hi' )&rvey, !ata 'olle'tion H ide table #&bli'ation− /nstallation of navigational aids− )alvage o#eration in'l&ding removal of +re'ks

Activities under development 4udget− !evelo#ment and 'a#ital dredging− ;ro'&rement of !redgerNs, ;ontoon, )&rveyF/ns#e'tionF)alvage Aessels, %ids to navigation (bo&ys, bea'on,

et' .− !evelo#ment of landing station and ferry ghatFterminals.− 8ffi'ient develo#ment of inland trans#ort and training of /nland rews− !evelo#ment harbor fa'ilities of inland trans#ort and #roviding weather fore'asting fa'ilities

*#e "epartment of +#ipping /"O+0

Name Address ontact mail2We4

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OFFI ,&ON

ontrol oom, !haka 955 000 F 0$ $$ 626966

*/+ %ri'ha, Cerry )e'tor 065$ 5$$9F0$ $$ 6025 9

Mowa, %ri'ha, Cerry )e'tor 0$ $$ 6"2 25

etaigon@ ation. )in'e its 'reation, it has been #laying a vital

role in the inland and 'oastal water ways by 'arrying of #assengers, 'argo and vehi'les. he f&n'tions of */+ are asfollows:− o #rovide servi'es for safe trans#ortation of #assenger and 'argo in inland and 'oastal water ways.− o #rovide servi'es for trans#ortation of vehi'les in the waterways.− o o#erate safe trans#ort servi'es for trans#ortation of #assenger and 'argo between mainland and off

shore islands, where tho&sands of #eo#le are living.− o #rovide servi'es in the &ne'onomi' ro&tes as ;&bli' )ervi'e ation, in a''ordan'e with the strategi' #lan of the/!% #ro#osed /+ /// #ro@e't the */+ has been transformed into &nit basis organi>ation and it is #erforming its

a'tivities with the following &nits:$. Cerry )ervi'e Dnit.2. ;assenger )ervi'e Dnit.". argo )ervi'e Dnit.4. )hi# e#air )ervi'e Dnit.

*rief des'ri#tions regarding a'tivities of the above &nits are as follows:

Ferry +ervice 7nit

*/+ is #roviding dayFnight ferry servi'es in the following ro&tes to 'onne't orthern and )o&thern regions with the8astern region of the 'o&ntry by bridging the road ga#s:

Name of -outes2+ervices

/ ;at&ria Ja>irhat ;at&ria

// ;at&ria !a&latdia ;at&ria


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/// Mawa har@ana@at Mawa

/A Mawa Jathalbari Mawa

A hand#&r )hariat#&r hand#&r

he above ferry servi'es are being o#erated by different 'ategories of self #ro#elled and d&mb ferries in'l&ding o oferries. he #arti'&lars of vessels engaged &nder this &nit as on 2".05.2004 are as follows:

*ype of vessel No. Of ommercial vessel No. Of Au3iliary vessel *otal vessel

)mall Cerry " "

Medi&m Cerry 4 4

J y#e Cerry

o o Cerry $2 $2

!&mb Cerry

)&b otal "5 9 44

&g (a&3iliary vessel $2 $2

*otal 9: ;


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*ype of vessel No. Of ommercialvesselNo. Of Au3iliary

vessel *otal vessel

oaster $4 $4

anker $2 $2

)elf ;ro#elled *arge $0 $0

*ay rossing H /nland*arge 2$ 2$

*ay rossingH /nland &g

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+#ip -epair +ervice 7nitDnder )hi# e#air )ervi'e Dnit there are 4 do'kyards and one Cloating !o'k lo'ated at arayangan@ for re#air andmaintenan'e of or#orationNs own vessels. o make the do'kyard a #rofit 'entre, ste#s have been taken to &ndertake

re#air works of #rivate vessels also.Cor attending emergen'y re#air works, fa'ilities are also available at %ri'ha, Mawa, Jh&lna, *arisal, hittagong and

hand#&r.

