REGIONAL POLICY DIALOGUE ON STRENGTHENING TRANSPORT CONNECTIVITY IN SOUTHERN ASIA

REGIONAL POLICY DIALOGUE ON STRENGTHENING TRANSPORT CONNECTIVITY IN SOUTHERN ASIA Session 6: SOUTH ASIA ASEAN CONNECTIVITY TRANSIT AND TRADE FACILITATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF BORDER REGIONS 20 TH NOVEMBER, 2014 Dr. Manoj Singh, Adviser (Transport) PLANNING COMMISSION, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA NEW DELHI

EXISTING RAIL NETWORK IN THE NORTH EAST State Broad Gauge Meter Gauge Total (Km) Arunachal Pradesh - 1.26 1.26 Assam 1,443.03 990.96 2,433.99 Tripura - 151.40 151.40 Nagaland 11.13 1.72 12.85 Manipur - 1.35 1.35 Mizoram - 1.50 1.50 Meghalaya - - - Sikkim - - - Total 1,454.16 1,148.19 2,602.35

MASTER PLAN FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE NORTHEAST REGION

RAILWAYS : ON-GOING PROJECTS IN NORTH EAST (2013-14) New Line Gauge Conversion Doubling Total Projects in progress (Nos.) 14 4 2 20 Of which, National Projects (Nos.) 8 2-10 Throw forward (Rs. Crore) as on 1.4.2013 Of which, National Projects (Rs. Crore) 21,689 2,071 2,044 16,354 1,586-25,806 ($4.3 b) 17,940 ($3 b) Length of ongoing works (Km) 965 1,510 44.92 2,520 5

1967 2204 2226 2838 3575 Rs in Crore 5743 EXPENDITURE ON N.F.RAILWAY (Construction) (NEW LINES, GAUGE CONVERSION & DOUBLING) Total Rs 12810 Crs (Last 5yrs) 7000 6000 5000 4000 3000 2000 1000 0 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 *Projected 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15

88.53 89.05 10.18 169.26 309.24 457.76 COMMISSIONING OF B.G RAILWAY LINE 500 Commissioning (Based on CRS Inspection) Commissioned Length (Km) 450 400 350 300 250 200 150 100 * Targeted 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 50 0 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15

ACHIEVEMENTS Year New Line Gauge Conversion Doubling 2007-08 20 107-2008-09 113 170-2009-10-110 - 2010-11 58 110 31 2011-12 148 409-2012-13 61.50 206.18-2013-14 2.0 154 -

Progress of Railway Projects - I Additional financial resources (Rs.314 crore in in 2013-14) in Rangiya Murkongselek Gauge Conversion have helped early completion of the following sub-parts: Rangiya-Rangapara North Dekargaon (Tezpur) (186 km) completed & operationalized on 4 th January 2014 Rangapara (N) Harmuti (143 km) Target Completion: Mar. 2014. completed on 28 th March, 2014. Harmuti-Murkongselek (184 km) TDC: March, 2015. Will be completed on schedule. Balipara-Bhulkpong (New Line 35 km) TDC: March, 2015. Will be completed on schedule. New line Harmuti-Naharlagun (21.75 km): first connectivity to Arunachal Pradesh. TDC: March. 2014. Completed on 29 th March, 2014. First Train service ran on 7 th April, 2014. Lumding-Silchar (421 km) and branch lines - Gauge Conversion expected Mar. 2015 for Main Line/June 16 for branch lines. On Schedule Mega Block since 1 st Oct. 2014. Dudhnoi-Mendipathar (19.75 km): first connectivity to Meghalaya (10 km) TDC: March. 2014 and revised TDC: Sep., 2014. Completed in Aug. 2014. Bogibeel Rail-cum-Road Bridge (across Brahmaputra) with 73 km link lines to be completed by Dec. 2016. 9

NAHARLAGUN STATION (Arunachal Pradesh) MENDIPATHAR STATION (Meghalaya) Pictures of Completed Projects

