The government is implementing a massive program to make the country’s foreign and internal trade easier and competitive by enhancing the capacity of sea, river and land ports using modern technology and equipment. Dredging and other activities have been taken up along 53 routes of inland waterways to increase navigability. To enhance the goods handling capacity of the country’s seaports and raise their standards to the international level, plans have been taken up to construct new container terminals, overflow container yards, bay terminal and bulk terminal, and procure vessels. In order to improve the handling capacity of river ports, plans have been taken up to build inland container river-ports, erect pillars along the riverbanks, safeguard riverbanks, construct necessary structures including walkways and jetties, and remove waste from riverbeds. The Government has taken steps for the modernization and capacity building of Bangladesh Shipping Corporation and Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation.

For those organizations planning to set up a factory and requiring to import raw materials in bulk, an optimization of primary freight costs could be achieved by choosing a location within close proximity of an inland river route with an acceptable draft throughout the year. This will facilitate the movement of all types of light riverine vehicular traffic. An alternative could be to have a third party jetty near the factory.

Given below are the required processes and documentations, for getting  permission to construct a jetty.