The Kaladan corridor and the Trilateral Highway are India's two main connectivity projects in Myanmar

Background

The Embassy of India in Yangon describes the Kaladan Multimodal Transit Transport Corridor (KMTTC) Project as one of the most significant projects undertaken by India in Myanmar. Its objective is to create a multi-modal transport corridor for shipment of cargo from the eastern ports of India to Myanmar as well as North-Eastern part of India via Myanmar. The project includes a waterway component of 158 km on Kaladan River from Sittwe to Paletwa and a road component of 109 km from Paletwa to Zorinpui on the India-Myanmar border in Mizoram State. Under a bilateral memorandum of understanding for the management of port operations, the Sittwe Port is being operated by India Ports Global Limited (IPGL). The India-Myanmar-Thailand Trilateral Highway is the other major connectivity project India is involved in, on two segments; the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has been identified as the implementing agency for both the components of the project, which include the 112-km long Kalewa-Yargyi sector.