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NEPAL FREIGHT FORWARDERS ASSOCIATIONSecretariatP.O.Box:20283, Naxal, Kathmandu, Nepal.Tel: 977-1-4419769, 016218254, Fax:977-1-4423735E-mail :[email protected], [email protected],http://www.neffa.org.np
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NEFFA Introduction• The importance of international trade has significantly
increased due to global economic liberalization. Efficient and fast movement of goods internationally has become the need of the day. Therefore, the importance of freight forwarders in facilitating smooth flow of goods internationally cannot be minimized.
• Under such circumstances, the solidarity of the freight forwarders is must. With this objective in mind, Nepal Freight Forwarders Association was established in 2055 B.S. Nepal Freight Forwarders Association caters information, gives consultation produces interactions, training etc, NEFFA is a non-political, non-profit making, non-governmental association of Nepal. The members of association has been increasing since its establishment.
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Mission• NEFFA's mission is to facilitate international trade
by delivering goods at the destination in an efficient and fast manner.
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Objectives
• The objectives of NEFFA are as follows:• Safeguarding the rights and privileges of freight forwarders
entrepreneurs or any firm or company related to transportation;
• To promote and develop national and international transportation industry business;
• To safeguard the rights and privileges of transportation entrepreneurs and related employees;
• To liaise with experts, professionals, media, academics and transport and customs experts to keep the association abreast;
• To perform miscellaneous tasks to fulfill the objectives of the association.
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General Assembly
The apex policy making body of NEFFA is its members, which generally meets on annual basis.
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The activities and the functions of NEFFA are planned and executed by the Executive Committee consisting of President, Vice President, General Secretary, Treasurer and six Executive Members, The immediate Past President is ex-officio Member of the committee. The Executive Committee is elected by the general assembly and elected Executive Committee also nominate two Executive Members. It's tenure is three years.
Executive Committee 2008-2011
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Name of Executive Committees 2008-2011
Mr. Rameswor K.C. PresidentMr. Rajkumar Pandey 1st Vice PresidentMr. Rajan Sharma 2nd Vice PresidentMr. Prakash Singh Karki Secretary GeneralMr. Manoj Adhikari TreasurerMr. Rajendra Sangraula SecretaryMr. Ashok Man Kapali Executive MembersMr. Padam Pokhrel Executive MembersMr. Pramod Pandey Executive MembersMr. Ramraja Acharya Executive MembersMr. Naresh Agarwal Executive MembersMr. Dilli Ratna Tuladhar Executive Members
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• NEFFA Sub Committees 2008-2011• ADVISORY COMMITTEER.M. SINGH COORDINATORR.B. RAUNIYAR VICE COORDINATORSAPAN DEV MEMBERBIJAYA BISTA MEMBERSASHI K. ARYAL MEMBERASHOK JHA MEMBERMADHUSUDAN ACHARYA MEMBER
• CORE COMMITTEERAMESWOR K.C. CHAIRMANRAJKUMAR PANDEY VICE CHAIRMANRAJAN SHARMA MEMBERPRAKASH SINGH KARKI MEMBERMANOJ ADHIKARI MEMBERRAJENDRA SANGRAULA MEMBER
• MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEERAJAN SHARMA CHAIRMANRAMRAJA ACHARYA MEMBERPADAM PRASAD POKHREL MEMBER
• SPORTS & RECREATION COMMITTEERAJKUMAR PANDEY CHAIRMANPRAKASH SINGH KARKI MEMBERMANOJ ADHIKARI MEMBERPRAMOD PANDEY MEMBERSUNIL KUMAR SHRESTHA MEMBER
• PUBLICATION, INFORMATION AND TRAINING COMMITTEERAJAN SHARMA CHAIRMANBALRAM BANJARA MEMBERNARESH AGARWAL MEMBERPRAKASH SINGH KARKI MEMBER BY INVITATIONRAJKUMAR PANDEY MEMBER BY INVITATION
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• FINANCE COMMITTEEMANOJ ADHIKARI CHAIRMANASHOK KAPALI VICE CHAIRMANDILLI TULADHAR MEMBERKAILASH SHRESTHA MEMBERHARI DHAKAL MEMBERPRAKASH SINGH KARKI MEMBER BY INVITATION
• DISPUTE COMMITTEERAJAN SHARMA CHAIRMANPADAM POKHREL VICE CHAIRMANRAMRAJA ACHARYA MEMBERRAJENDRA SANGRAULA MEMBER BY INVITATION
• AIRPORT COMMITTEERAJENDRA SANGRAULA CHAIRMANPRAMOD PANDEY VICE CHAIRMANHARI B. SHRESTHA MEMBERGANGARAM PUDASAINI MEMBERISHWOR B. GURUNG MEMBERKESHAV N. SUWAL MEMBERRAJAN SHARMA MEMBER BY INVITATION
• LAND SEA COMMITTEERAJAN SHARMA CHAIRMANRAMRAJA ACHARYA VICE CHAIRMANNARESH AGARWAL MEMBERSANTOSH SHARMA MEMBERMILAN KARMACHARYA MEMBERRAMESH NAULAKHA MEMBERTHOMAS MURRAY MEMBER
