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Overview of Transport Sector Development of Nepal and Regional Infrastructure Dhruba Raj Regmi Joint Secretary Ministry of Physical Planning and Works. Structure of Presentation. Transport Background Roads Railways Dry ports Integrated check posts Vehicle Fleet Trade Volume

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  1. Overview of Transport Sector Development of Nepal and Regional InfrastructureDhruba Raj RegmiJoint SecretaryMinistry of Physical Planning and Works

  2. Structure of Presentation • Transport Background • Roads • Railways • Dry ports • Integrated check posts • Vehicle Fleet • Trade Volume • Infrastructures of Regional Importance

  3. Transport Background • Area: 147,181 sq. km.(56,136 sq. mi.) • Population: 25.9 million (2006) • Road-Dominating mode of Transport • Total length : aprox. 17000km • Strategic Roads: 7000km • Local Roads: 10000km

  4. Transport Background… • Air Services is the second popular mode of Transport. (43 Airports) • Rail mode of Transport—very limited • Dry ports 3 +1+1(planned) • Integrated Check posts - 4

  5. Roads • The average road density is 11.4 km/100 square km. In terms of serving the population, the average density is 7.5 km/10,000 populations.

  6. Growth in the Overall Road Network, 1970-2004

  7. Key Elements of Road Development • 69 District HQs connected so far by roads. • Completion of links to ALL District HQs by 2011. • Upgrading of unsealed roads in Terai and main links into the hills • Improvement of network in mid-hills, inter-District links – mid-hills corridor

  8. Key Elements of Road…… • Enhancement of access to Kathmandu – including Fast Track • Capacity enhancement of key Kathmandu Valley roads – incl RR, Bhaktapur-Dhulikhel, etc

  9. National Highways (Sealed) National Highways (Unsealed) Feeder Roads (Sealed) Feeder Roads (Unsealed) Existing Operational SRN (7361 km) N E China P A L N E P A L India

  10. Accessibility( Total population 25.9 mil)

  11. Status of Railway in Nepal • Jayanagar – Janakpur- Bijulpura Length—51km Gauge – Narrow Condition--- Dilapidated • Raxoul --- Birgunj Length– 5km Gauge – Broad Condition– Good and operating

  12. Recent Initiatives • Technical Assistance from GOI • Preliminary Survey • New Jalpaiguri (India) to Kakadvitta (Nepal) • Jogabani (India) to Biratnagar (Nepal) • Nautanwa (India) to Bhairahwa (Nepal) • Nepalganj Road ( India) to Nepalganj (Nepal) • Jayanagar and Janakpur with extension to Bardibas • RITES carying out above works

  13. Program of GON in F/Y 065/066Budget Speech • Budget Nrs. 150,000,000/- • Construction of Electrical Railway in Tarai from Mechi to Mahakali • upgrade and extension of Jaynagar-Janakpur-Bardibas • Feasibility Study of Railway Extension from Pokhara to Kathmandu.

  14. What's going on? • GON invited Expression of Interests from the International consulting firms for Feasibility study of Mechi-Mahakalli and Kathmandu-Pokhara electrical railway line • 6 firms have been short listed out of 19 international consultants participated. • One among the short listed firms is expected to be selected by the end of this fiscal year.

  15. Subjects yet to be finalized • Policy • Institutional and Legal Framework • Implementation modality • Resources for construction? • Private Sector/ Public Sector Involvement • Operation Modality • Supply of electricity for operation

  16. Policy • No policy formed yet on Railway Development • Should be in line with the National Transport Policy. • Integrated Approach. • Advanced Technology and system be adopted. • Commercially viable. • Active Private Participation

  17. Institutional and Legal Frame work • GON planning to establish a Railway Department. • Necessary legal documents (Act, Regulations )will be prepared in F/Y 09/10.