/t may be mentioned here that there is a Cibre 7lass Ca'tory &nder this Dnit whi'h #rod&'es -&ality #rod&'ts s&'h ass#eed boat, h&ll, helmet, 'hair and vario&s ty#e of ho&se hold f&rnit&re.

here are $4 a&3iliary vessels #la'ed &nder this Dnit for smooth f&n'tioning of its normal works.

+tations ? @#ats of BIW**/+ has 44 )tations and ghats for o#eration of its servi'es &nder Cerry )ervi'e Dnit, ;assenger )ervi'e Dnit and

argo )ervi'e Dnit. he names of the stations and ghats are as follows:

$ ;at&ria $6 J&mira "$ *arisal

2 Ja>irhat $ Maitbhanga "2 )hariat#&r

" !a&latdia $ 7ta'hara "" har'henga

4 Mawa $9 Man#&ra "4 Ma@&'howdh&ry at

5 har ana@at 20 )hashigan@ "5 Jathalbari

6 arayangan@ erminal $, 2 2$ !a&lat#&r "6 eknaf

arayangan@ erminal " 22 Jh&lna 7hat " )t. Martin

!haka 7hat 2" !elta 7hat, Jh&lna " arinaghat( hand#&r

9 hand#&r 24 Mongla "9

$0 hittagong erminal $ 25 Morrelgon@ 40

$$ hittagong erminal 2 26 *ara Mash&a 4$

$2 )andwi# 2 har Jhali 42

$" atiya 2 &larhat 4"

$4 !a&latkhan 29 Jowkhali 44

$5 har *ata "0 halakati

/+ tariffs for 'argo are below k $ #er ton km whereas for road they are aro&nd k 4.5. ail tariffs range between k2.5 and 4. 8ven after adding to /+ and rail tariffs the 'ost of handling at the #ortFrailway station and terminal trans#ortbetween the #ortFrailway station and the originFfinal destination, /+ still remains the 'hea#er mode of trans#ort. Cor e3am#le between !haka and hittagong, the tariff to trans#ort a 20 foot 'ontainer is aro&nd k 600 #er ton by /+ ,'om#ared to k $,200 for rail and k 6,000 for road


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1.1.9. +tandard contact field

1.1.. argo transport capacity1&ant&m of 'argo 'arried (/n year 5 million ton


oaster $4 $4

anker $2 $2

)elf ;ro#elled *arge $0 $0

*ay rossing H /nland*arge 2$ 2$

*ay rossingH /nland &g

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1.1.;. +torage capacity+areho&ses in main #orts are &s&ally b&ilt by */+ % and leased to a #ort o#erator or another #rivate entity. % #orto#erator or a #rivate develo#er may be a&thori>ed to b&ild its own wareho&se as well as @etties and benefit from ared&'ed lease fee. ;&bli' @etties ($0$ in main #orts are mostly &sed for #assengers while #rivate @etties ($ in 5 main#orts are &sed for 'argo.

1.1.1 . !ain inland waterwaysName of -outes2+ervices

o

Inland

$. !haka Jh&lna o'ket )ervi'e

o oastal

2. hittagong *arisal )teamer )ervi'e". hittagong atiya )teamer )ervi'e4. !a&latkhan har %le3ander )ea tr&'k )ervi'e5. J&mira 7ta'hara L )eriv'e6. atiya har *ata )ea tr&'k )ervi'e

. har hanga har *ata )ea tr&'k )ervi'e

. Man#&ra )hashigan@ )ea tr&'k )ervi'e.9. *arisal Mo>&'howdh&ryhat )ea tr&'k )ervi'e.$0. Jaliya a>ir#&r )ea tr&'k )ervi'e.$$. %le3ander Mir@akal& )ea tr&'k )ervi'e.$2. eknaf )ent Martin o&rist )ea tr&'k )ervi'e.


