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title: "Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project — Definition"
description: "The Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project links Kolkata to Mizoram through Myanmar, enhancing trade routes and strategic connectivity for India."
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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

TL;DR

- The Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project is an India-funded shipping, river, and road corridor linking Kolkata to Mizoram through Myanmar's Sittwe port.
- How does the Kaladan project reduce India's dependence on the Siliguri Corridor?
- What are the three transport modes that make Kaladan 'multi-modal'?
- How is Kaladan different from the India–Myanmar–Thailand Trilateral Highway?
- How has the 2021 Myanmar coup affected the Kaladan project?

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In May 2023, India's Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways inaugurated Sittwe port in Myanmar and flagged off the first Indian cargo vessel from Kolkata, operationalising the maritime leg of the Kaladan project.

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