USAID plans feasibility study to boost cross border river trade between Bangladesh-India through the River Padma by creating a channel from Farakka

[Black_cats]

USAID plans feasibility study to boost cross border river trade between Bangladesh-India through the River Padma by creating a channel from Farakka itself​

SOUTH ASIA​

TBS Report
26 February, 2022, 09:20 am
Last modified: 26 February, 2022, 09:50 am

The US Agency for International Development (USAID) is planning to take up a feasibility study on inland waterways trade possibility through the River Padma by creating a channel from Farakka itself, to reduce 400-500km distance to connect Bangladesh with India's north-eastern states.

The Cross Border Infrastructure and Connectivity Project (CBIC), which USAID proposes to take up independently, will boost faster connectivity and cost-effective cargo movement to northeast of India and Bangladesh from the current route, says Indian media.

"Currently, ships travel from Farakka link canal to Haldia on NW-1 and then to Bangladesh rivers and then move upstream Brahmaputra (NW-2) to North East and this long travel can be reduced if a link canal can be built to connect with River Padma from Bhagirathi itself from Farakka," Principal Advisor to the CBIC project Gopal Krishna told to the press recently.

"This project is still under plan stage and we are working closely with the Centre and West Bengal and the project will be taken up if there is 'no loss of water' due to the revitalized connectivity," he said.

India is often accused of low water discharge to its rivers during the dry seasons and this is a key issue during diplomatic discussions by Bangladesh.

Krishna told the members of The Bengal Chamber at Logistics Conclave that currently road transport accounts for two-thirds and the government aims to boost inland water transport as part of Gati Shakti project for a sustainable and economic mode of transport.

The Inland Waterways Authority of India with assistance from the World Bank (WB) is executing the linking of NW-1 and NW-2 through the Bangladesh-India Protocol Route (IBPR).

It has built three multimodal jetties at India's Varanasi, Sahebgunj and Haldia to facilitate cargo movement to Varanasi for northbound cargos up to Nepal.

The CBIC principal advisor Krishna said that the first, technical feasibility study will be taken up if the pre-conditions are met and may take about nine months to complete.

USAID plans feasibility study to boost cross border river trade between Bangladesh-India

The US Agency for International Development (USAID) is planning to take up a feasibility study on inland waterways trade possibility through the River Padma by creating a channel from Farakka itself, to reduce 400-500km distance to connect Bangladesh with India's north-eastern states. The Cross...

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[bluesky]

USAID plans feasibility study to boost cross border river trade between Bangladesh-India through the River Padma by creating a channel from Farakka itself

This US proposal is more linked with the India-China probable war in India's NE than it is with the civilian cargo transport. Once this (Farakka - Padma - Jamuna - Assamese river port) river route is opened, it is certain that in times of India's war against China, America will force BD to allow Indian troops and cargo movements through this river route via our country.

BD should avoid this US-India joint trap. This all-river rout will take the shortest of time for India to move from Farakka/ west Bengal to Assam/ Arunachal. I ask guys to check the map to know it is the shortest route for India if considered in terms of time for transportation.

Note also that a cargo ship/ barge is more reliable for transporting heavy weapons including tanks than it is on a long distance road through a rough terrain via Siliguri corridor.

I can smell the cunning Chanakkya brain to conceive this route, and India is using American govt to influence BD. It is the biggest conspiracy of this century.

 

[Turingsage]

Is there a map to explain this ?

 

[Black_cats]

Is there a map to explain this ?

Google farakka barrage and see the map there. It will curtail the distance significantly as the article says 400-500 km if I am not mistaken.

 

[bluesky]

Google farakka barrage and see the map there. It will curtail the distance significantly as the article says 400-500 km if I am not mistaken.

One can see the locations of Farakka Barrage at the left center, and the confluence of the two rivers Padma/ Ganges and Brahmaputra.

It will half the distance used at present via Kolkata Port, the river Bhagirathi, BoB, Meghna and Brahmaputra to reach Assam.

It is an Indian concept to indirectly involve BD against China, and America is being used by India.

In fact, it is part of QUAD activities and whatever form of govt BD has it is too weak to refuse it. It has to accept the crocodile inside the country.

Note that India knows BD will refuse to accept a direct proposal from it and so it used America's long hand to force BD to swallow it.

If it has to swallow the proposal, BD should demand five squadrons of American jets including F-16s FREE of COST to safeguard its own security. 80 planes. Not that bad.

Bloody Chanakya Raj India!!!

