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Afghanistan to have sea access through Chabahar port by 2016-end
By MIRWAIS ADEEL - Sun May 24 2015, 3:33 pm
Chabahar port
Afghanistan is expected to have sea-land access through the strategic Chabahar port in Iran by the end of next year, it has been reported.
The strategic port will also enable the Central Asian countries to bypass Pakistan. “Work has already begun on the Chabahar port. There is a joint venture of Kandla Port Trust (KPT) and Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT),” India’s Road Transport, Highways and Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari told PTI in an interview.
Gadkari further added “We will start port activities in a year or a year-and-a-half,” Road Transport, Highways and Shipping Minister Gadkari told PTI in an interview
According to Gadkari a draft agreement will be signed within a month in this regard.
He said “I have given the orders to bring out tenders for purchasing cranes for the port. An agreement will be signed within a month.”
The port will be developed through a special purpose vehicle (SPV) which will invest USD 85.21 million to convert the berths into a container terminal and a multi-purpose cargo terminal, according to India’s NDTV.
Access to Afghanistan’s Garland Highway can be made from Chahbahar port using the existing Iranian road network and the Zaranj-Delaram road, constructed by India in 2009.
This would establish a direct road access to four of the major cities of Afghanistan – Herat, Kandahar, Kabul, and Mazar-e-Sharif.
The port will be also used to ship crude oil and urea, saving India transportation costs. It will also cut transport costs and freight time for India to Central Asia and the Gulf by about a third.
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By MIRWAIS ADEEL - Sun May 24 2015, 3:33 pm
Chabahar port
Afghanistan is expected to have sea-land access through the strategic Chabahar port in Iran by the end of next year, it has been reported.
The strategic port will also enable the Central Asian countries to bypass Pakistan. “Work has already begun on the Chabahar port. There is a joint venture of Kandla Port Trust (KPT) and Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT),” India’s Road Transport, Highways and Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari told PTI in an interview.
Gadkari further added “We will start port activities in a year or a year-and-a-half,” Road Transport, Highways and Shipping Minister Gadkari told PTI in an interview
According to Gadkari a draft agreement will be signed within a month in this regard.
He said “I have given the orders to bring out tenders for purchasing cranes for the port. An agreement will be signed within a month.”
The port will be developed through a special purpose vehicle (SPV) which will invest USD 85.21 million to convert the berths into a container terminal and a multi-purpose cargo terminal, according to India’s NDTV.
Access to Afghanistan’s Garland Highway can be made from Chahbahar port using the existing Iranian road network and the Zaranj-Delaram road, constructed by India in 2009.
This would establish a direct road access to four of the major cities of Afghanistan – Herat, Kandahar, Kabul, and Mazar-e-Sharif.
The port will be also used to ship crude oil and urea, saving India transportation costs. It will also cut transport costs and freight time for India to Central Asia and the Gulf by about a third.
[MENTION=1498]ComradePashtun[/MENTION]