The Port of Payra is a
seaport
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located at
Kalapara
Kalapara ( bn, কলাপাড়া , also known as Khepupara) is an upazila of Patuakhali District in the Division of Barisal, Bangladesh.
History
The Rakhain tribe of Bangladesh first settled in this upazila. A section of the people belongi ...
in
Patuakhali
Patuakhali ( bn, পটুয়াখালী ''Potuakhali'') is a town and district headquarter of Patuakhali District located on the southern bank of Laukathi river in the division of Barisal in Bangladesh. It is the administrative headquar ...
,
Bangladesh
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. It was established by an
Act of Parliament
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in 2013. The port was officially inaugurated in 2016. It is located on the Ramnabad Channel near the
Bay of Bengal
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. The port is undergoing expansion and the project is expected to be completed in 2021.
Background
Payra port was originally planned as
China's bid for another
deep seaport in its
String of Pearls strategy. The construction of the port, which was being financed on a public-private partnership (PPP) platform, was therefore granted to a Chinese company.
India
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,
Japan, and the
United States
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opposed the plan.
In 2016, Indian companies stepped in to invest in the port.
An MoU was signed with
Jan De Nul Group in 2016 to dredge the Ramnabad canal.
As of 2017, Payra was primarily a governmental route for import and export.
The
Payra Port Authority is an autonomous agency which is responsible for the management of the seaport of Payra.
As of 2021, plans to for a deep seaport at Payra have been shelved and the port was to be developed as a regular seaport.
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* {{cite news , title=Proposal to hike Payra project cost by 250pc , url=http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/2017/06/20/74382/Proposal-to-hike-Payra-project-cost-by-250pc , newspaper=The Financial Express , date=20 June 2017
Port of Payra Authority Act, 2013
Patuakhali District
Payra