Haldia Multi-Modal Terminal

The Haldia Multi-Modal Terminal is a barge terminal in Port City Haldia in East Midnapore district of West Bengal and a small barrier set for small ships.[1][2] The terminal is built near the Haldia Port. The terminal will be built as a river port with 61 acres of land. The terminal is built by Inland Waterways Authority of India by help of West Bengal and the Calcutta Port Trust.

Haldia Multi-Modal Terminal
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Location
Country India
LocationHaldia, West Bengal
Coordinates21.20°N 88.00°E / 21.20; 88.00
Details
Operated byInland Waterways Authority of India
Owned byInland Waterways Authority of India
Type of harbourRiver Port
Draft8 metres (26 ft)

Background

Due to the shortage of pontoon transport through the waterway, the government of India has decided to transport the commodity to the waterways as compared to the road and railways. For this, the government announced that the goods will be transported from Haldia to Allahabad by sea. For this, the government began to build uplines for small ships or barges in the Hooghly and Ganges rivers. It is said from the government that the terminals will be constructed in Haldia Sahebganj and Varanasi for shipping the goods through the waterway. To this end, construction of multi-modal terminals in Haldia began.

Transport of product

The proposed Haldia multipurpose terminal in West Bengal will become a major hub for the transportation of goods in West Bengal and north-east India. The terminal has the promise and potential of 5.92 MMPPA [3] freight traffic by 2018.The main products that will be transported through this terminal include fly ash, banaspati oil, cement etc.[4]

See also

References
  1. "Haldia Multi Modal Terminal to come up by end of 2019, said IWAI Chairman".
  2. "Cabinet approves Jal Marg Vikas Project for enhanced navigation on the Haldia-Varanasi stretch of National Waterway-1".
  3. "Cargo Commitments for Multimodal Terminal at Haldia".
  4. "হলদিয়ায় নতুন পরিবহণ টার্মিনাল গড়ে তোলার উদ্যোগ : অর্থনৈতিক কর্মপ্রচেষ্টা বৃদ্ধির পাশাপাশি কর্মসংস্থানের সুযোগ-সুবিধা প্রসারের বিশেষ সম্ভাবনা". Archived from the original on 23 August 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
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