Progress of National Railway Projects - 2 Name of Project Rangiya-Murkongselek with linked fingers (520 km) (Assam) Lumding-Silchar, incl. Branch (GC) lines & MMs (421 km) (Assam, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura) Cost (Rs. Crore) Progress (%) TDC 3,019 94% Marc, 14 5,185 93% Mar. 15/ June. 16 Tetelia-Byrnihat (21.50 km) (Meghalaya) 385 17% Mar.17 Jiribam- Tupul -Imphal (111km) (Manipur) 5,996 31% Mar. 16/ Mar.18 Kumarghat Agartala (109 km) (Tripura) 1,151 82% March, 16 Agartala - Sabroom (112 km) (Tripura) 1,741 33% June.16 Bogibeel Bridge with linking lines (73 km) (Assam) 5,000 65% Dec.16 Bhairabi-Sairang (51.38 km) (Mizoram) 2,393 12% March,2020 Sivok-Rangpo (44.39 km) (Sikkim) 3,380 0% March,2020 Dimapur-Zubza (Kohima) (88 km) (Nagaland) 2,447 1% March,2020 Byrnihat-Shillong (108.40 km) (Meghalaya) 4,083 1% Not fixed 11

Railway Projects: Major Thrust in the 12 th Plan 7 National Projects will be completed during the 12 th 5 Year Plan This will Enable Up-gradation of Rail Network in Major parts of North East North Bank of Brahmaputra Upgraded to BG Main Arterial Route in form of Lumding Silchar upgraded to BG which will provide Trunk Route for Capital Connectivity To Achieve the Above, apart from Funds, Land and Other Issues Require Resolution with help of State Governments Progress in Tetelia Byrnihat and Byrnihat Shillong affected due to nonavailability of land and Khasi students agitation (Meghalaya) Land Issue between Revenue and Forest in Jiribam Imphal Project (Manipur) Land acquisition in Sivok Rangpo (Assam & Sikkim) and Land acquisition in Agartala Sabroom (Tripura) Road Stretches that Need Urgent Attention in View of Mega Block: NH-54 is a bad shape and will take atleast March 2016 to complete. Beyond Halflong, NH-54 is in bad shape up to next 40 Km up to Harangajao (NHAI). NH-44 between Karimganj- Churaibari, (40 Km ) and between Sonapur-Badarpur (BRO). 12

INDO-MYANMAR RAIL CONNECTIVITY

RAIL PROJECTS IN MANIPUR

RAIL MAP OF MYANMAR

Myanmar: India s Land Bridge to ASEAN

Asian Railway Network 17

BROAD PROJECT PARAMETERS OF INDO-MYANMAR RAIL CONNECTIVITY Imphal Moreh 111 Kms Rs. 5500 Crores ($ 1 b) Moreh Kalay 130 Kms Rs. 3000 Crores ($ 0.5 b) Possibility of funding by JICA, ADB, and other Multi-lateral Agencies;

Road Development in the North East Two Major Projects Going On Presently East West Corridor (Silchar in Assam to Porbandar in Gujarat) Completed length is 500 km (81%) Likely completion date : Dec. 2014 Special Accelerated Road Development Project in the North East (SARDP-NE) Phase A 4,099 km (Project cost Rs.21,000 crore) Phase B 3,723 km (Only DPR approved) Arunachal Package (MoRTH, Arunachal PWD and BRO) 2,319 km (Rs.11,919 crore) Total Investment : Rs 40,000 crores ($ 7 b) 19

International Road Gateway Moreh to Guwahati Moreh Imphal : NH 39-120 km 2 lane road 3 hrs Imphal Jiribam Silchar : NH 53-240 km 2 lane : 8 hrs Silchar Guwahati : East West Corridor 325 km 6 hrs Total : 700 kms : 17 hrs

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MAP OF MANIPUR MAO 150 155 MELURI MARAM 150 SENAPATI KANGPOKPI 39 UKHRUL TAMENGLONG 150 JIRIBAM 53 KHONSANG 53 NUNGBA IMPHAL THOUBAL YAINGANGPOPKI BISHNUPUR 39 PALEL 150 CHURACHANDPUR LEGEND :- TIPAIMUKH CHANDEL MOREH 1. NH with PWD 2. NH with BRO 3. Roads transferred from Phase B to Phase A 4. State Boundary

