Disclosable Version of the ISR - Assam Inland Water Transport Project - P157929 - Sequence No : 04 (English)

The asset management and operating companies - Assam Shipping Company and Assam Port Company that are being established also need to be functional at earliest to ensure the safe and efficient operations of the new vessels that are being delivered and the ferry terminals that are planned for development. [...] The construction of the remaining 17 vessels have been delayed due to the pandemic and is expected to be delivered during the next 12 months. [...] The DPR for the ferry terminal at Aphalamukh ghat in Majuli is being reviewed based on the revised traffic flows, while the civil works contract for the construction of the Guwahati Gateway Ghat is expected to proceed after the evaluation of bids received. [...] The dolphin study will inform the Environmental Assessment for the new activities, and the revision to the Cumulative Impact Assessment for the project. [...] Institutional Capacity and Framework IN01036382 ►Regulation of IWT operations in Assam strengthened (Text, Custom, PBC) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target AIWTRA has: (a) adopted and The AIWTRA The AIWTRA notified new Safety (Amendment) Bill 2020 (Amendment) Bill 2020 Regulations for the was passed by the was passed by the operation of passenger RA Established under Assam Legis