Lok Sabha Question No. 5345 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-25
Subject: Dry and River Ports in North-Eastern States
Ministry: SHIPPING
Asked by: Agatha K. Sangma

## GOVERNMENT  OF INDIA MINISTRY  OF SHIPPING

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO. 5345 To BE ANSWERED oN 25rH JULY,2o'19

## DRY AND RIVER PORTS IN NORTH-EASTERN STATES

## 5345. KUMARI AGATHA K. SANGMA:

Will the Minister  of SHIPPING be pleased to state: frd ckc-6 rrfi

- (a) the current status of all the dry and river ports in the North-Eastern  States including Dawki dry port in Meghalaya  along with the expecterJ time of their completion; and
- (b) whether there is any plan to set up new ports in the North-Eastern  States bordering Bangladesh,  Myanmar, Bhutan or China and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF STATE (INDEPENDENT  CHARGE) FOR SHIPPING (SHRI  MANSUKH MANDAVIYA)

- (a) At present Central Board of lndirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has notified 40 Land Customs Stations (LCS)/Dry port in the North-Eastern States. These LCS caters to international trade through  land route and/or  inland waterways. The list of LCS along with details of route is enclosed as Annexure.  Contract  for the development  work for lntegrated  Check Post (lCP) Dawki was awarded in September,  2016 by Land Ports Authority  of lndia, a statutory  body under the administrative control of Ministry  of Home Affairs, with a time period of 24 months to execute  and complete it by October, 2018. The contract has been terminated  on 17.01  .2019 on account of very slow progress  of the work. The contrar:tor  has filed a Writ Petition  in Meghalaya  High Court against termination  of the contract  and the matter is sub-judice.
- (b) Land Ports Authority of lndia has proposed  to develop two land ports in NorthEastern States namely Sutarkandi  in  Karimganj district in  Assam and Kawrpuichhuah  in Lunglei district in Mizoram,  both bordering Bangladersh.

## List of Land Customs Stations (LCS)  in North-Eastern  States

| st.   | NAME OF            | NEIGHBOURIN   | NOTIFIED ROUTES                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | NOTIFIED ROUTES                                           |
|-------|--------------------|---------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
| No    | LCS                | G COUNTRY     | Land Route                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | Riverine Route                                            |
| 1.    | Agartala           | Bangladesh    | 1. The Road between Agartala and Akhaura road Police Outpost.                                                                                                                                                                        | Nit                                                       |
| 2.    | Baghmara           | Bangladesh    | Baghmara-Durgapur Road                                                                                                                                                                                                               | Someshwari River                                          |
| 3     | Balat              | Bangladesh    | Shillong-Balat-Dangar- Lalpani Public Works Department Road upto Dalurain Banqladesh                                                                                                                                                 | Nit                                                       |
| 4.    | Bholaganj          | Bangladesh    | 1 2 3 Dear Valley Duba channel Komorra Chhatak Ropeway Public Works Department bridle path from Bholaganj to Companvqani                                                                                                             | 1. Darogakhal river 2. Dholai river 3. Sonal river.       |
| 5.    | Borsora            | Bangladesh    | i. Cherragaon (lndia) to Cherragaon (Bangladesh) 2. Barsora (lndia).Tahirpur via Barsora (Bangladesh). 3. Trolley track from Chalitacherra quarry to Samsar in Bangladesh 4. Trolley track from Gauripur (lndia) quarry to Samsar in | Jadukata river                                            |
| 6.    | DaIu               | Bangladesh    | Dalu-Naltabari road.                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Bhugai river                                              |
| /     | Dawki              | Bangladesh    | Shillong-Sylhet road                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Piyan River                                               |
| B.    | Demagiri           | Bangladesh    | Nit                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Karnaphuli nver                                           |
| 9.    | Dholaighat         | Bangladesh    | The road from Halhali to Kamalpur.                                                                                                                                                                                                   | The river Dhalai from Halhali to Dhalai Checking Station. |
| 10    | Dhubri Steamerghat | Bangladesh    | Dhubri-Rahumari- Bahadurabad section of the Steamer route on the river Brahmaputra.                                                                                                                                                  | Nit                                                       |
| 11    | Ghasuapara         | Bangladesh    | Ghasuapara- (Garo Hills. lndia) to Baluaghat (Mymensingh, Bangladesh)                                                                                                                                                                | Nit                                                       |