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he vessels #lying &nder this &nit are as follows:


;addle )teamer 4 $" $

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IW* @LOBAL N *WO-CPhysical characteristics ;hysi'al 'hara'teristi's of the river system are one of the first 'hallenges to over'ome whendefining a strategy for se'tor develo#ment. he river system in *angladesh 'an be divided in fo&r 'ategories from the#oint of river stability. he northern #art of the Meghna iver and a network of its trib&taries re#resent basi'allymeandering flows. hese rivers, therefore, form shar# bends and are s&b@e't to wide 'hannel shifting. %t the same time,some of the trib&taries are relatively stable to the e3tent that a dredged 'hannel may retain some resid&al dee#eningover several years. Dnfort&nately, for a n&mber of years and for vario&s reasons, these rivers have not been dredged ors&rveyed and, a##arently, are now in their nat&ral forms.

Network Condition he 'ondition of the network of navigable waterways is not e3tensively known as the last'om#rehensive hydrogra#hi' s&rvey was 'arried o&t in $9 9. Crom the #artial information 'olle'ted from o#erators and*/+ %, it 'an be 'on'l&ded that the level of servi'e #rovided by the river network is lower than e3#e'ted in the e3isting'lassifi'ation. %nn&al 'hannel dimensions in many 'ases do not 'orres#ond to their assigned lass. Cor instan'e, o&t of6 " km e3#e'ted to offer the better level of servi'e of the entire network, only "60 km of waterways between !haka and

hittagong a't&ally offer this level. )everal similar dis're#an'ies have been identified by */+ % in all 'lasses.

Network Classification he navigable waterways are assigned to fo&r lasses that define the level of servi'e to beg&aranteed taking into a''o&nt the e'onomi' im#ortan'e of the river as well as the te'hni'al and finan'ial 'a#a'ity tomaintain the level of servi'e.

*a4le 18 lasses of WaterwaysIW* lassification Lengt# /km0 "ept# /m0

lass / 6 " ".66 ".96

lass // $,000 2.$ 2.44

lass /// $, 5 $.52 $. "

lass /A 2,400 Less than $.52

)o&r'e: !e#artment of ydrogra#hy, */+ %.

he level of servi'e is defined by the least available de#th in the navigation 'hannel based on the loaded draft'hara'teristi's of the me'hani>ed 'argo vessels. he system of 'lassifi'ation is &sef&l as it #rovides information on the'onditions of navigation that 'an be e3#e'ted on a river in a defined lass and is also the basis for determining thedredging #oli'y ne'essary to maintain the 'onditions of navigation. lassifi'ation is also needed to de'ide on vesseldesign and ens&re its ade-&a'y with the 'hara'teristi's of the river where the vessel will o#erate.

he network 'lassifi'ation does not refle't 'hanges sin'e its establishment $5 years ago:− *ype and si'e of vessels8 !raft re-&irements have in'reased on 'ertain ro&tes. he single desk vessels,

whi'h e3isted in large n&mbers in the eighties, have now given way to larger shi#s with two or three de'ks.argo shi#s with a 500 to $,000 !+ (!ead +eight ons, e3#ressing the 'argo 'arrying 'a#a'ity 'a#a'ity are

-&ite 'ommon, now 'om#ared to a 'a#a'ity of 250 !+ in the eighties.− Navigation restrictions8 avigation has been restri'ted on 'ertain rivers d&e to the 'onstr&'tion of bridges and

overhead high tension wiresF'ables over waterways witho&t taking into a''o&nt the verti'al 'learan'e re-&iredfor navigation.

− *ransport demand8 he n&mber of inland #orts has in'reased from $$ in $9 9 to 22 in 20$$ allowing newservi'es to develo#. he vol&me of traffi' has in'reased on 'ertain ro&tes and de'reased on others. ew traffi'is e3#e'ted to develo# in the f&t&re s&'h as 'ross border traffi' with /ndia and dedi'ated 'ontainer traffi', in#arti'&lar between hittagong and !haka.

− -iver regimes8 Mor#hologi'al 'hanges are nat&ral in a very 'om#le3 hydrologi' system of rivers. hanges 'analso res&lt from other reasons d&e to h&man intervention s&'h as in'reased siltation d&e to 'a#t&re of water forirrigation or 'onstr&'tion of dams and variable inflow of water dis'harge.