MAP OF ASSAM ARUNACHAL PRADESH ITANAGAR 52 52A NORTH LAKHIMPUR GOHPUR BANDER DEWA JONAI 52 DHOLA 37 ROING 37 52 RUPAI MAKUM BORDUMSA TINSUKHIA 38 LEKHAPANI DIBRUGARH 153 DIGBOI 37 52B 61 SRIRAMPUR 152 31C KOKRAJHAR 31 31B BAKSHIRHAT DHUBRI BAIHATA BARPETA CHARALI GUWAHATI GOALPARA PAIKAN BASKA 51 62 31 52 37 MEGHALAYA UDALGURI 37 BADARPUR 151 44 CHURAIBARI ROWTA TEZPUR MORIGAON NAGAON 37 SILGHAT KAZIRANGA MANJA DABOKA 54 37 36 DIPHU LUMDING HAFLONG JATINGA 44 SILCHAR 54 154 39 DIMAPUR GOLAGHAT MANIPUR NAGALAND LEGEND :- 1. NH with PWD 2. NH with BRO 3. NH with NHAI 4. State Boundary 5. SARDP-NE Phase A 6. Roads Transferred from Phase B to Phase A

MAP OF MIZORAM 154 54 BILKHAWTLIR KOLASIB 44A AGARTALA ` MAMIT 44A SAIRANG AIZWAL 150 SELLING CHAMPAI 54 SERCHHIP LUNGLEI 54A THERIAT LAWNGTLAI S. BUNGTLANG HMAWNGBU TO KALETWA ( MYANMAR) 54 B 54 TUIPANG 502A SAIHA LEGEND :- 1. NH 2. Roads transferred from Phase B to Phase A 3. Kaladan Multi Model Transit Transport Project

MAP OF TRIPURA KUKITAL CHURAIBARI KAILASAHAR 44 KUMARGHAT MIZORAM Khowai MANU SIMLUNG 44 AGARTALA Teliamura AMBASSA 44A UDAIPUR Amarpur 44 LEGEND :- 1. NH with BRO 2. SARDP-NE Phase A 3. Road under Phase B 4. State Boundary 5. District Headquarters SABROOM

TO PORBANDER Phulbari MAP OF MEGHALAYA 31 TURA DALU 31C 51 62 31B 62 WILLIAMNAGAR BAGHMARA BANGLADESH 31 ASSAM DAMRA RONGJENG MAWTHABAH CHAIGAON 37 NOINGSTOIN DOMIASIAT MAHESKHOLA NONGHYLLAM BAIHATA CHARALI KYRSHAI RAMBRAI PAMBRIEW WAHKAJI JORABAT 44 E PHLANGDILION RANIKOR BORSORA 40 BADAPANI SHILLONG LAITLAWSNAI EAST WEST CORRIDOR GUWAHATI 40 52 NONGPOH 44 40 DAWKI TO TEZPUR TO NAGAON/ SILCHAR SHILLONG BYPASS JOWAI 44 LEGEND :- ASSAM 1. NH with PWD 2. NH with NHAI 3. New NH (Yet to be entrusted) 4. Roads transfer from Phase B to Phase A 5. State Boundary TO AGARTALA

Roads covered for improvement in Arunachal Pradesh under SARDP-NE Daporijo Koloriang Aalong GORGING PONGO MIGGING LUNGTE Yingkiong BISHING JIDO SINGA SAKRAM POINT Anini Roing Tezu To Srirampur Tawang TASHIGAONG LUMLA Bomdila Being improved to 2 lane by BRO under China Study Group(CSG) 229 Seppa NECHIPU BALIPARA Yupia ITANAGAR SILGHAT Ziro HOLONGI ZORAM Potin TAHILA 229 GOHPUR TATO RUPAI MAHADEVPUR TINSUKIA 52B JAIRAMPUR NAMCHIK AKAJAN DIBRUGARH Lalpul NORTH PANGSU PASS LAKHIMPUR 153 BIMLAPUR Hoj SIBSAGAR 52B 52B BANDER DEWA KANUBARI NUMALIGARH BILE PAKA Pasighat MARIYUNG PANGIN 229 BAME JONAI Khonsa BOMJIR 52 37 Ext SADIA DHOLA Koronu Paya LEGEND :- CHOWKHAM 52 Changlang A. Roads under Arunachal Package 1. Trans Arunachal Highway(NH-229, 52 & 52B) 2. Roads connecting remaining 5 DHQs 3. Road stretches proposed on Annuity basis Hawai Baihata Charali GUWAHATI NAGAON TO SILCHAR ROUTE OF 4 LANE CONNECTIVITY OF ITANAGAR WITH EAST WEST CORRIDOR AT NAGAON B. Roads under Phase A Other National Highways East West Corridor DISTRICT HEADQUARTER TOWN