@Turingsage

 

[Abdul Rehman Majeed]

USAID plans feasibility study to boost cross border river trade between Bangladesh-India through the River Padma by creating a channel from Farakka itself​

SOUTH ASIA​

TBS Report
26 February, 2022, 09:20 am
Last modified: 26 February, 2022, 09:50 am

The US Agency for International Development (USAID) is planning to take up a feasibility study on inland waterways trade possibility through the River Padma by creating a channel from Farakka itself, to reduce 400-500km distance to connect Bangladesh with India's north-eastern states.

The Cross Border Infrastructure and Connectivity Project (CBIC), which USAID proposes to take up independently, will boost faster connectivity and cost-effective cargo movement to northeast of India and Bangladesh from the current route, says Indian media.

"Currently, ships travel from Farakka link canal to Haldia on NW-1 and then to Bangladesh rivers and then move upstream Brahmaputra (NW-2) to North East and this long travel can be reduced if a link canal can be built to connect with River Padma from Bhagirathi itself from Farakka," Principal Advisor to the CBIC project Gopal Krishna told to the press recently.

"This project is still under plan stage and we are working closely with the Centre and West Bengal and the project will be taken up if there is 'no loss of water' due to the revitalized connectivity," he said.

India is often accused of low water discharge to its rivers during the dry seasons and this is a key issue during diplomatic discussions by Bangladesh.

Krishna told the members of The Bengal Chamber at Logistics Conclave that currently road transport accounts for two-thirds and the government aims to boost inland water transport as part of Gati Shakti project for a sustainable and economic mode of transport.

The Inland Waterways Authority of India with assistance from the World Bank (WB) is executing the linking of NW-1 and NW-2 through the Bangladesh-India Protocol Route (IBPR).

It has built three multimodal jetties at India's Varanasi, Sahebgunj and Haldia to facilitate cargo movement to Varanasi for northbound cargos up to Nepal.

The CBIC principal advisor Krishna said that the first, technical feasibility study will be taken up if the pre-conditions are met and may take about nine months to complete.

USAID plans feasibility study to boost cross border river trade between Bangladesh-India

The US Agency for International Development (USAID) is planning to take up a feasibility study on inland waterways trade possibility through the River Padma by creating a channel from Farakka itself, to reduce 400-500km distance to connect Bangladesh with India's north-eastern states. The Cross...

www.tbsnews.net

Bangladesh should reject this plan.

 

[Bilal9]

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One can see the locations of Farakka Barrage at the left center, and the confluence of the two rivers Padma/ Ganges and Brahmaputra.

It will half the distance used at present via Kolkata Port, the river Bhagirathi, BoB, Meghna and Brahmaputra to reach Assam.

It is an Indian concept to indirectly involve BD against China, and America is being used by India.

In fact, it is part of QUAD activities and whatever form of govt BD has it is too weak to refuse it. It has to accept the crocodile inside the country.

Note that India knows BD will refuse to accept a direct proposal from it and so it used America's long hand to force BD to swallow it.

If it has to swallow the proposal, BD should demand five squadrons of American jets including F-16s FREE of COST to safeguard its own security. 80 planes. Not that bad.

Bloody Chanakya Raj India!!!

@Turingsage

These people withdraw water unilaterally for fifty years at Farakka, turned the once mighty Padma into a desert, only to keep the Hooghly channel alive and Haldia port navigable. Now they want to have their cake and eat it too.

Very convenient. Well - you can shove this plan up where the sun don't shine...

I don't know why these Sanghis are all up in arms about connectivity all of a sudden. They will use our road and river infra which they never paid one red cent to develop and they ask to use it for free. As if it is their's for the asking.

Use the chicken's neck for connectivity - and if you can't with the PLA blocking it, well, too tough Kumar.

Even if they demolished Farakka, this connectivity won't happen now, that ship sailed long ago....

 

[bluesky]

Note also that a cargo ship/ barge is more reliable for transporting heavy weapons including tanks than it is on a long distance road through a rough terrain via Siliguri corridor.

Guys, please note that the name of the place in between West Bengal and Bhutan is DOKLAM. It is too high for the PLA troops to come down with heavy weapons.

So, in the case that IA moves its troops and weapons including heavy tanks via our land to its NE Arunachal, there are reasons to think that the Chinese air force planes from DOKLAM will attack them while in our land or river.

We cannot blame China when BD itself is at fault by allowing Indian troop transport through our land/ rivers. But the cunning Chanakkya asked the USA to propose the route as India knows BD would not accept it.

I ask the GoB to just reject it outright by citing some good excuses.