Development Activities

List of Completed Projects of BIWTA (From 1997-June,2010) :

(Taka in Lakhs)
SL. No.	Name of Project	Actual Expenditure
01.	Development of H.F Tele-communication system. (July 1994-June 1997)	273.94
02.	Construction of R.C.C Jetty with approach road and other allied facilities of Baraghope and Sattaruddinghat in Kutubdia off-shore island. (July 1995-June 1997)	637.73
03.	Dredging of Railways Ferry routes across the Jamuna river for maintaining navigability during dry season. (July 1995-Jan 1997)	409.98
04.	Construction of permanent ferry ghat, parking yard & allied facilities at Notakhola instead of Nagarbari. (Sept. 1995-June 1997)	225.00
05.	Procurement of 5Nos. survey work boat and 3 Nos. accommodation barges. (Jan 1995-September 1997)	724.10
06.	Dredging of existing waterways and improvement of dredging operation & efficiency. (July 1992-June 2000)	6806.08
07.	Procurement of Aids to Navigation. (July 1994-June 2000)	4949.68
08.	Replacement of Electronic position fixing system. (July 1996-June 2000)	1860.81
09.	Construction of ferry terminal including allied facilities at Paturia, Downstream of Aricha. (July 1996-June 2000)	215.18
10.	Up-grading of Deck personnel training centre. (Dec 1996-June 2000)	961.08
11.	Landing facilities at 7 Places in inland waterways of Chittagong Hill Tracts Area. (July 1999-Dec 2000)	156.42
12.	BIWTA Flood Rehabilitation Project, 1998. (July 1999-Dec 2000)	3825.95
13.	Establishment of 5 Boat Centers at different places of the country for providing technical assistance to develop country boat sector. (Dec 1997-June 2000)	422.47
14.	Mapping for development of Bangladesh, 1st phase coastal area. (Oct 1989-Dec 2001)	9888.40
15.	Development of 175 Nos. launch landing stations in rural areas of Bangladesh. (Mar 1997-Dec 2000)	5854.44
16.	Hydraulic and Morphological study for the selection of a site for ferry ghats alternative to Nagarbari/ Notakhola. (Sept 2001-June 2003)	59.00
17.	Feasibility study and detail design for providing landing facilities at 3(three) coastal Up-zillas (Cox's Bazar Sadar, Sandwip & Monpura) for river crafts. (Jan 2003-Dec 2003)	20.00
18.	Construction of ferry terminal and ferry ghats including other allied facilities of Harinaghat and Alubazar for introducing Ferry services between Chandpur-Shariatpur waterways (July, 1999 - June, 2004)	629.56
19.	Rehabilitation at devastated Chandpur river-port terminal building and landing facilities of caused by river erosion (July, 2002, - June, 2004)	176.87
20.	Introduction of waterways around Dhaka City, 1st phase: Development of navigability and providing landing facilities from Sadarghat to Ashulia Bridge. (July 2000 - June, 2005)	3599.64
21.	Establishment of river port facilities at Munshigonj Mirkadim area under Munshigonj District. (July 2003 -June 2005)	817.84
22.	Construction of bus and truck terminal including infrastructure at paturia ferry ghat. ( July,2003 - June, 2006)	313.84
23.	Construction of water crafts stations including landing facilities at 3 (Three) coastal Upzillas (Cox's bazar shadar, Sandwip & Monpura) in the coastal area.(January, 2006-June,2007)	951.39
24.	Installation, Reinstallation, Modernization and expansion of navigational equipment for smooth & safe day-night navigation for IWT vessels. (January,2005-June 2007)	2384.04
25.	Widening and development of navigability by dredging of Gabkhan canal connecting Dhaka-Mongla and Chittagong-Mongla river route . (July,2004-December,2007)	1739.61
26.	Development of navigability of 4 nos. important inland water ways by dredging (January,2005-June 2008)	4605.27
27.	Long-term dredging Programme for maintaining waterways navigable including procurement of 3 No. dredgers and 1 no. booster pump with other accessories. (July 1998 - June 2009	3573.91
28.	Construction of Pontoons in Inland River Ports ( January, 2006- June, 2009)	9004.93
29.	Rehabilitation and Reconstruction of infrastructures and other facilities damaged by cyclone, ' SIDR'-2007. ( July, 2008 - June, 2009 )	574.18
30.	Rehabilitation of BIWTA's 2(two) Nos. Dredger and related Ancillary crafts ( 1st Revised ). ( July, 2006 - June, 2010 )	3354.30

Annual Development Programe of 2010-11

(Taka in Lakhs)
SL. No.	Project Name & Duration	Total project Cost	Allocation
01.	Salvage vessel Procurement ( January, 2006 -June, 2013 ).	35665.74	6417.00
02.	Construction of port facilities in order to prevent unauthorized encroachment of the Buriganga river and its foreshore land ( July, 2006 -June, 2011 ).	3500.00	1400.00
03.	Establishment of river port at Nowapara, Bhairab - Ashuganj and Barguna ( July, 2008 - June, 2011 ).	1550.00	800.00
04.	Introduction of circular waterways in & around Dhaka city (2nd phase) (July, 2007- June, 2012).	6500.00	2000.00
05.	Procurement of 2(two) dredgers, Crane boats, speed boats, crew house boat and 1(one) tug boat with other accessories for maintaining the navigability of inland water ways (January, 2009 - December, 2010).	17000.00	10754.00
06.	Extension of newly constructed RCC jetty at Guptachara at Sandwip.(July, 2009-June,2011).	1240.53	700.00
07.	Development and Modernization of Barisal River Port (July, 2009-June, 2011).	1760.00	700.00
08	Construction of RCC Jetty at Kumira, Chittagong Port (January, 2010-December, 2011).	1210.00	400.00

Under Own Resource
SL No.	Implementation under own resources	Own resource for the year 2009-2010
01	Construction of Inland Container River Terminal (ICT), Pangaon (July, 2005 - June, 2011)	17757.00
02	Procurement of 1(one)dredger with ancillary accessories. ( July,, 2008 - June,2011)	3432.98

Future Programme

With a view to increasing efficiency and growth of the IWT sector, following project will be under taken in future.

SL. No.	Name of the Project
01.	Dredging of Madaripur- Charmuguria-Takerhat-Gopalgonj River Route.
02.	Construction of Infrastructural Facilities on Evicted Foreshore Land under Dhaka, Narayangonj and Tongi River Port Area.
03.	Dredging on 12(Twelve) important River Routes.
04.	Procurement of 10 Dredgers, Crane Boats, Tugs, Offficer House Boats and Crew House Boats with other Accessories.
05.	Removal of Garbage from the Rivers of Buriganga, Shitalakhya and Turag (partly) and Decontamination of water.
06.	Capital Dredging on 53 Rivers Routes in Inland Waterways (1st phase: 24 River Routes).
07.	Dredging of different River Routes under Protocol.
08.	Establishment of Inland Container River Port at Ashuganj.
09	Development of Launch Ghat and Wayside Ghat in Rural Areas of Bangladesh.
10	Procurement of 6 Dredger, Crane Boats, Tugs, Crew House Boats, Officer's House Boats, with other Accessories.
11	Procurment of 4 Dredgers, Crane Boats, Tug, Crew House Boats,Officer's House.
12	Procurement of Different Types of Vessels (Coastal Survey Vessels, Buoy Tender Vessels, Tug Vessels etc.) for safe Navigation.