Assam Inland Water Transport Project

The development objectives of Assam Inland Water Transport Project for India are to: (a) improve passenger ferry infrastructure and service in Assam; and (b) improve the institutional capacity and framework for inland water transport in Assam. This project has three components. 1) The first component, Institutional, regulatory and safety strengthening, includes technical assistance and safety management. 2) The second component, Fleet safety improvements and modernization, includes “Jibondinga” incentive scheme, and procurement of new vessels and retrofitting of existing public vessels. 3) The third component, Improvement in terminal infrastructure, aims to support provision of priority terminals and repair facilities, and provision of smaller terminals. 4) The fourth component, Project management support, aims to support implementation of the above three components and provide for costs on project preparation, implementation, coordination, and monitoring and evaluation (M and E).