WORKSHOP ON NATIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING FOR SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT COLOMBO, SRI LANKA JULY 2015

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1 WORKSHOP ON NATIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING FOR SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT COLOMBO, SRI LANKA JULY 2015 SUMANT CHAK DIRECTOR(INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS) ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TRANSPORT DEVELOPMENT, NEW DELHI

2 Organisations have a long term plan Vision document / Corporate Plan An assessment of current status and vision of organisation s future including financial projections, investments needed & outcomes Data plays a critical role in this planning Provides a roadmap for the organisation and to all personnel to ensure coordinated effort Medium and short term planning done in line with it with course correction

3 Outcome and investment planning done for 4-5 year period medium term planning Economic projections, trend of freight and Passenger traffic is the basis Capital and Renewal Budget projected for period in consultation with Finance ministry Based on above Annual Plans formulated each year within the 4-5 year period normally equally divided each year with corrections Yearly plan to be completed before start of year

4 - Existing system with traffic and financial data of previous years - Has both passenger and freight traffic of reasonable volume - Single gauge and both electric and diesel traction - Government owned with ministry - There is budgetary constraint - Ministry controls zonal/regional railways which have smaller operational units/divisions - Suburban and parcel traffic not considered

5 Planning for following strategic areas: - Capacity enhancement in conjunction with other transport sectors - Safety and Customer satisfaction - Technology up-gradation & environment - Improve maintenance & asset utilisation - Financial objectives - Asset renewals, - Maintenance infrastructure,

6 Planning for following strategic areas: - National projects - Private investment programme identify areas / projects suitable for this - Human resource development, productivity improvement, enhancement of service quality, regulatory issues, organisational changes if any, welfare of staff, land management, security on trains, etc.

7 Railways resources and revenue source trends. Integration and coordination of development plans for Railway transport with plans in related sectors such as industry, mining and ports etc. Examination and appraisal of railway projects relating to new lines, doubling, electrification, maintenance facilities etc. Analysis of traffic handled by railways Traffic targets formulated based on inter-sector linkages.

8 - Freight & passenger traffic trends for both electric and diesel traction - GDP details - Proposals for investment of ministry & zones/regions - Earnings and expenditure trends of system - Traffic projections from other ministries due to new projects (Appraisal normally based on traffic projections & revenue stream)

9 The freight transport growth in the country is normally accepted as being 1.25 times GDP growth. Target for railway freight to be moderated based on trend of increase each year and recent capacity expansion of system. Passenger increase normally based on trend over the last few years unless new sections opened.

10 Originating traffic Tonnes (normally Million) Total freight Net Tonne kilometres (normally billion) Utilisation Wagon turn round (days) Average lead kilometres Wagon productivity Net tonne kilometres/wagon/day Earning per million tonne of originating traffic

11 Originating traffic No. of passengers (millions) Total passenger traffic Passenger kilometres (normally billion) Average lead per passenger kilometres Other factors include details regarding various classes of travel,occupation percentage and cost recovery in each class.

12 Forms the first priority and includes: - New lines - Doubling/Tripling/Quadrupling - Improving signaling system - Traffic facilities to remove bottlenecks - Improving existing infrastructure to achieve higher throughput There are computer based decision support systems available - not politically helpful

13 Projects have to conform to country intermodal plans Information from other ministries of large projects essential Transport needs of new steel plants, coal linkage, cement plants, ports, mines etc have to be incorporated based on projected input/output sometimes linkages sought from railways

14 Apart from new lines, projects should either be financially beneficial or increase operational efficiency New lines maybe financially viable or many times a political necessity At times a complete route, origin to destination, may be considered for capacity increase by easing bottlenecks throughout. Total funds needed calculated from individual projects costs.

15 Some projects of new lines / doublings / are of strategic importance and not strictly railway need funded at times independently - Border connectivity - Lines to connect outlying areas for integration - Military movement - Bridges for reducing distances for faster access - Port connectivity

16 After capacity projections, traffic trends - planned freight calculated in net tonne kilometres and originating traffic for year Based on lead, wagon turn round and net tonne kilometres/wagon/day requirement of wagons calculated including maintenance perccentage Type wise wagons based on traffic of specific commodities projected Total wagon requirement also includes replacement needs need not be same type as before.

17 Planned passenger traffic includes new trains, extensions, increased periodicity, added coaches or reductions Requirement of additional coaches worked out by train base locations type-wise including maintenance percentage Additional coaches plus coach replacement needs indicates investment needed for coaches some types change plus current modern replacements are the norm

18 Requirement of freight locomotives diesel and electric based on trend of previous years of traffic division and loco utilisation (net tonne kilometres/loco in use/day) Passenger loco needs worked out on train links by holding bases. Maintenance percentage added Additional and replacement needs added for both types for investment need Normally all new locos will be of current build

19 First priority is asset renewal tracks, bridges, signal systems, rolling stock, buildings, electrical installations, telecommunication equipment etc Renewal policy takes into account modernisation, productivity, maintainability, energy efficiency Maintenance facilities renewals and improvement

20 Project in this sphere include: - New signal systems, modern rolling stock, improved track structure, energy efficient technology induction, safety enhancement systems, station improvement, goods depots, new systems for customer interaction to improve service and similar issues. - Customer satisfaction systems new and improved.

21 Training institutions Staff welfare Research and Design Health facilities Administrative assets Office & Colony infrastructure Similar areas depending on various systems

22 Only capex and renewals considered Sources of funds: - Internal generation and market borrowings - Govt. Subsidy - Private investment / Public Private Participation - Regional contribution - Cess for specific sectors

23 Priority to renewals high expenditure Rolling stock costs high at times new acquisitions reduced to match budget extend life of some old stock ensure sources of manufacture internal / market Identify projects and other areas suitable for private investment or PPP Curtail some projects mostly new lines & some new projects

24 Funds need to be allocated between different heads Funds then to be allocated to all sub-heads In each sub-head individual projects / items also to be allotted funds on timeline Outcomes for the year essential to ensure efficient utilisation of funds Agencies to carry out each work to be identified Expenditure timeline for year important

25 Planning details to be communicated to Ministry, Zones, Operational units Ministry, Zones, Operational units to prepare action plan based on outcomes defined and available resources Formats for financial and physical results advised for periodical reporting Process to be completed adequately before start of year

26 Railway planning must suit country specific characteristics One solution does not fit all National perspective important Goods planning to keep unit cost down also helps export goods to be competitive Passenger planning must ensure adequate passenger carrying capacity, safety and customer comfort as well as being affordable.

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28 The coastal line to Galle from Perinagavillu via Colombo is a passenger intensive route and planning on this line must be tailor-made to suit higher throughput of passenger trains The line from Kankasanturai goes through an area of industrial potential and could be developed as a freight corridor depending on goods volume and financial feasibility.

29 Sumant Chak AITD