Kaladan River
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History
Ancient Arakanese cities such as Dhanyawadi and Waithali were situated on the eastern bank of Kaladan River.
The Kaladan was an entry point to Mizoram from the seaport of Sittwe in 1904. The Kaladan is Mizoram's largest river, flowing through that state's southeastern region.[3]
Geography
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At 22° 56′ 21″ N 92° 58′ 55″ E it reaches its northernmost point, and turns south west, is joined by the Tuichong River from the right and then heads south.[4] The Kaladan is joined from the right by the Mat River at 22° 43′ 39″ N, 92° 54′ 46″ E. It continues south and is joined by the Kawrthingdeng River from the right. It again enters Chin State, at Raithaw Ferry, 22° 03′ 40″ N 92° 51′ 05″ E,[4] just northwest of Khenkhar. The Mi River joins from the left at 21° 06′ 56″ N 92° 57′ 42″ E.[5] At Ngame the river enters the Rakhine State of Myanmar and continues south to Sittwe where it enters the Bay of Bengal.
Development
At present, the Kaladan is the fifth largest river in the world that is completely unfragmented by dams anywhere in its catchment, behind only the Fly, Mamberamo and Sepik in New Guinea and the Pechora in Russia.[6] Nonetheless, the governments of India and Myanmar are working on a US$500 million, Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project that will facilitate trade between the two nations.[7] The project includes the construction of the US$120 million deepwater Sittwe Port at the mouth of the river, dredging of the Kaladan River to enable cargo vessels to navigate the river from Sittwe to Mizoram, the construction of a river port at Paletwa, as well as the widening and upgrade of highways between Paletwa and Myeikwa on the Indo-Myanmar border.[8] India undertook the development of the 158 km river boat route from Sittwe seaport to the Inland Water Terminal (IWT) and hydropower project at Paletwa jetty via the Kaladan River in Myanmar.[9][10] River dredging and a jetty upgrade were completed in June 2017.[9][10] There is at least one river lock for navigation.[11] The project will open up not only Mizoram but all of India's northeastern states as hinterland for the Sittwe Port. Construction for the port started in 2010 and is expected to be completed by mid-2020.Template:Update inline
Development of the river is also being negotiated with the Shwe Gas Project for economic enhancement.[12]Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
See also
- Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project
- East-West Industrial Corridor Highway, Arunachal Pradesh
- Arunachal Border Highway
- Asian Highway Network
- India-Myanmar-Thailand Friendship Highway
References
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- ↑ a b NF 46-7 "Gangaw, Burma" U.S. Army Map Service topographic map 1:250,000, 1954, first printing April 1958
- ↑ [https://www.thestatesman.com/supplements/north/still-under-construction-1502635461.html Still under construction[, The Statesman.
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- ↑ a b NF 46-6 "Chittagong, Pakistan" U.S. Army Map Service topographic map 1:250,000, 1955, first printing March 1960
- ↑ "Cox's Bazar, Pakistan" U.S. Army Map Service topographic map 1:250,000, 1954, first printing March 1960
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- ↑ The Hindu Business Line : `Work on Kaladan river project in Mizo to start soon'
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- ↑ a b India awards road contract to complete Kaladan project in Myanmar, Business Line, 9 June 2017.
- ↑ a b India ramps up Myanmar ties
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External links
- "Boinu Hydroelectric Project (640 MW)" Template:Webarchive, Ministry of Power, Government of India
- Kaladan.com - news covering Indo-Myanmar Kaladan project
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