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Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project is a project that will connect the eastern Indian seaport of [[Kolkata]] with [[Sittwe]] portseaport in [[Myanmar]] by sea; it will then link [[Sittwe]] seaport to [[MizoramLashio]] in [[Myanmar]] via [[Kaladan river]] boat route and then from [[Lashio]] on to [[Mizoram]] in [[India]] by road transport. The Projectproject iswas scheduled forto completionbe incompleted by 2014 according to [[Governor of Mizoram]] [[Vakkom Purushothaman]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Purushothaman|first=Vakkom|title=Kaladan Multi Modal Transit Transport Project to link sea route in [[Myanmar]] with Mizoram|url=http://tntmagazine.in/news/mizoram/kaladan-multi-modal-transit-transport-project-to-link-sea-route-in-myanmar-with-mizoram/|accessdate=11 August 2012|newspaper=The Northeast Times}}</ref> This
==Rationale projectfor willthe reduce distance fromProject==
Initially [[KolkataIndia]] to [[Sittwe]]e by approximately 1328 km and will reduce the need to transport good through the narrow Siliguri corridor, also known as ‘chicken’s neck,’. Initially India had tried to persuade [[Bangladesh]] to offer transport and transit rights to the northeastern states. However, [[Bangladesh]] has consistently refused to grant such rights, including access to its [[Chittagong]] port, which is less than 200 km away from [[Agartala]], the capital of [[Tripura]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Phukan|first=Papori|title=Kaladan Multi-Modal Project In Myanmar|url=http://manipuronline.com/look-east-policy/kaladan-multi-modal-project-in-myanmar/2010/12/19|accessdate=11 August 2012|newspaper=Manipur Online}}</ref>
==Benefits of the Project==
This project will reduce distance from [[Kolkata]] to [[Sittwe]]e by approximately 1328 km and will reduce the need to transport good through the narrow [[Siliguri]] corridor, also known as [[Chicken’s Neck]]. This will bring enhanced connectivity, shortened trade routes, reduced logistical end-to-end delivery time, economic prosperity and employment opportunities to the [[Mizoram]] and rest of the [[North East India]], as well as [[Arakan]] and [[Shin]] states of [[Mayanmar]].
==Technical Details==
The project is being piloted and funded by the Indian [[Ministry of External Affairs (India)]]. The preliminary feasibility studies were carried out by [[RITES|Rail India Technical and Economic Services (RITES)]]. Construction work on Site-tway[[Sittwe]] port and the boat jetty in [[Paletwa]], as well as the dredging work, will be executed by the [[Inland Waterways Authority of India]] (IWAI), with Essar Projects Ltd, a division of the [[Essar Group]] appointed in May 2010 as the main contractor.<ref>{{cite web|first=Arakan River|title=Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project|url=http://www.arakanrivers.net/?page_id=135|accessdate=11 August 2012}}</ref>
==Current Status==
Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project is at present facing problems such as underestimation of the road length in [[Myanmar ]] and plans to construct hydro-electric projects — Chhimtuipui[[Chimtuipui River]] and [[Lungleng River]] — on two tributaries of the [[Kaladan River]] river followed by another project downstream. That the first two projects are being built by one public sector undertaking and the third is being constructed by another PSU (Public Sector Unit) has also led to coordination issues.Due to construction of this hydro electrical projects, Navigation of boats could be effected.<ref>{{cite news|last=Dikshit|first=Sandeep|title=India-Myanmar transport project hits roadblock|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article3377718.ece|accessdate=11 August 2012|newspaper=The Hindu}}</ref> ▼
==See Also==
* [[Mago-Thingbu to Vijaynagar Border Road|Arunachal Border Highway]]
* [[Asian Highway Network]]
* [[Burma–India_relations#India-Myanmar-Thailand_Friendship_Highway|India-Myanmar-Thailand Friendship Highway]]
▲Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project is at present facing problems such as underestimation of the road length in Myanmar and plans to construct hydro-electric projects — Chhimtuipui and Lungleng — on two tributaries of the [[Kaladan]] river followed by another project downstream. That the first two projects are being built by one public sector undertaking and the third is being constructed by another PSU has also led to coordination issues.Due to construction of this hydro electrical projects, Navigation of boats could be effected.<ref>{{cite news|last=Dikshit|first=Sandeep|title=India-Myanmar transport project hits roadblock|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article3377718.ece|accessdate=11 August 2012|newspaper=The Hindu}}</ref>
==References==
==External links==
* [http://www.academia.edu/3772710/One_cannot_step_into_the_same_river_twice_making_the_Kaladan_Project_people-centred Detailed report on Kaladan Project: Project Description with Analysis of Positive and Negative Impact]
* [http://www.mdoner.gov.in/writereaddata/sublink2images/KaladanMultiModal2172726384.htm MDoner]
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