India-Myanmar transport project to complete by mid 2014

[Srinivas]

India-Myanmar transport project to complete by mid 2014​

YANGON: The Kaladan multi-purpose transportation project, jointly implemented by Myanmar and India, is expected to be completed by mid 2014, media reports said Thursday.

According to the contractor Essar Company, the first of the three-phase project has been completed by 70 per cent, reported Xinhua.

The first phase includes construction of Sittway Deep Seaport and Paletwa Jetty, dredging theKaladan waterway and construction of six vessels.

The second phase covers construction of a 109 km-long road to link Paletwa with border region and the third phase comprises construction of a highway between Mizoram and Myanmar's Chin state.

The completion of waterway and highway crossing Myanmar's Rakhine and Chin states would help support better transport and trade between the regional countries, the report said.

Upon total completion of the project expected to be operational by 2015, India is to hand over to Myanmar which is to carry out the maintenance work, the report added.

Myanmar and India signed the $214 million contract Kaladan multi-purpose transportation project in 2008.

According to official statistics, India's investment in Myanmar amounted to $283 million as of July 2013 in nine projects.

India-Myanmar transport project to complete by mid 2014 - The Times of India

 

[illusion8]

India-Myanmar transport project to complete by mid 2014​

YANGON: The Kaladan multi-purpose transportation project, jointly implemented by Myanmar and India, is expected to be completed by mid 2014, media reports said Thursday.

According to the contractor Essar Company, the first of the three-phase project has been completed by 70 per cent, reported Xinhua.

The first phase includes construction of Sittway Deep Seaport and Paletwa Jetty, dredging theKaladan waterway and construction of six vessels.

The second phase covers construction of a 109 km-long road to link Paletwa with border region and the third phase comprises construction of a highway between Mizoram and Myanmar's Chin state.

The completion of waterway and highway crossing Myanmar's Rakhine and Chin states would help support better transport and trade between the regional countries, the report said.

Upon total completion of the project expected to be operational by 2015, India is to hand over to Myanmar which is to carry out the maintenance work, the report added.

Myanmar and India signed the $214 million contract Kaladan multi-purpose transportation project in 2008.

According to official statistics, India's investment in Myanmar amounted to $283 million as of July 2013 in nine projects.

India-Myanmar transport project to complete by mid 2014 - The Times of India

A section of the new silk route I presume?

 

[Dash]

According to official statistics, India's investment in Myanmar amounted to $283 million as of July 2013 in nine projects

We need to increase that investment and create a better infra first in North east.

 

[Srinivas]

A section of the new silk route I presume?

This connectivity is a part of trade corridor coming to connect India with ASEAN

 

[illusion8]

This connectivity is a part of trade corridor coming to connect India with ASEAN

Some pics would have been nice to see.

 

[Srinivas]

Some pics would have been nice to see.

 

[Skull and Bones]

Next phase of growth will come from Indian North-East.

 

[Dash]

Next phase of growth will come from Indian North-East.

Anything you see that might fuel that? because we really need to develop that part of our world

 

[illusion8]

That's the new silk route.

 

[Kurama]

Good..
this will immensely benefit our North Eastern states
It's a win win situation for both India and South east Asia.
This is the first phase, this will further extended to Thailand and then to Hanoi..

 

[eazzy]

Is it part of m.timesofindia.com/world/china/Plan-for-economic-corridor-linking-India-to-China-approved/articleshow/27669821.cms ?

 

[CorporateAffairs]

can anyone give the proposed route map (gmaps)?