Lok Sabha Question No. 1982 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-06
Subject: Ship Repair Facility in Assam
Ministry: PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS
Asked by: Shri Bhartruhari Mahtab, Smt. Bijuli Kalita Medhi, Shri Parbhubhai Nagarbhai Vasava

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1982

ANSWERED ON 06.12.2024

## SHIP REPAIR FACILITY IN ASSAM

1982. SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB: SMT. BIJULI KALITA MEDHI: SHRI PARBHUBHAI NAGARBHAI VASAVA:

Will the Minister of PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYSbe pleased to state:

## पȅन , पोत पįरवहन और जलमागŊ मंũी

- (a) the status of ongoing construction of Northeast India's First Ship Repair Facility at Pandu Multi Modal Terminal in the State of Assam;
- (b) the total cost of ongoing projects developed along the river Brahmaputra; and
- (c) the role of maritime transportation in boosting the economy of north-east region of the country?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS (SHRI SARBANANDA SONOWAL)

- (a) As on 31.10.2024, the Ship Repair Facility at Multi Modal Terminal at Pandu has achieved 60% physical progressand 52.60% financial progress.
- (b) The  total  cost  of  ongoing  major  projects  along  theriver  Brahmaputra  is Rs.773.21 Cr. List of the ongoing projects is enclosed at Annexure.
- (c) North Eastern Region (NER)of the country is connected to the other parts of the  country  by  rail/road  through  a  narrow  land  corridor.  A  few  National  Highways pass through the States away from the hinterland and as such these arenot sufficient to  cater  tothe  entire  need  of  transportation.Also,  the  highways  are facing  frequent landslides  in  monsoon  season  which  disrupt  the  supply  routes.However,  NER  is endowed with a number of rivers. Thus, Inland Water Transport (IWT), being reliable and economical mode of transport, is an alternate mode of connecting NER states with  the  rest  of  the  country  as  well  as  with  the  Sea  Ports  located  on  the  Eastern Coast of India leading to overall economic growth of the NER.

## Annexure

## Totalcost of ongoing major projects

| Name of Project                                                                             |   Cost (In Rupees Crore) |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
| Development of Inland Waterways Terminal facility at Jogighopa                             |                    82.04 |
| Construction of Alternative road from Pandu Portto NH-27.                                  |                   180    |
| Construction Ship Repair Facility at Pandu                                                 |                   208    |
| ConstructionofCargo-cum-touristTerminalat Bogibeel.                                        |                    56    |
| Bogibeel Terminal Extension of Jetty(50m)                                                  |                    23.52 |
| Construction of Multistory RCC building (G+2)atIWTTourist-cum-cargoTerminalat Bogibeel.    |                     8.87 |
| Construction of RCC building at Dhubri                                                     |                     9.31 |
| Bank Protection at Bogibeel Terminal                                                       |                     4.24 |
| Construction,supply,installationof2Nos.of Floating jetties at Bogibeel and Guijan/Pandu    |                     8.26 |
| Construction of Boundary Wall at Jogighopa Terminal.                                       |                    18.44 |
| Fairway Development on assured LAD basis of BangladeshBorder-JogighopastretchofNW-2 byDCI. |                    73    |
| FairwayDevelopmentonassuredLADbasisof Jogighopa-Pandu stretch of NW-2byDCI.                |                    62    |
| Fairway Developmenton assured LAD basisofBhanga-BadarpurstretchofNW-16by DCI.               |                    39.53 |
| Total                                                                                       |                   773.21 |

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