MAP OF SIKKIM MANGAN RANGRANG SIKKIM Tashiview Point KUPUP MENLA NATHULA SHERATHONG TIBET LEGEND NEPAL 1. Existing National Highways 2. G- N Road under Phase- A 3. Other Roads 4. Alternate route (NH 31A) 5. New Roads to be constructed 6. East-West Corridor 7. Roads transferred from Phase B /added to Phase A GYALSHING NAYABAZAR NAMCHI Gangtok Bypass (under Ph A) LEGSHIP MELLI WEST 31A BENGAL BAGDOGRA SIVOKE DIKCHU SILIGURI SINGTAM TARKU MANPUR 31 ` 31A RANIPUL RANGPO 31 ROLEP PAKYONG RORATHANG RHENOK KALIMPONG NIMBONG BAGRAKOT DAMDIM ALGARAH RIVER TEESTA LOLEGAON ROUTE Proposed by BRO as recommended by DG (Forest) LAVA CHALSA RONGLI 31 ARITAR THODE ZULUK PADAMCHEN JALDHAKA RACHELA KHUNIAMORE GANGTOK BHUTAN TANGTA ORIGINAL ROUTE APPROVED ALIGNMENT JALPAIGURI ASSAM BANGLADESH

MAP OF NAGALAND SIMULGURI (NH-37 ASSAM) NAGINIMARA TIZIT ASSAM Amguri TAMLU MON Tuli MERANGKONG LONGLENG CHANGTONGYA Bhandari 61 155 Sanis MOKOKCHUNG TOBU TUENSANG MYANMAR WOKHA KHELMA BOKAJAN DIMAPUR 36 PEREN ATHIBUNG 39 Shedhunmi Proposed CHUMUKEDIMA Dimapur Bypass Ghaspani Leikie 39 NIULAND 39 Proposed Kohima Bypass 61 TSEMINYU KOHIMA SATAKHA CHAKABAMA 150 TO IMPHAL MANIPUR ZUNHEBOTO PHEK JESSAMI PFUTZERO ZHAMAI KIPHIRE 155 Laruri LEGEND :- 1. National Highways 2. SARDP-NE, Ph-A 3. Transferred from Ph-B to Ph-A 4. Proposed NH 5. State Boundary Drawn By :- Neeraj Pant, D/Man Gr-II (P-8), M/O RT&H

Airports in NE State Operational Non- Operational Assam 6 3 IAF, 3 AAI Arunachal Pradesh Pakyong Bagdogra Sikkim West Bengal 2-5 Manipur 1 - Meghalaya 1 1 Mizoram 1 1 Nagaland 1 - Tripura 1 3 Sikkim - - West Bengal 1* - Total 11+1 12 Rupsi Tura Agartala Guwahati Shillong Meghalaya Kailashahar Kamalpur Khowai Tripura Shella Tezpur Assam Silchar Lengpui Ziro Dimapur Mizoram Turial Daparizo Dibrugargh North Lakhimpur (Lilabari) Jorhat Imphal Manipur * Bagdogra Airport, although in Eastern Region, is included as it is the gateway to North-East including Sikkim State Arunachal Pradesh Itanagar Along Pasighat Nagaland Chiethu/ Kohima LEGEND Tezu Operational (11+1) Non-Operational (12) Greenfield (3) 32

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31 DHUBRI JOGIGHOPA SHISHUMARA DAIKHAWA CHILMARI I N D I A 31 31C 51 37 DISPUR PANDU P SHILLONG 40 M E G H A L A Y A TEJPUR A S S A M 37 SILGHAT P INDO BANGLADESH 36 PROTOCOL ROUTES 53 KOHIMA NAGALAND HULIAN 6 2 HALDIA P 41 34 B A N G L A D E S H GODAGARI SIRAJGANJ RAJSHAHI KOLKATA P 35 NAMKHANA BAGHABARI P KHULNA CHALNA P BAHADURABAD ARICHA P MONGLA ANGTIHARA DHAKA BARISAL BHAIRAB BAZAR NARAYANGANJ P KAUKHALI Bay of Bengal ZAKIGANJ SYLHET BHANGA KARIMGANJ MARKULI FENCHUGANJ SHERPUR AJMIRIGANJ AKHAURA CHANDPUR ASHUGANJ 44 TRIPURA AGARTALA 54 AIZWAL LAKHIPUR P MIZORAM 53 MANIPUR IMPHAL N Legend Declared National waterway Proposed National waterway Protocol route Road Rail NH 51 Protocol route distances Kolkata Silghat..... 1720 Km Kolkata - Karimganj...1318 Km Silghat- Karimganj 1410 Km Dhulian-Rajshahi...78 34 34 Km Myanmar (Burma)

