Floating Jetties

One World Bank report counts both 44 and 45 completed Hooghly jetties

Published 5 August 2026 Publisher IMWO Region Asia Pacific Confidence Confirmed
Floating passenger jetty, gangway and ferry vessels on the Hooghly River at Babu Ghat in Kolkata

Biswarup Ganguly, Floating Jetty and Gangway at Babu Ghat, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0; Hooghly system context, not evidence of 2026 completion

World Bank award data close the prime-contractor gap for four Hooghly passenger-jetty locations: P.G. Enterprise holds Lot 1 and Patra Shipping Private Limited holds Lot 2. Delivery is less clear. The June 2026 implementation report says 44 of 45 project jetties were complete and names Metiabruze as still under implementation, then says all 45 were complete in its results table.

The two-lot award chain is now attributable

The World Bank supplier-contract dataset confirms the two winners, lot titles, signature date and reported commitments. The July 2026 procurement plan controls the route, estimate, Signed state and planned completion. The June 2026 ISR contains both the 44-of-45 narrative with Metiabruze under implementation and the 45-complete indicator. Neither source identifies lower-tier contractors or proves package acceptance.

Metiabruze keeps the acceptance gate open

The two reported supplier commitments total USD 2,723,396.21 against a USD 2.8 million estimate, but that arithmetic does not close the work. Metiabruze belongs to Patra Shipping's Lot 2, so the narrative conflict affects package completion, commissioning, final value and any downstream opportunity assessment.

Evidence conclusion

A results indicator cannot substitute for location acceptance

Outstanding evidence

  • Corrected ISR or implementing-agency statement for Metiabruze
  • Acceptance evidence for all four named locations
  • Lot-level completion dates and final values
  • Pontoon, gangway, piling and passenger-facility as-builts
  • Named fabrication, marine-plant, electrical and civil subcontractors
  • Commissioning, accessibility, mooring and live-ferry interface tests
  • Defects closeout, retention release and payment status
  • Decision on the contingent September 2027 project extension

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