Lok Sabha Question No. 1005 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-22
Subject: Functional Ports in Assam
Ministry: PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS
Asked by: Badruddin Ajmal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PORTS, SHIPPING  AND WATERWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1OO5

ANSWERED ON 22107/2022

## FUNCTIONAL  PORTS  IN ASSAM

1005, SHRI M, BADRUDDIN AJMAL:

Will the Nlinister  of PORTS, SHIPPING  AND WATERWAYS  be pleased to state:

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- (a)  the number  of functional  river  ports in Assam where business activities are ongoing as of today?
- (b) whether people are benefiting from the import  and export facilities at these  ports through inland waterways and if so, the details thereof,
- (c) the number of river ports in Assam under development  where modernisation  works  are ongoing along with the time by which these will be functional; and
- (d)  the details  of the funds  allocated/utilized  for development  of these  ports  during  the last three  years?

## ANSWER

## IV]INISTER  OF PORTS, SHIPPING  AND WATERWAYS (SHRI SARBANANDA SONOWAL)

- (a) There are four functional river ports/terminals  [2  on National  Waterway-2  (NW-2) i.e.river  Brahmaputra  and 2 on NW-16 i.e. river Barak)l developed by lnland Waterways Authority of lndia (lWAl) in Assam where business  activities  are ongoing. Apart from this, 11 floating  terminals developed  by lWAl are also functional on NW-2.
- (b) Yes, Sir. Out of four terminals,  three  terminals  namely Pandu (Guwahati)  & Dhubri on NW-2 and Karimganj terminal on NW-16 are Custom  notified where import  and export facilities are available. The importers and exporters can get benefit of the custom facilities at these terminals.  Besides, the local people also  get employment for loading/unloading  of cargo and other  associated activities for handling  of vessels/ cargo at these  terminals.

(c)&(d) Detail is attached at Annex  -  A.

Annex - A

|   Sl. No | Name of Work                                                                          |   Estimated Cost (ln Crore) | Proposed date of completion   | Source of fund                                                                |
|----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | IWT terminal at Jogighopa (NW-2 Brahmaputra River)                                    |                       67.64 | September, 2024               | From Gross Budgetary Support of Ministry of Ports, Shippinq & Watenvays, GOI  |
|        2 | Renovation of shore facilities'at Badarpur and Karimganj terminal (NW-16 Barak River) |                        3.85 | February, 2023                | From Gross Budgetary Support of Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Watenruays, GOI |
|        3 | Floating jetties at Bogibeel and Guijan                                               |                        6.5  | March, 2023                   | From Gross Budgetary Support of Ministry of Ports, Shippinq & Wateruays, GOI  |
|        4 | Tourist jetties at Neamati, Biswanath Ghat, Pandu and Joqiqhopa                       |                       10.61 | April,2023                    | Funded by Ministry of Tourism, GOI                                            |