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NEFFA Origination Chart
President
1st Vice President 2nd Vice President
I.P. President
Treasure General Secretary
Secretary
Executive Committee Executive CommitteeExecutive CommitteeExecutive CommitteeExecutive CommitteeExecutive CommitteeExecutive Committee
Sub Committee Sub Committee Sub Committee
Finance Officer CEO Legal Adviser
Adm. OfficerOffice Ass. Helper
AGM
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NEFFA Members:• General Members 96• Associate Members 7
Total Members 103
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International Linkages:-
• NEFFA is the member of the following international organizations:International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA)
Federation of Asia-Pacific Air Cargo Associations (FAPAA)
South Asia Federation of Freight Forwarders Association (SAFFA)
International Federation of Customs Brokers Associations (IFCBA)
National Linkages:-• NEFFA is the member of the following national organizations:
Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI)International Chambers of Commerce NEPAL (ICC NEPAL)
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180,632,817136,881,315100,901,05089,850,40881,890,921Total
74,735,11762,737,81534,472,65040,091,80833,928,521Overseas
105,897,70074,143,50066,428,40049,758,60047,962,400India
Trade Deficit
100.0239,177,876100.0195,808,412100.0160.677,924100.0148,294,229100.0135,840,335Total
39.694,653,77640.879,936,11233.353,534,82440.259,618,72942.057,100,835Overseas
60.4144,524,10059.2115,872,30066.7107,143,10059.888,675,50058.078,739,500India
Imports
100.058,545,059100.058,927,097100.059,776,874100.058,443,821100.053,949,414Total
34.019,918,65929.217,198,29731.919,062,17433.419,526,92143.023,172,314Overseas
66.038,626,40070.841,728,80068.140,714,70066.638,916,90057.030,777,100India
Exports
% in TotalF.Y 2007/08*% in TotalF.Y 2006/07% in TotalF.Y 2005/06% in TotalF.Y 2004/05% in TotalF.Y 2003/04Direction
Value in '000 Rs.
Foreign Trade Composition of Nepal
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Transport Infrastructure of Nepal
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Transport Background• Area: 147,181 sq. km.(56,136 sq. mi.)• Population: 25.9 million (2006)• Road-Dominating mode of Transport• Total length : aprox. 17000km• Strategic Roads: 7000km• Local Roads: 10000km
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Transport Background…
• Air Services is the second popular mode of Transport. (43 Airports)
• Rail mode of Transport—very limited• Dry ports 3 +1+1(planned)• Integrated Check posts - 4
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Roads
• The average road density is 11.4 km/100 square km. In terms of serving the population, the average density is 7.5 km/10,000 populations.
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Key Elements of Road Development
• 69 District HQs connected so far by roads.• Completion of links to ALL District HQs by
2011.• Upgrading of unsealed roads in Terai and
main links into the hills• Improvement of network in mid-hills, inter-
District links – mid-hills corridor
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Key Elements of Road……
• Enhancement of access to Kathmandu –including Fast Track
• Capacity enhancement of key Kathmandu Valley roads – incl RR, Bhaktapur-Dhulikhel, etc
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Accessibility( Total population 25.9 mil)
RoadNetwork
2006
Length Population Served TotalPopulation
Servedkm Hills and Mountains(4 hours)
Terai and Valleys
(2 hours)SRN
Network7360 6.52 mil
58%13.70 mil
94%20.22 mil
78%
+ LRNNetwork
4456 7.67 mil68%
14.36 mil98%
22.04 mil85%
Total RoadNetwork
2006
11816 7.67 mil68%
14.36 mil98%
22.04 mil85%
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Status of Railway in Nepal• Jayanagar – Janakpur- Bijulpura
Length—51kmGauge – Narrow Condition--- Dilapidated
• Raxoul --- BirgunjLength– 5kmGauge – BroadCondition– Good and operating
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Recent Initiatives• Technical Assistance from GOI• Preliminary Survey• New Jalpaiguri (India) to Kakadvitta (Nepal)• Jogabani (India) to Biratnagar (Nepal)• Nautanwa (India) to Bhairahwa (Nepal)• Nepalganj Road ( India) to Nepalganj (Nepal)• Jayanagar and Janakpur with extension to
Bardibas• RITES carying out above works
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Program of GON in F/Y 065/066Budget Speech
• Budget Nrs. 150,000,000/-• Construction of Electrical Railway in
Tarai from Mechi to Mahakali• upgrade and extension of Jaynagar-
Janakpur-Bardibas• Feasibility Study of Railway Extension
from Pokhara to Kathmandu.