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− !aintenance8 Maintenan'e needs res&lt from the definition of a minim&m draft on ea'h river of the network as#rovided by the 'lassifi'ation. hey need to be 'onfronted however to the finan'ing 'a#a'ity for maintenan'e.

his s#e'ifi' iss&e is analy>ed in s&bse-&ent se'tions of this re#ort.

1.1.1 .1.*ravel time matri3

1.1.1 . .From2*o /names0

1.1.1 . .1 @eneral overview

1.1.1 . . +tandard information

1.1.1 . .6 ,ort name

1.1.1 . .6.1 +tandard contact f ield

1.1.1 . .6. Location /distance from end ports on waterway0

1.1.1 . .6.6 onnection wit# ot#er means of transport /road2railways2air0

1.1.1 . .6.9 +torage capacity

1.1.1 . .6.< Ot#er comments

1.1.11. !ain intenational waterways

1.1.11.1.From Banglades# 2*o India

/+ o&tes: Jolkata E aimongal E Mongla E arayangan@

a. %ri'ha ;and&I and

b. *hairab *a>aar F %sh&gan@ E Jarimgan@

1.1.11. .@eneral overview

/ndian transit traffi' and /ndo *angladesh bilateral traffi' reg&larly travel along two designated /nland +ater rans#ort(/+ ;roto'ol ro&tes a'ross *angladesh. hese ro&tes are highly &nder&tili>ed, #artly d&e to ra#id siltation, la'k ofs&ffi'ient navigational aids, and #artly d&e to limited n&mber of #orts of 'all (4 #orts on either side . here are no inter'o&ntry #assengers? movements by /+ .


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/nitiative to move 'ontainers between *angladesh and /ndia, by /+ (inland water trans#ort is already &nderway, as it'o&ld also benefit *angladesh 'onsiderably. %n /+ 'ontainer terminal is already &nder 'onstr&'tion at ;angaon near !haka, with a design 'a#a'ity of handling $$6,000, 20 feet 'ontainers. ;angaon is e3#e'ted to 'ome into o#eration in

&ne, 20$2. ontainer 'arrying barges are also &nder 'onstr&'tion in the ;rivate se'tor. ed as 'lass /// with a minim&m de#th of $.5 meters. o information isavailable on the a't&al de#th of the #roto'ol rivers, b&t it is likely that the de#th re-&ired by the 'lassifi'ation is notmaintained. Cor e3am#le, the se'tion halna aimongol on the )o&th +est ro&te has a 'lass /// de#th instead of 'lass //.

he orth +est ro&te 'annot be &sed for navigation between 7odagari and a@shahi be'a&se of ins&ffi'ient water de#th'a&sed by restri'ted water dis'harges from the Carraka barrage in /ndia.

/+ 'om#etes with road and rail on intra regional ro&tes. oad traffi' is #enali>ed by the reg&latory framework, whi'hre-&ires that goods are transshi##ed between *angladeshi and /ndian vehi'les sin'e neither of the two 'o&ntries allowforeign tr&'ks to enter their national territory. ail traffi' was ham#ered by the differen'e in rail ga&ges between the +estand 8ast rail networks. he following gra#h 'om#ares /+ , road and rail traffi' between /ndia and *angladesh (rail traffi'is limited to traffi' re'orded at the border station of *ena#oleF;etra#ole as this is the traffi' whi'h is in 'om#etition with/+ .

