Kolkata Inland Port ( officially known as Kolkata Terminal[4]) is an inland port.[1] The port is located on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River in the Garden Reach area of Kolkata. It was developed by Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) in 2013. It has a total area of 10 acres and a river front of 400 metres (1,300 ft) in length. The port consists of three jetties, which are one permanent RCC jetty and two pontoon jetties. The port mainly handles barges; the depth of water at the permanent jetty is 5 metres (16 ft).
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 Hard coke is being loaded on the Bangladesh bound ship at Garden Reach Jetty–2 of the Kolkata Inland Port | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  India |
| Location | Garden Reach, Kolkata, West Bengal |
| Coordinates | 22°32′49″N 88°18′04″E / 22.5470633°N 88.3010365°E |
| Details | |
| Opened | 2013 |
| Operated by | Summit Alliance Port East Gateway (India)[1] |
| Owned by | Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) |
| Type of harbour | Inland Port |
| No. of berths | 3 |
| Draft depth | 5 metres (16 ft) |
| Statistics | |
| Annual cargo tonnage | 5,79,539.22 metric ton (2022–2023)[2] |
| Annual revenue | ₹4,01,81,944.29 (2022–2023)[3] |
| Net income | ₹72,19,755.15 (2022–2023)[3] |
The port is connected by inland waterways with the inland ports of North India, West Bengal and North East India and neighboring country Bangladesh. The port mainly transports General Cargo and container Cargo; according to the data for the financial year 2022–23, the port was able to handle 579,539.22 metric tonnes of cargoes.[2]
History
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Former Union Shipping Minister G. K. Vasan inaugurated Inland Waterways Authority of India's (IWAI) Garden Reach Jetty 2 of the Kolkata Inland Port at Garden Reach on 25th November 2013. On this day, the first barge anchored at the port, the coal barge of 2100 DWT (Deadweight tonnage) was flagged off by the Union Shipping Minister and started its journey to Farakka.[5]
The Kolkata Inland Port or Kolkata terminal was handed over to Indian subsidiary "Summit Alliance Port East Gateway" of the Summit Alliance Port Limited (SAPL)–a Bangladesh based off-dock service provider and inland water container terminal operator–on 30 October 2018 by the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI), and began commercial operations on 31 October 2018 under a 30-year concession.[1][6][7]
Infrastructure
editJetties
editKolkata Inland Port has three riverine jetties, namely BISN Jetty, Garden Reach Jetty 1 and 2. Jetties provide berthing facilities to barges or lighter vessels.
BISN Jetty and Garden Reach Jetty 1 are pontoon jetties, these two jetties designed for fly ash loading; There are also facilities to provide Ro-Ro services. There is infrastructure for loading fly ash into vessels through pipes by diesel compressors. The combined berthing length of the two jetties is 70 metres (230 ft).[8]
Garden Reach Jetty 2 handles general cargoes, besides having container loading and unloading facilities. Dedicated truck parking space is available, used by cargo transport trucks at the jetty. The jetty is a permanent RCC jetty with a berthing length of 71.25 metres (233.8 ft).[9][8]
Storage facilities
editThis inland port facility has warehouse areas and storage areas, which are located on the river bank behind the jetties. The Garden Reach Jetty 2 has a warehouse area (transit shed) of 1,187 square meters, and the port has 4,048 square meters of hard stand area and 13,890 square meters of open area for cargo storage.[9]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Summit Alliance Port Limited (SAPL)". Summit Alliance Port Limited (SAPL). 8 June 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ a b Shajid 2023, p. 29.
- ^ a b Shajid 2023, p. 184.
- ^ Shajid 2023, p. 28.
- ^ "Shipping Minister Launched Inland Waterways Projects at Kolkatta". pib.gov.in. Press Information Bureau, Government of India Ministry of Shipping. 25 November 2013. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ Shajid 2023, pp. 28–29.
- ^ "In its first Public Private Partnership IWAI to hand over Its Kolkata Terminals to a private company on supply, operate , maintain model". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ a b "National Waterway – 1" (PDF). Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Technical Specifications of the Terminals of Garden reach (GR Jetty-II), Kolkata & Gaighat Terminal Patna" (PDF). IWAI. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
Bibliography
edit- Shajid, Md. Abdullah Osman (2023). Annual Report 2022-23 (PDF) (Report). Retrieved 13 May 2024.
External links
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