Progress So Far
Bank Protection Works
Fairway Development
Construction of Multimodal Terminal at Sahibganj
Construction of new navigational lock at Farakka.
Construction of Multi-modal terminal at Varanasi.
Land: For Phase-I(A)- 5.586 hectares already in the possession of IWAI at Ram Nagar, Varanasi.
For road connectivity: Connectivity: From the terminal to NH-7. Requirement of land: 1.415 ha. located in the Districts of Varanasi and Chandauli. Of this, 0.823 ha. (0.053 ha Govt land and .770 ha. private land) is located in Varanasi and 0.592 (Trust land) is in Chandauli. Date of filing requisition: 23.04.2015. Acquisition process in respect of the entire land has been completed. The status of payment and transfer process are indicated below. Rs. 5.61 crore has so far been paid towards compensation for 0.786 ha of land in Varanasi. Of this, 0.436 ha of private land has been registered in the name of IWAI; 0.297 ha of private land and 0.053 ha of government land are yet to be transferred to IWAI, although payments have been made. Payment of Rs. 0.84 crore for 0.037 ha of private land (owned by Shri Gopal Singh) is yet to be made due to conditions laid by the owner. Rs. 4.23 crores for the 0.592 ha of trust land in the Chandauli District has been released to Director, Patna for payment to the trust.
Clearances: The Standing Committee of National Board for Wildlife, in its meeting held on 15.05.17, recommended grant of permission for movement and plying of inland vessels through the Kashi Turtle Wild Life Sanctuary at Varanasi subject to IWAI taking the standard mitigation measures prescribed by the Wildlife Institute of India and conditions prescribed by the State Chief Wildlife Warden.
Civil Construction. Date of appraisal by SFC: 09.12.2015. Estimated cost at which appraised: 196.84 cr. for Phase-I (A). Contractor: M/s AFCONS Infrastructure Ltd. Date of award: 13.05.2016. Cost at which awarded: ₹169.70 crore. Terminal Capacity: 0.54 MTPA Start date of the project: June, 2016. Targeted completion date of the project: November, 2018. Physical progress: 60%. Financial progress: ₹ 96.58 Cr. Laying of foundation stone: Hon’ble Minister for Shipping, Road Transport and Highways on 12.08. 2016.
Construction of Multi-modal terminal at Haldia
IBRD Loan approval
Loan amount: USD 375 million.
Status of approval: The Board of the Executive Directors of International Bank for Reconstruction & Development approved the loan (Loan No.8752-IN) on 12th April, 2017. Loan Agreement and Project Agreement relating to the IBRD loan of USD 375.00 million were signed on 02.02.2018 between the World Bank and the Department of Economic Affairs & IWAI. The Loan Agreement and the Project Agreement have become effective from 23rd March 2018.
Appraisal of the Project by PIB
Resettlement Action Plan for Sahibganj, Kalughat and Ghazipur
ESIA, EMP & RAP for additional interventions
- Tendering in progress and Agency shortlisted.
- RPF to be issued in the first week of March, 2018
- Estimated cost : INR 4.79 crores.
Technical Support Services Consultant TSSC-I for Varanasi & Sahibganj TSSC-II for Haldia & Farakka.
Consultancy Services for Asset Management & Operation Framework Development for NW-1
Risk Assessment and Disaster Management Plan for NW-1
Consultancy services for study on the effect of navigational activities on dolphins in NW-1
· Consultant: M/s EQMS.
· Date of award: 20.12.2017.
· Status: Study ongoing.
Designing of JMVP website.14 weeks after signing the contract.
- Contractor: M/s. Compton Computers Pvt. Ltd, Kalkaji, Delhi.
- Date of award: 07.07.2017.
- Status: Security/Testing underway.
Consultancy services for study on the effect of navigational activities on dolphins in NW-1 One year after award of work.
- Consultant: M/s EQMS.
- Date of award: 20.12.2017.
- Status: Study ongoing.
Risk Assessment and Disaster Management Plan for NW-1 6 months after award of work.
- Status: Tender process in progress.
Consultancy Services for Asset Management & Operation Framework Development for NW-1 65 weeks after signing the contract
- Consultants: (1) M/s KPMG Advisory Services P. Ltd.; (2) M/s Maritime & Transport Business Solutions B.V.; and (3) Advaita Legal.
- Date of Award: 13th February, 2018
- Value : INR 7.95 crores.
- Status: Study underway.
Technical Support Services Consultant TSSC-I for Varanasi & Sahibganj TSSC-II for Haldia & Farakka.
For Project on Varanasi-Sahibganj Stretch (TSSC-I)
- Contractor: JV of M/s Egis India Consulting Engineers Pvt. Ltd & Egis France International.
- Date of Award: 22.01.2018.
- Date of Mobilization at site: 24.02.2018
- Project Manager-cum-Coordinator to be deployed at JMVP, Noida
projects on Farakka and Haldia stretch (TSSC-II)
- Contractor: Joint Venture of M/s Arkitechno Consultants (I) Pvt. Ltd, Bhubaneswar and M/s IR CLASS Systems & Structures Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai
- Date of award: 08.11.2017.
- Date of Mobilization at site: 15.11.2017
- Project Manager-cum-Coordinator deployed at JMVP, Noida