%s s&ggested #revio&sly, 'ontainer traffi' is a new #romising develo#ment for /+ . he 'ost of trans#ort &sing rail within/ndia to Jolkata and /+ from Jolkata to arayangan@ and then !haka wo&ld be a low D)S 00 #er 8D for a seven tonine day tri# 'om#ared to D)S2,500 #er 8D for a $5 to "0 day tri# &sing rail within /ndia to M&mbai, sea trans#ort to

hittagong thro&gh olombo or )inga#ore and then rail or road from hittagong to !haka. he -&estion is whether thevol&me of traffi' will be s&ffi'ient to organi>e a reg&lar servi'e with eno&gh fre-&en'y to be 'om#etitive. ;resently,

on'or ( ontainer or#oration of /ndia trans#orts 5,000 to 6,000 8Ds of yarn for the te3tile ind&stry in *angladesh.

his wo&ld re#resent 50 to 60 tri#s for a $00 8D vessel #er year and an average fre-&en'y of one tri# #er week whi'hsho&ld be eno&gh to attra't 'ontainer traffi'. %n obsta'le to develo#ment of 'ontainer traffi' &sing /+ 'o&ld however bethe &nbalan'e between e3#orts and im#orts whi'h 'o&ld raise the 'ost of im#orts from /ndia.

,rotocol on Inland Water *ransit and *rade 4etween Banglades# and India

o &tili>e the rivers for trans#ortation of goods between the two 'o&ntries and for trans#ortation of goods from one/ndian #la'e to another /ndian #la'e, there e3ists a ;roto'ol on /nland +ater ransit and rade between *angladesh and/ndia.

o trans#ort the inter 'o&ntry trade 'argo following B;orts of all? have been designated &nder the ;roto'ol:

Banglades# Indiaarayangan@ JolkataJh&lna aldiaMongla ;and&


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)ira@gan@ Jarimgan@

Dnder the ;roto'ol, eight /+ ro&tes have been designated for the #or#ose of trans#ort. Collowing are the main transitro&tes:

− Jolkata E ;and&

− Jolkata E Jarimgan@− Jarimgan@ ;and&

*angladesh /nland +ater rans#ort %&thority (*/+ % have been a##ointed by the 7overnment as om#etent %&thorityfor all working &nder the ;roto'ol, while /nland +aterways %&thority of /ndia (/+%/ by the /ndian 7overnment.

− Num4ers of trips on inter ountry *rade under t#e ,rotocol since =( : to ;( 1 /!arc#0

Dear o&nd ri# by *angladeshivessels

o&nd ri# by /ndianvessels

otal Dnder ;roto'ol o&te

2006 200 2,540 00 2,540200 200 2,9 6 02 2,9 0 >( ; ;(!arc#E 1Jolkata !h&bri(;and& $0,"$ "00 2,99$. 4!h&bri(;and& Jolkata il il ilJolkata Jarimgan@ 2, 00 $4,"2 600Jarimgan@ Jolkata $ 0.200 il

1.1.11.6.+tandard information

1.1.1 . ,ort name

,O-*+ AN" LAN"IN@ FA ILI*I +

Infrastructure % large n&mber of fa'ilities s#read all over the 'o&ntry offer vario&s levels of servi'es. %bo&t $,400 sitesare designated as fa'ilities for river trans#ort. */+ % is res#onsible for 'onstr&'tion and maintenan'e of abo&t half ofthese fa'ilities whi'h fall into fo&r 'ategories:

− Main #orts b&ilt, maintained and reg&lated by */+ %. 7overnment %'ts designate $9 s&'h #orts b&t only $$have a't&ally been develo#ed. he infrastr&'t&re 'onsists of terminal b&ildings, #ontoons, @etties, gangways andgodowns or transit sheds.

− Landing fa'ilities (7hats also b&ilt and maintained by */+ %. " " sites are designated to have s&'h fa'ilities./nfrastr&'t&re 'onsists of #ontoons or @etties.

− Landing #oints for 'o&ntry boats at abo&t 400 lo'ations &nder */+ %Ns res#onsibility.− Landing sites witho&t more than a wooden #lank for #assenger and freight embarkation and disembarkation.


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+areho&ses in main #orts are &s&ally b&ilt by */+ % and leased to a #ort o#erator or another #rivate entity. % #orto#erator or a #rivate develo#er may be a&thori>ed to b&ild its own wareho&se as well as @etties and benefit from ared&'ed lease fee. ;&bli' @etties ($0$ in main #orts are mostly &sed for #assengers while #rivate @etties ($ in 5 main#orts are &sed for 'argo.