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What's going on?• GON invited Expression of Interests from
the International consulting firms for Feasibility study of Mechi-Mahakalli and Kathmandu-Pokhara electrical railway line
• 6 firms have been short listed out of 19 international consultants participated.
• One among the short listed firms is expected to be selected by the end of this fiscal year.
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Subjects yet to be finalized
• Policy • Institutional and Legal Framework• Implementation modality• Resources for construction?• Private Sector/ Public Sector Involvement• Operation Modality• Supply of electricity for operation
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Envisioned Railway Network
Kodari
Kathmandu
Birgunj Mechi
Pokhara
Mahakali
Mechi-Mahakali RailwayKodari-Kathmandu-BirgunjKathmandu-Pokhara
Linkages at 6 border locations from proposed Mechi-Mahakali Railway
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Dry ports
• Rail based ICD in Sirsiya -1568 TEUs• Road based ICD in Biratnagar -150 TEUs• Road based ICD in bhairahawa-250 trucks• Road based ICD in Kakarvitta- under
construction• Tatopani ICD Feasibility study carried out
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Integrated Check posts• Birgunj-Raxoul• Bhairahawa -Sunouli• Nepalgunj-Rupadia• Biratnagar-Jogbani• MOU signed on August, 2005• These are mirror type projects• Designs being prepared • Land Acquisition is in process
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Roads
• North south Roads5 roads identifiedOne(Kodari -Birgunj) -operating, Second (Syafrubesi-Birgunj) -under constructionKathmandu-Fast Track consideration under BOT.
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Roads..
• Mid east-west highwayChyangthapu of Taplejung to Jhulaghat of Baitadi Total length-1700km missing part-700kmConstruction on going from GON resources
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Roads…
• East West HighwayMissing link -15 km from Mahendranagar-TanakpurTo be constructed under Grant Assistance of India
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Roads..
• Tarai Roads -about 1500 km Grant aid from IndiaDPR ready for first stage 500km RoadsContracts to be awarded soon
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Asian Highway
• Asian highway network in the region has reached about 140,000 km
• AH-2 from Kakarbhitta-BramhadevMandi-1027km
• AH-42 from Kodari to Birgunj 297 km
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SAARC Regional Transport Corridor
• Road Corridors• Between Nepal and India there are 19 official trading
points, of which 15 are active points. Among the 15 points only 6 points are most actively used.
• Karachi- Lahore – New Delhi- Nepalgunj –KTM (3147km)
• Kathmandu-Kakarvitta-Phulbari-Banglabandha-Mongla(1362km)
• Kathmandu- kakarvitta- Phuntsholing –Thimpu (1011km)• Kathmandu- kolkata/Haldia(1323km)• Kathmandu- Bhairahawa-Sunauli-Lucknow (663km)• Biratnagar-Kolkata (689km)
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SAARC Regional..
• Selected road corridors for prioritization
• KTM-Birgunj/raxaul-Kolkata/haldia• KTM-Kakarvitta-Phulbari-Banglabandha-
Mongla/Chittagong• KTM-Nepalgunj-New Delhi-lahore-Karachi• KTM-Bhairahawa-Sunauli-Lucknow
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SAARC Regional..
• List of selected Rail Corridors• Birgunj-raxaul- Haldia/Kolkata• Birgunj-raxaul-Katihar- Rohanpur-
Chittagong with links to Jogbani
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SASEC / SUBREGIONAL TRANSPORT
• Construction of 29 km black top road with 7m carriageway from Bhairahawa to Bhumahi
• Birgunj(ICD)-Jeetpur (TRP) -12km by pass road
• Road based new Kakarbhitta ICD in an area of 7.5 ha
• All these projects to be completed by June 2010
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Regional Agreements on Transport
• Intergovernmental Agreement on the Asian Highway Network
• Signing took place in April 2004 in Shanghai and entered into force on 4 July 2005.
• As of now the Agreement has been signed by 28 member states of which 23 are Parties
• Intergovernmental Agreement on Trans Asian Railway Network
• Signing took place in Nov.10, 2006 and will enter into force from June, 2009
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Regional Agreements on Transport..
• First meeting of the SAARC ministers of transport held in New Delhi in August, 2007
• Identified regional and sub-regional pilot projects for implementation
• Projects concerned to Nepal are:i. Birgunj- Katihar-Singhabad- Rohanpur-
Chittagong with links to Jogbani, Biratnagar and Agartala -Rail Corridor
ii. Kathmandu-Birgunj-Kolkata/Haldia -Road corridor
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Problems of Exporters and Importers
• Right recommendation to Exporters and Importers to the Right department or office
• Poor data base in the Associations• Fear of disseminating knowledge
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