Proposed National Waterway (No 6) River Barak Bhanga Badarpur Silchar Stretch Km Bhanga - Lakhipur 121 Length 121 km Development cost -Rs 123.3 Cr (at 2012 prices) Status: Declaration in process Bill likely to be introduced in Budget session 2013 3 5

Airports Development (2012-17) - I Development of Airports at Pakyong New TDC: Dec. 2014. Need resolution of land acquisition for AAI Colony, shifting of 16 local residences and approach road from Pakyong to Gangtok Itanagar State Govt. to provide land acquisition (1,037 acres), Rehabilitation, Compound Wall, Approach Road, Electricity/Water supply. PIL challenging site before Guwahati High Court Cheithu Alternative site needs to be selected by State Government Modernize selected Airports by AAI Guwahati Construction of 3 hangars for A-321. TDC Sep. 2014 Dibrugarh Runway extension (32 acres land acquisition) Jorhat - Apron extension completed (30 Nov. 2013). New Terminal Building planned Shillong Upgradation at Barapani taken up. 32 acres defence land required. Work stopped (August 2012) due to local agitation Imphal : Notified international airport (14 Nov. 2013) with connectivity to South/East Asian countries. Extension of Apron & Boundary Wall Work going on Agartala New Terminal building in planning stage 36

Airports Development - II Airports in Arunachal Pradesh & Meghalaya (Non-operational) Operationalize Along, Daparizo, Passighat, Tezu, Ziro (Arunachal Pradesh) Daparijo (Arunachal Pradesh to sort out Land Acquisition Issues) Greenfield Airport in Tawang (Arunachal Pradesh) to be finalized after NOC from MoD Tura (Meghalaya) land acquisition issues. Average no. of departures per week from NE Airports increased sharply. 2001 2011 2012 226 581 497 Larger and more regular air connectivity to NER, specifically within the region necessary. Guwahati being developed as a regional hub (Sept. 2014). Will help improve connectivity Intra-regional network in NE is weak and needs to be developed. NEC has invited bids (with VGF support) with little success so far Need to approve recommendations of Committee under Member (NE), PC on issues relating to air connectivity by Alliance Air. Shillong-Kolkata services resumed since 10 Jul. 2013, may be discontinued again by Alliance Air 37

Roads East West Corridor (NHAI) Completed length is 500 km (81%) Likely completion date : Dec. 2014 Critical issues: Land availability. Likely to be resolved by State Govt. Guwahati Nalbari (14 km) (Assam) Maibong Harangajao (16 km) (Assam) Clearance for extraction of Mines & Minerals (State Govts.) SARDP-NE (MoRTH, State PWDs, BRO) Phase A 4,099 km (Project cost Rs.21,000 crore) Phase B 3,723 km (Only DPR approved) Arunachal Package (MoRTH, Arunachal PWD and BRO) 2,319 km (Rs.11,919 crore) 38

Item Progress of Phase A and Arunachal Package Total Length Target Work Sanctioned/ Awarded Roads Completed Phase A 4,099 2,505 1,214 Arunachal Package 2,319 1,341 (58%) 113 (5%) Total 6,418 3,846 (60%) 1,327 (21%) Targeted/Expected Date for Completion June, 2015/March2017 June, 2016/March2018 Work Sanctioned and Awarded Likely to be 5800 Km (84%) by March 2015. Steps taken to strengthen project execution: ADG (1), CE (3) at Guwahati, Agartala & Itanagar posted. Tripura PWD Engineers (7) seconded to Ministry for NH-44 work at Agartala PIU (2) at Guwahati, PIU (2) at Itanagar and PIU (1) at Agartala PIU (1) at Imphal to look after work of NH-53 & construction of 2 bridges Barak and Makru Non-strategic roads off-loaded from BRO (In Kms) 39

