Tag: national waterways

Cargo movement through Inland waterways increases 2.76 times

While the growth rate of IWT on National Waterways from 2009-10 to 2013-14 was at 1.5%, the growth rate increases to 13.5% in 2020-21 annually.

February 8, 2022

First load of Fly Ash successfully reaches Pandu Port from NTPC Kahalgaon

About 1235 tonne of Fly Ash was loaded at NTPC Kahalgaon and was transported to Pandu Port via Kolkata through National Waterways one and two via IBP (Indo Bangla) route.

October 6, 2018

4 major rivers in J-K declared ‘national waterways’: Minister Choudhary

Four major rivers, including Jehlum and Chenab, in Jammu and Kashmir have been declared “national waterways” by the Union government, paving the way for inland navigation on them to boost water transport and tourism, the state government has said. “The Union government has declared four rivers namely Chenab, Indus, Jhelum and Ravi as national waterways, …

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January 31, 2018