  18. Envisioned Railway Network Mechi-Mahakali Railway Kodari-Kathmandu-Birgunj Kathmandu-Pokhara Mahakali Kodari Pokhara Kathmandu Birgunj Mechi Linkages at 6 border locations from proposed Mechi-Mahakali Railway

  19. Dry ports • Rail based ICD in Sirsiya -1568 TEUs • Road based ICD in Biratnagar -150 TEUs • Road based ICD in bhairahawa-250 trucks • Road based ICD in Kakarvitta- under construction • Tatopani ICD Feasibility study carried out

  20. ICD/ Dry-Portsin Nepal

  21. Integrated Check posts • Birgunj-Raxoul • Bhairahawa -Sunouli • Nepalgunj-Rupadia • Biratnagar-Jogbani • MOU signed on August, 2005 • These are mirror type projects • Designs being prepared • Land Acquisition is in process

  22. Vehicle Fleet: 617,306 in 2007

  23. Trade volume in Nrs. F/Y 07/08 Total export Nrs. 60787.5 million (US $ 0.95 billion) Total import Nrs. 226116 million (US $ 3.53 billion) Exchange Rate: US $ 1=Nrs.64

  24. Power/Electricity At present : 700 MW. Planned: 10,000 MW in 10 years.

  25. Infrastructures of Regional Importance • Roads/Asian highway • Railways • Dry ports • Integrated Check post

  26. Roads • North south Roads • 5 roads identified • One(Kodari -Birgunj) -operating, • Second (Syafrubesi-Birgunj) -under construction • Kathmandu-Fast Track consideration under BOT.

  27. Roads.. • Mid east-west highway • Chyangthapu of Taplejung to Jhulaghat of Baitadi Total length-1700km missing part-700km • Construction on going from GON resources

  28. Roads. • East West Highway • Missing link -15 km from Mahendranagar-Tanakpur • To be constructed under Grant Assistance of India

  29. Roads.. • Tarai Roads -about 1500 km • Grant aid from India • DPR ready for first stage 500km Roads • Contracts to be awarded soon

  30. ASIAN HIGHWAY

  31. Asian Highway • Asian highway network in the region has reached about 140,000 km •  AH-2 from Kakarbhitta-Bramhadev Mandi-1027km • AH-42 from Kodari to Birgunj 297 km

  32. Asian Highway Corridors

  33. SAARC Regional Transport Corridor • Road Corridors • Between Nepal and India there are 19 official trading points, of which 15 are active points. Among the 15 points only 6 points are most actively used. • Karachi- Lahore – New Delhi- Nepalgunj –KTM (3147km) • Kathmandu-Kakarvitta-Phulbari-Banglabandha-Mongla(1362km) • Kathmandu- kakarvitta- Phuntsholing –Thimpu (1011km) • Kathmandu- kolkata/Haldia(1323km) • Kathmandu- Bhairahawa-Sunauli-Lucknow (663km) • Biratnagar-Kolkata (689km)

  34. SAARC Regional.. • Selected road corridors for prioritization • KTM-Birgunj/raxaul-Kolkata/haldia • KTM-Kakarvitta-Phulbari-Banglabandha-Mongla/Chittagong • KTM-Nepalgunj-New Delhi-lahore-Karachi • KTM-Bhairahawa-Sunauli-Lucknow

  35. SAARC Regional.. • List of selected Rail Corridors • Birgunj-raxaul- Haldia/Kolkata • Birgunj-raxaul-Katihar- Rohanpur-Chittagong with links to Jogbani

  36. SASEC / SUBREGIONAL TRANSPORT • Construction of 29 km black top road with 7m carriageway from Bhairahawa to Bhumahi • Birgunj(ICD)-Jeetpur (TRP) -12km by pass road • Road based new Kakarbhitta ICD in an area of 7.5 ha • All these projects to be completed by June 2010

  37. BIMSTEC Transport Infrastructure • Identification of Transport infrastructure and logistics bottlenecks in BIMSTEC Region • Policies and strategies on physical and non-physical barriers

  38. Regional Agreements on Transport • Intergovernmental Agreement on the Asian Highway Network • Signing took place in April 2004 in Shanghai and entered into force on 4 July 2005. • As of now the Agreement has been signed by 28 member states of which 23 are Parties • Intergovernmental Agreement on Trans Asian Railway Network • Signing took place in Nov.10, 2006 and will enter into force from June, 2009

  39. Regional Agreements on Transport.. • First meeting of the SAARC ministers of transport held in New Delhi in August, 2007 • Identified regional and sub-regional pilot projects for implementation • Projects concerned to Nepal are: • Birgunj- Katihar-Singhabad- Rohanpur-Chittagong with links to Jogbani, Biratnagar and Agartala -Rail Corridor • Kathmandu-Birgunj-Kolkata/Haldia -Road corridor

  40. THANK YOU

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