Agency-wise Re-Distribution of Road Lengths under SARDP-NE & Arunachal Package Agency Original Modified Phase 'A' Ar. Ar. Total Phase 'A' Package Package Total BRO 1247 812 2059 578 558 1136 PWD 52 633 685 52 887 939 Ar. Pradesh Assam 745 98 843 984 98 1082 Manipur - - - 58-58 Meghalaya 609-609 609-609 Mizoram 299-299 299-299 Nagaland 342-342 342-342 Sikkim 207-207 304-304 Tripura 0 - - 130-130 NHAI 394-394 539-539 MoRTH 204 776 980 204 776 980 Total 4099 2319 6418 4099 2319 6418 40

Map of Sikkim MANGAN NEPAL GYALSHING LEGSHIP NAYABAZAR Gangtok Bypass TARKU 31A NAMCHI MANPUR Tashiview Point RANIPUL SINGTAM RANGPO PAKYONG MENLA ROLEP RONGLI NATHULA GANGTOK RHENOK ARITAR RACHLA RISHI PAYONG TANGTA ALAGARH THODE TIBET BHUTAN LEGEND 1. Existing National Highways 2. East West Corridor 3. Gangtok- Nathula Road under Phase- A of SARDP-NE 4. Alternate route to Gangtok (i) Original Alignment (ii) Proposed New Alignment 5. District Connectivity roads in Phase A of SARDP-NE 6. Roads under Phase B of SARDP-NE SILIGURI RIVER TEESTA WEST 31 MELLI 31A SIVOKE KALIMPONG BAGRAKOT BENGAL New alignment suggested by DG (Forest), MoEF 31 LAVA SHYLAPOKHARI Km 49.00 DAMDIM JALDHAKA CHALSA ORIGINAL ALIGNMENT APPROVED by CCEA To ASSAM

Map of Sikkim MANGAN GYALSHING Gangtok Bypass Tashiview Point RANIPUL MENLA ROLEP NATHULA GANGTOK TIBET LEGEND NEPAL LEGSHIP NAYABAZAR TARKU MELLI 31A NAMCHI MANPUR SINGTAM RANGPO RIVER TEESTA PAKYONG ARITAR RORATHANG RHENOK RONGLI RACHLA TANGTA THODE JALDHAKA BHUTAN 1. Existing National Highways 2. East West Corridor 3. G- N Road under Phase- A 4. Alternate route to Gangtok (i) Existing road (ii) New roads to be constructed 5. New roads added to Phase A 6. Roads transfer from Phase A to Phase B. 7. SARDP- NE Phase B WEST 31A SIVOKE (km 595) BENGAL 31 To ASSAM BAGDOGRA (km566) SILIGURI 31 CHALSA

MAP OF SIKKIM MANGAN RANGRANG SIKKIM Tashiview Point KUPUP MENLA NATHULA SHERATHONG TIBET LEGEND NEPAL 1. Existing National Highways 2. G- N Road under Phase- A 3. Other Roads 4. Alternate route (NH 31A) 5. New Roads to be constructed 6. East-West Corridor 7. Roads transferred from Phase B /added to Phase A GYALSHING NAYABAZAR NAMCHI Gangtok Bypass (under Ph A) LEGSHIP MELLI WEST 31A BENGAL BAGDOGRA SIVOKE DIKCHU SILIGURI SINGTAM TARKU MANPUR 31 ` 31A RANIPUL RANGPO ROLEP PAKYONG RORATHANG RHENOK KALIMPONG NIMBONG BAGRAKOT DAMDIM ALGARAH RIVER TEESTA LOLEGAON LAVA RONGLI ARITAR THODE ZULUK PADAMCHEN JALDHAKA RACHELA ROUTE No.2 Proposed by Forest ROUTE No.1 Deptt. WB. Existing Proposed by Forest Jeepable track. Deptt. WB. Existing BRO road. 31 CHALSA KHUNIAMORE 31 GANGTOK BHUTAN TANGTA ORIGINAL ROUTE APPROVED ALIGNMENT JALPAIGURI ASSAM BANGLADESH

