Knowledge Marine wins $17.5M River Ganga dredging contract

Knowledge Marine & Engineering Works Limited (KMEW) has won a $17.5 million contract from the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) for fairway maintenance of two stretches along National Waterway-1.

The contract, announced this morning, covers the Sultanganj-Mahendrapur (74 km) and Mahendrapur-Barh (71 km) stretches of River Ganga.

The three-year contract, which is extendable by two more years, marks KMEW’s third agreement with IWAI, bringing their total managed waterway stretch to 365 kilometers, The Hindu Business Line said.

Under the contract, the company will deploy three cutter suction dredgers (CDSs) and three work boats for the project.

This dredging program falls under the World Bank-funded Jal Marg Vikas Project, which aims to enhance inland waterways capacity.