Sediment Prediction and Aid to Navigation for the Inland Water Transport in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR)
Dr. (Cdr.) Arnab Das
Founder and Director, MRC, Pune
Sediment Prediction and Aid to Navigation for the Inland Water Transport in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR)
The National Waterway No. 2 (NW2), is being pursued very aggressively by the Government of India, as an infrastructure project for the development of the North-East, particularly for the State of Assam. It is an extremely ambitious project with plans for multi-modal transport systems and multiple other diplomatic agendas of taking our neighbouring nations on-board the development agenda for the region. Such mega projects raise the stakes for all the stakeholders and demand high-end measures to ensure reliable operational availability at all times.
The NW1 and NW2 are also being connected as part of the trans-boundary Inland Water Transport (IWT) between India and Bangladesh. The figure below provides the details of the Bharat-Bangladesh Protocol Route being planned. Such IWT network will provide an efficient system for multi-modal connectivity in the entire region comprising of India and its neighbours.
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Dr. (Cdr.) Arnab Das
Founder and Director, MRC, Pune