Map of Sikkim MANGAN NEPAL GYALSHING LEGSHIP NAYABAZAR Gangtok Bypass TARKU 31A NAMCHI MANPUR Tashiview Point RANIPUL SINGTAM RANGPO PAKYONG MENLA ROLEP RONGLI NATHULA GANGTOK RHENOK ARITAR RACHLA RISHI PAYONG TANGTA ALAGARH THODE TIBET BHUTAN LEGEND 1. Existing National Highways 2. East West Corridor 3. G- N Road under Phase- A 4. Alternate route to Gangtok (i) Existing road (ii) New roads to be constructed 5. New roads added to Phase A 6. Roads transfer from Phase A to Phase B. 7. SARDP- NE Phase B SILIGURI RIVER TEESTA WEST 31 MELLI 31A SIVOKE KALIMPONG BAGRAKOT BENGAL ROUTE No.2 Proposed by Forest Deptt. WB. Existing Jeepable track. 31 LAVA SHYLAPOKHARI Km 49.00 ROUTE No.1 Proposed by Forest Deptt. WB. Existing BRO road. DAMDIM JALDHAKA CHALSA ORIGINAL ROUTE APPROVED ALIGNMENT To ASSAM

Road Sector Issues Need for special focus on: Work on connecting Sikkim (NH-31A, Sivok-Gangtok-Nathula by BRO) has progressed at a slow pace. New TDC March 2016 Work on NH-44 has been stalled for quite some time. Need for fast pace after the re-distribution & being taken up by State PWD Work on NH-53 (Jiribam-Imphal) critical. Needs early completion Silchar Bridge being replaced with support from M/o DONER. Need for early completion of project Dhola Sadiya Bridge (river Brahmaputra) targeted for completion in 2015. Work going on well Road to Vijaynagar from Miao needs early sanction Construction of Bridge over Feni river (Tripura) connecting Bangladesh taken up with MEA support. Work should start early Replacement of all semi-permanent timber bridges in the region. Special focus and be funded by State Govts., along with Central assistance under SPA over next 3 years. A special scheme needs to be launched to complete this 47

Inland Water Transport in the NE Region 891 Km National Waterway-2 on River Brahmaputra along with Indo-Bangladesh Protocol Route provides safe, cheap and eco friendly route for carriage of commodities Navigability of 2.0-2.5 meter depth along with navigation aids and ten floating terminals maintained by IWAI 16 Floating terminals for passengers funded by MoS will be commissioned by March 2014. 4 already operational Inland Water Port at Pandu developed with high level and low level jetties, two warehouses, Railway siding and open storage: Land for Connecting Road needs resolution with NFR/Govt. of Assam IWAI is developing: Ro-Ro facility at Dhubri and Hatsingimari (opposite bank of Brahmaputra) to reduce travel time of vehicles between Meghalaya and Dhubri in Assam which now have to go over Jogighopa bridge covering a distance of 220 km Vessel repair facility at Pandu (Guwahati). Assam Govt. to expedite transfer of land 51

I N D I A Aizwal I N D I A B A N G L A D E S H Lawngtlai Myeikwa (IM Border) Kaletwa Myanmar Bay of Bengal Paletwa Kolkata Sittwe 539 km Sea Sittwe Paletwa 158 km IWT Paletwa Kaletwa 67 km Road Kaletwa Myeikwa (IM Border) Myeikw a (IM Border) Lawngtl ai 62 km Road 100 km Road Lawngtlai Aizwal 334 km Road Kolkata Aizwal 1260 km Kyauktaw Sittwe 52

North East has special requirements of transport because of topographical challenges (hilly, landslides ) Transport Infrastructure benefits in NE States. It is provides neighbouring countries. Area: 0.26 million sq land and 46 million population. Partition: Distanced the NE Region to the rest of India by connecting countries to the narrow 27 km wide. 96 % of the boundary of region frame international burdens. Challenges for NE Region: Complete the progress of infrastructure in NE Region; Create institutional & functional mechanisms to sustain and maintain the infrastructure. Well Policy region for free movements of govt./service and from NE region to the international neighbour. 60

2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 295 542 845 979 1403 1765 Rs in Crore 1913 2130 2365 3392 INVESTMENT IN N.E REGION OVER LAST 10 YEARS (NEW LINES, GAUGE CONVERSION & DOUBLING) Total Rs 15,629 Crs(Last 10yrs) (Including works in progress) 4000 3500 3000 2500 2000 1500 1000 500 0