%bsen'e of s&ffi'ient mooring fa'ilities (ghats is 'onsidered to be one of the fa'tors negatively affe'ting safety on r&ralwaterways. */+ % allo'ates little reso&r'es to landing #oints for 'o&ntry boats. %s a res&lt, lo'al a&thorities or lo'alasso'iations of boat owners develo# additional sites. hese sites are r&dimentary and often do not re#resent more thana segment of shore with walking a''ess to land.

;ort o#erators are sele'ted every year thro&gh o#en tender. he lease agreement is awarded based on the highestoffered rental fee. he tender, however, 'an be s&bstit&ted by a letter from a lo'al Member of ;arliament or the#ro'ed&re 'an be o##osed by #ress&re gros in favor of dire't negotiations. he tender do'&ments and the de'isionmaking #ro'ess s&ffer from ambig&ities. he tendering #ro'ess also s&ffers from delays d&e to the high n&mber of#ro'ed&res to be 'arried o&t at the same time every year and the limited 'a#a'ity of */+ %. om#etition is also limitedand */+ % may not get the best res&lts that 'an be e3#e'ted. owever, other methods s&'h as a&'tion, whi'h was#ra'ti'ed before $99$ $992 or dire't negotiations wo&ld not be more trans#arent nor im#rove the res&lts.

he fleet of 'argo vessels has signifi'antly 'hanged sin'e $99 99. !&mb barges of "00 tons on average have beenre#la'ed by self #ro#elled vessels of higher 'a#a'ity of 500 to 00 tons. he total stati' 'a#a'ity has in'reased by abo&tone third from abo&t 50,000 tons to abo&t $,000,000 tons. he fleet 'onsists of 2,2 &nits (2,000 'argo vessels, $$

tankers and $ 0 bay 'rossing 'oasters .he total 'a#a'ity offered by the fleet is estimated at 6 million #assengers and "5.2 million tons.


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&rrent monthly &se by +C; il il il

;otential monthly &se by +C; 500 il il

Monthly &se if a&gmented 600 il 400

"isc#arge -ates

"isc#arges -ates

(M F!ay *&lk *agged

o wareho&se $44 62

o tr&'ks 654 2 0

o rail wagons il il

o barges il il

o bagging il

Most of the b&lk 'argo dis'harged at this #ort 'onsist of bri'ks, sand, stones and other b&ilding material whereas foodgrains are dis'harged in bagged form. !haka river #ort also has a f&el de#ot at C&tola. a#a'ity of this f&el de#ot is60.000 M and Monthly a'tivity is 50. 9" M .(200

%essel +pecifications

+pecifications

b

*&lk onventional

Min (m Ma3 (m Min (m Ma3 (m

*erths 06

%n'horages $0

!ra&ght at an'hor metres ",66 ",66 ",66 ",66

!ra&ght at *erth metres ",66 ",66 ",66 ",66

Length


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Aa'&vators il mU

%vailable )torage ('overed "0 os 55 ,40 mV

%vailable )torage (o#en air 20 a'res $0 6,"5 mV

− Narayangan5

ontact person at t#e ,ort

Maritime agentFfo'al #erson

;ositionF itle )r. !e#&ty !ire'tor

om#any *angladesh /nland +ater rans#ort %&thority

onta't details el: O 0 2 $$"" 2

Location "etails

iverFLake name )hitalakhya

;ort ame arayangan@ iver ;ort

egion F !istri't arayangan@

owns or 'ities ('losest arayangan@

Latit&de ( F) !e'imal!egrees

o the north a line is drawn to the east and west near gan@F M&ra#ara a'ross the)hitalakhya river at latit&de 2"T 2 ? 00R 2",59"4

Longit&de (8F+ !e'imal!egrees

o the so&th a line is drawn to the north and so&th near 7o#'har a'ross the )hitalakhyariver at longit&de 90T "2? $6R8

