Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project: Difference between revisions

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==Route==

As seen in this [http://www.arakanrivers.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/Kaladan-Mov.png Multi-modal route map], this project has several sections/legs:<ref>[http://www.mdoner.gov.in/content/introduction-1 Multi-modal project introduction]</ref>

* Shipping539 km shipping route from seaport of [[Kolkata]] in [[India]] to [[Sittwe]] seaport in [[Myanmar]] via [[Bay of Bengal]]

* River158 km river boat route from [[Sittwe]] seaport to [[LashioPaletwa]] jetty invia [[MyanmarKaladan river]] viain [[Kaladan riverMyanmar]]

* From110 km road route from [[LashioPaletwa]] jetty on to [[Mizoram]]Indo-Myanmar border in [[IndiaMyanmar]] by road transport.

* 100 km route from Indo-Myanmar border to [[Lawngtlai]] in [[Mizoram]] in [[India]] by road on [[National Highway 54 (India)]] (NH-54), which then continues further to [[Dabaka]] in [[Assam]] via 850 km long NH-54 which in turn is part of the larger [[North–South_and_East–West_Corridor#East-West_Corridor|East-West Corridor]] connecting [[North East India]] with the rest of [[India]].

This route must be seen within the wider context of connectivity of [[North East India]] and [[India]] with Asian neighbour via other projects such as [[Mekong-Ganga Cooperation]] map of which can be seen [http://www.oilseedcrops.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Infrastructure-projects-Myanmar-2013.png here].