Sittwe will also be connected with Mizoram via the Kaladan riverboat route and road. Once the road project is completed, it will belong entirely to Myanmar. Sittwe port on the Myanmar coast was not long ago a small village of fishing communities and farmers. It will then link the Sittwe seaport to Paletwa, Chin State, by inland waterway and from there connect further to Mizoram in India by road. In Myanmar, the link will connect Sittwe seaport to Paletwa in Chin State via the Kaladan River route, and Paletwa to Mizoram State by road. The Sittwe port is starting point for the Kaladan Multi Modal Transit Transport Project in Myanmar. It aims to connect the Seaport of Kolkata in India to Sittwe by sea. Thus, open Kolkata-Mizoram trade route via Myanmar. The Sittwe Port is a major part of the Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project funded by India. The Indians have renovated the Sittwe port and is seeking to use it to connect to Mizoram province through Kaladan river. Once shipments arrive at Sittwe, they will be transferred to smaller freight carriers which would sail upstream into Mizoram. The Myanmar military suspects the AA is trying to create a liberated zone with a strong base in Rakhine in keeping with its bid to free Rakhine of Burmese control. India has already completed the rest … Once shipments arrive at Sittwe port from Kolkata, they will be transferred to smaller freight carriers which would sail upstream into Mizoram. The road project will enhance cross border trade between India and Myanmar and will also increase trade in the region. The project includes 158 km of waterway on the Kaladan River from Sittwe to Paletwa in Myanmar and a 109-km road component from Paletwa to Zorinpui along the India-Myanmar border in Mizoram. Distance: Kolkata to Sittwe by Sea under Look East Policy Approx 826 kms Throught the Kaladan Multi Modal Project transport link, the cargo can be transported from Kolkata Port or other ports of India to Sittwe Port by sea and from Sittwe port to Mizoram state by IWT/Highway and vice-versa. The road will help connect Mizoram with the Sittwe Port in Rakhine State of Myanmar, upon the completion of construction in December 2019. The Sittwe port is starting point for the Kaladan Multi Modal Transit Transport Project in Myanmar. The objective of the Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project is to provide connectivity to Mizoram from ports through Sittwe port in Myanmar. In October, the two countries had agreed to have the strategic Sittwe port operational by early 2021. It will be further augmented to Paletwa in Chin State via the Kaladan river route, followed by a road to Mizoram state in landlocked Northeast India. A deep water port built in Myanmar’s Sittwe by India is ready to be commissioned. Significance … Continue reading Kolkata-Mizoram trade route via Myanmar The project includes a waterway component of 158 km on Kaladan river from Sittwe to Paletwa in Myanmar and a road component of 109 km from Paletwa to Zorinpui along the India-Myanmar border in Mizoram. Once shipments arrive at Sittwe port from Kolkata, they will be transferred to smaller freight carriers which would sail upstream into Mizoram. The project will connect the Kolkata port with the Sittwe port in Myanmar. On completion, the project will help connect Mizoram with the Sittwe Port in Rakhine State of Myanmar.