Haldia Multi-Model Terminal
| Haldia Multi-Model Terminal | |
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| Location | Haldia,West Bengal |
| Coordinates | 21°12′N 88°00′E / 21.20°N 88.00°E |
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| Operated by | Inland Waterways Authority of India |
| Owned by | Inland Waterways Authority of India |
| Type of harbor | River Port |
| Draft | 8 metres (26 ft) |
The Haldia Multi-Modal Terminal is a barge set up in Port City Haldia in West Midnapore district of West Bengal and a small barrier set for small ships. The terminal is built near the Haldia Port. The terminal will be built as a river port with 61 acres of land.The terminal is built internal waterways Authority of India in by help of West Bengal and the Calcutta Port Trust.The terminal products from Haldia to Varanasi can be sent easily by boat.[1]
Background
Due to the shortage of pontoon transport through the waterway, the government of India has decided to transport the commodity to the waterways as compared to the road and railways.For this, the government announced that the goods will be transported from Haldia to Allahabad by sea.For this, the government began to build uplines for small ships or barges in the Hooghly and Ganges rivers.It is said from the government that the terminals will be constructed in Haldia Sahebganj and Varanasi for shipping the goods through the waterway.To this end, construction of multi-modal terminals in Haldia began.
Transport of product
The proposed Haldia multipurpose terminal in West Bengal will become a major hub for the transportation of goods in West Bengal and north-east India. The terminal has the promise and potential of 5.92 MMPPA [2] freight traffic by 2018.The main products that will be transported through this terminal include fly ash, banaspati oil, cement etc. [3]