ASSESSING

TECHNICAL FEASIBILITY OF
WATERWAY DEVELOPMENT IN
BANGLADESH AND INDIA
Parvez Ali Anwar Khan,
Inland Waterway Transport Engineer
Asian Development Bank
Manila, Philippines
March 14, 2014
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ASSESSING TECHNICAL FEASIBILITY OF WATERWAY

DEVELOPMENT IN BANGLADESH AND INDIA

CONTENTS
BANGLADESH INLAND WATERWAYS: Waterway between Rajshahi and Chandpur
Waterway between Chilmari and Chandpur
Alternate Multi-modal Route using Baghabari
Port
Mongla-Ghasiakhali Canal
INLAND WATERWAYS OF INDIA
National Waterway No.5
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BANGLADESH
INLAND WATERWAYS

Waterway
Between
Rajshahi to
Chandpur

BANGLADESH
INLAND WATERWAYS

Waterway
between
Chilmari and
Chandpur

BANGLADESH
INLAND WATERWAYS

shifting channels

BrahmaputraJamuna River:braided
characteristic;
shifting
channels
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BANGLADESH
INLAND WATERWAYS

Waterway
between
Chilmari and
Chandpur

Usual practice now

dredging & bandalling
are problematic
Permanent solution
required ; options are:-- river training
-- channelising
-- barrage/ weirs, etc.
Technical study needed.
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BANGLADESH
INLAND WATERWAYS

Alternate
Multimodal
Route using
Baghabari
River Port

BANGLADESH INLAND
WATERWAYS

Alternate
Multimodal
Route using
Baghabari
River Port

Baghabari River Port is

strategically located
Connectivity with IWT
network and Sea Ports
Connectivity with Roads
network
Train Station 20 km away,
railway link possible
Access to Bhutan & Nepal
Study required.
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BANGLADESH
INLAND WATERWAYS

MonglaGhasiakhali
Canal

BANGLADESH INLAND WATERWAYS

Mongla-Ghasiakhali Canal

Navigation Not Possible

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BANGLADESH INLAND WATERWAYS

Mongla-Ghasiakhali Canal

Paddy fields where once there was vibrant navigation

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BANGLADESH
INLAND WATERWAYS

MonglaGhasiakhali
Canal

Possible Solution:
Dredging- no solution now
Alternate Route
through Sunderban
Forest - in use but hazardous
to environment & to vessels

Reversing Tidal Prism

Navigation Locks
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IWT TOOL KIT

(for assessment of IWT projects)

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IWT TOOL KIT

Contents

Purpose of IWT TOOL KIT

Role of IWT in Countrys wider
transport network
Technical Aspects
Maximizing Economic Feasibility
Mitigation of Environmental and Social
Issues
Political Considerations
Institutional Matter

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ASSESSING
TECHNICAL FEASIBILITY OF WATERWAY DEVELOPMENT IN
BANGLADESH AND INDIA

ADBs ROLE
vs
GOVERNMENTS & DONOR
AGENCIES
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WB Involvement in Water
Resources Sector: River Bank
Improvement Project- $ 240M
WB- Proposed Support to IWT:
prioritization of IWT routes,
dredging feasibility and design
study $ 2.7M
ADBs Involvement in Water
Resources Sector:
Flood and River Bank Erosion
Risk Management ProgramTotal:$ 335M (incl ADB=$ 250M)
INDIAs Participation in IWT:
Maintenance of Protocol Routes-Rs 10 crore per year

ADBs ROLE vs GOVTS. &

DONOR AGENCIES

Bangladesh
Scenario

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ADBs ROLE vs GOVTS.

& DONOR AGENCIES

Indian
Scenario

No information could be
found in Report or Internet

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ADBs ROLE vs GOVTS.

& DONOR AGENCIES

ADB MAY EXTEND

TECHNICAL / FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR
STUDY AND DEVELOPMENT OF IWT
SECTOR

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THANK YOU
Your comments are welcome

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