Paletwa port construction has resumed from its suspension for the bad weather in rainy season, sources said.
The port is expected to become a transit
centre in the free flow of goods between Paletwa in Chin States and
Sittway, and link Sittway to the land-locked region of Mizoram State in
northeastern India via river and road transport.
The port is a part of Kaladan River Multipurpose Project being jointly implemented by Myanmar and India.
Myanmar and India signed the agreement for the project in 2008. The construction of Sittway port started in October 2010.
A 129-kilometres-long road linking
Paletwa to Mizoram State has been built up so far, but Sittway port
construction cannot be completed as scheduled in 2013 and is extended up
to June 2014. Likewise, Paletwa port construction has been extended to
June 2016.
Although the locals are reviewing the
project about how to improve possible economic potential in Rakhine
State, Essar Projects, the project contractor on the Indian side, has
not responded yet, the locals said.
Sittway, Ponnakyun, Kyauktaw and Paletwa
towns are located along the Kaladan river route, and for the well-being
of local people, environmental impact assessment of the project should
be conducted, environmental conservation group from Sittway said.
source: Eleven Myanmar
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