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| 12   | Golakganj                 | Bangladesh   | l. Road from Sonahat to Golakganj. 2. Dimakuri- Bishkhowa road from Karuni part ll to the border pillar no. 1009                                                           | Nit                                                                                 |
|------|---------------------------|--------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 13   | Guwahati Steamerghat      | Bangladesh   | Nit                                                                                                                                                                        | R,ahumari- D rubri- Guwahati Section of the Sleamer route on the river Brahmaputra. |
| 14   | Karimganj Steamerghat     | Bangladesh   | Nit                                                                                                                                                                        | 1 .Kusiyara riv'er 2. Surma river 3.l-onqai river                                   |
| 15   | Karimganj Ferry Station   | Bangladesh   | Nir                                                                                                                                                                        | 1 Kusiyara river 2. Surma river 3. t_ i river                                       |
| 16   | Mahendraga nJ             | Bangladesh   | l. Road from Mahendraganj Police Station to Dhanua- Kamalpur (Bangladesh) 2. Road from Mahendraganj Police Station to the river Jinjiram                                   | thr: river Jinjiram.                                                                |
| 17   | Khowaighat                | Bangladesh   | The road from Kalyanpur to Khowaighat.                                                                                                                                     | The river Khowai from Teliamura to Khowaiqhat.                                      |
| 1B   | Mahisasan Railway Station | Bangladesh   | ailway line Railw y line from Karimganj to Latu Railway Station                                                                                                            | Nit                                                                                 |
| 19   | Mankachar                 | Bangladesh   | ura-Rahumari                                                                                                                                                               | Kalo from apl3roach of Tura road to ther Jinjiram flver. river the                  |
| 20   | Manu                      | Bangladesh   | 1. Motorable road from Kailasahar to Murtichera leading to Samshernagar. 2. Motorable road from Kailasahar to Muraichera 3. Motorable road from Kailasahar to Samshernagar | ver Manu fron Fatikrai to Ma nughat.                                                |
| 21   | hurighat                  | Bangladesh   | The road from Muhurighat leading to Belonia Railway Station                                                                                                                | Tht: Muhuri river upto Muhuri t                                                     |

| 22   | otd Raghnabaza r   | Bangladesh   | Road from Dharmanagar-Old Raghna Bazar to Betuli- Fultala (Banqladesh)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Nir                                                    |
|------|--------------------|--------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
| 23   | Ryngku             | Bangladesh   | Nit                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 1 .Chillai River 2.Kaimara River                       |
| 24   | Sabroom            | Bangladesh   | Nil                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Anandpara (lndia)- Ramgarh (Bangladesh) via river Feni |
| 25   | Shellabazar        | Bangladesh   | L Land route from Pyrkan through Pharangkaruh (near B.P. No. 1231-S) to Bastola in Bangladesh. 2. The 7 km long elevated conveyor belt of M/s Lafarge Umiam Mining Pvt. Ltd. A 100o/o Export Oriented Unit, originating from the crusher site of the company, passing along a 40m wide strip of land comprisingvillages of Phalangkaruh, Bamantilla and Umkhaba on the west and Pyrkan, Kalatek villages and river umiam on the east crossing the zero point between BP Nos. 1238-95 (on the west) and 1238-105 (on the east) to Mantrikhal village of Bangladesh. 3. Pyrkan-Kalatek- Chargaon near Border Pillar 1241 lo Sripuri in Sunamganj district of Bangladesh. | l. lchamati flver 2. Shelia river                      |
| ,:   | Srimantapur        | Bangladesh   | Udaipur-Comilla road                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | The river Gumti.                                       |
| 2/   | Sutarkandi         | Bangladesh   | Sylhet-Karimganj Trunk Road.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | Nit                                                    |
| 28   | Silchar RMS        | Bangladesh   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Nit                                                    |
| 2 I  | Silghat            | Bangladesh   | Nit                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Rahumari- Dhubri- Guwahati (Pandu)- Siqhat section     |

|    |            |            |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | o, the steamer rclute on river Brahmaputra   |
|----|------------|------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| 30 | Kalaichar  | Bangladesh | Kalaichar (West Garo Hills) Baliamari (District Kurigram) Border Pillar No. 1072                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Nir                                          |
| 31 | Srrnagar   | Bangladesh | Srinagar (Tripura)-Midpoint between Purbama-dhugram and Choygharia, border pillar no.2195/55 and 65.                                                                                                                                                                                                             | I                                            |
| 32 | Kamlasagar | Bangladesh | Kamlasagar (District Sephaijala, Tripura), Border Pillar No. 2039                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Nit                                          |
| 33 | Moreh      | Myanmar    | l. Manipur lmphal-Pallel- Tamu Road (NH-39). 2. Road (Bir- Tikendrajit Road also known as Gate No. 2 Road) running in an East North East direction from NH- 39 near Moreh Customs Preventive office to the zero point between main border pillar no. 79 in the north and small border pillar no.21 in the south. | Nit                                          |
| 34 | lowkhathar | Myanmar    | Road route from Champai to Zowkhathar                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Nit                                          |
| 35 | Nampong    | Myanmar    | Ledo-Tirap-Nampong Pangsu Pass Road.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | Nit                                          |
| 36 | Darranga   | Bhutan     | l. Rangia-Tamulpur Motorable road from Darranga to Samdrup- Jhankar (in Bhutan) in the District of Kamrup lN Assam. z. Road connecting Bokajuli in Assam to Motanga                                                                                                                                              | Nrl                                          |
| 37 | Kamardwisa | Bhutan     | industrial Estate in Bhutan. Road connecting Kamardwisa in lndia to Nganglan in Bhutan.                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Nir                                          |
| 38 | Hatisar    | Bhutan     | Motorable Road from Samthiabari to Gelephu (Bhutan) via Runikhata and                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | it                                           |

|    |            |        | Deosiri in the District Kokrajhar of Assam.                                                                                                            | of   |
|----|------------|--------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------|
| 39 | Ultapani   | Bhutan | Forest Road from Bismury to Sarbhand (Bhutan) via Naharali Forest Beat Office.                                                                         | Nit  |
| 4U | Sherathang | China  | Land route between Sherathang in East Sikkim District of Sikkim in lndia and Renqinggang in the Tibet autonomous region of China through Nathula Pass. | Nit  |

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