90,50996

apacity

apacity Bulk ontainer @eneral argo

M Fmonth M Fmonth M Fmonth

otal handling 'a#a'ity of the #ort 55.500 $2.500

Monthly a'tivity of the #ort 46.5 5 $$. 50


;otential monthly &se by +C; 500 il il


"isc#arge -ates

"isc#arges -ates


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/!*2"ay0

Bulk Bagged

o wareho&se il

o tr&'ks $.55" "$4

o rail wagons il il

o barges il il

o bagging il

Most of the b&lk 'argo dis'harged at this #ort 'onsist of sand, stones, 'ement 'linker and fly ash whereas food grainsare dis'harged in bagged form. %lmost 62 of b&lk 'argo dis'harged into this #ort 'onstit&tes fly ash. arayangan@ river #ort also has a f&el de#ot at 7odnail.

a#a'ity of this f&el de#ot is 5.000 M and Monthly a'tivity is 6 .000 M .

Loading and dis'harge o#erations at the #ort are &ndertaken by o&tso&r'ed labo&r whi'h is available within the #ort#remises. his labo&r is &norgani>ed &nlike at the ma@or sea #orts where there is a reg&latory a&thority in the form of !o'k Labo&r Management *oard.


+pecifications

b

*&lk onventional


*erths 05

%n'horages 0



Length


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%vailable )torage (o#en air 506 ,2 MV

arayangan@ river #ort has fo&r wareho&ses of 00 s-&are metres ea'h.

he #ort also has an area of 5.06 ,2 s-&are metres whi'h is available for o#en storage.

− C#ulna



;ositionF itle )r. !e#&ty !ire'tor

om#any *angladesh /nland +ater rans#ort %&thority

onta't details el: O 0 4$ 2$929

Location "etails

iverFLake name *hairab

;ort ame Jh&lna iver ;ort

egion F !istri't Jh&lna

owns or 'ities ('losest Jh&lna

Latit&de ( F) !e'imal !egrees

o the north a line is drawn east and west a'ross *hairab river and Ma>id Jhali n&lla at

latit&de 22T 25? 45R

o the so&th a line is drawn east and west a'ross the sha river at latit&de 22T 46? 40R

22, 6$6

Longit&de (8F+ !e'imal !egrees 9,52446

apacity



otal handling 'a#a'ity of the #ort 2500 $ 00

Monthly a'tivity of the #ort 2"50 $500


;otential monthly &se by +C; $00 il $00

Monthly &se if a&gmented $50 il $50


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"isc#arge -ates

"isc#arges -ates

/!*2"ay0 *&lk *agged

o wareho&se , 5

o tr&'ks "$,2 20

o rail wagons , 5

o barges "$,2 20

o bagging il


+pecifications

b

*&lk onventional


*erths 04

%n'horages 06



Length


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− #andpur



;ositionF itle ;orts and raffi'


22/24

to bagging il


+pecifications

b

*&lk onventional


*erths 0"

%n'horages 05



Length


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Location "etails

iverFLake name %rialkhan

;ort ame *arisal iver ;ort

egion F !istri't *arisal

owns or 'ities ('losest *arisal

Latit&de ( F) !e'imal !egrees

o the north a line is drawn to the east and west a'ross %rialkhan river at latit&de 20T4"? 00R

o the west a line is drawn to the east and west a'ross the %rialkhan river at latit&de2$T 4$? 00R 22, 002

Longit&de (8F+ !e'imal !egrees 90,"9 $5

apacity



otal handling 'a#a'ity of the #ort $$.000 $0.000

Monthly a'tivity of the #ort 9.500 9.000


;otential monthly &se by +C; 500 il "00


"isc#arge -ates

"isc#arges -ates

/!*2"ay0

*&lk *agged

to wareho&se $6 $6

to tr&'ks $ 4 $ 2

to rail wagons il il

to barges $2 $25

to bagging il


+pecifications

b

*&lk onventional


*erths 05


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%n'horages 0

!ra&ght at an'hor Metres ",66 ",66 ",66 ",66

!ra&ght at *erth Metres ",66 ",66 ",66 ",66

Length

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