The assured depth dredging work of river Barak (NW-16) from Badarpur to Bhanga (10.5 km) has been awarded to Dredging Corporation of  India.

The scheduled completion of the work of upgradation/ renovation of Badarpur & Karimganj terminals is March 2023.

The details regarding the utilization of funds disbursed by the World Bank to improve the waterways in Assam is at Annexure attached.

Annexure

Project components	Project cost (INR in Cr.)	Total Fund received from World Bank	Utilization (As on 31st Oct, 2022)
Institutional, regulatory & safety strengthening	147	140.00 Cr.	Rs. in Cr.	%
			15.34	18.51
Fleet safety improvements and modernization	175		57.80	39.57
Improvements in terminal infrastructure	385		16.50	3.45
Project Management Support	63		24.90	39.73
Total	770		114.54	14.88

 

This information was given by the Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Shri Sarbananda Sonowal in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha.

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