Irrigation minister visits two Siliguri rivers
The minister in-charge of irrigation and waterways department, Partha Bhowmick, today visited different sites of two rivers, Jorapani and Fuleshwari in Siliguri today.
The minister in-charge of irrigation and waterways department, Partha Bhowmick, today visited different sites of two rivers, Jorapani and Fuleshwari in Siliguri today.
The central government is still interested in taking up the Tajpur port project forward, informed the Union minister of state for ports, shipping and waterways Shantanu Thakur today.
The Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) plans to augment cargo exports from two key ports in Assam, namely Dhubri…
Uttar Pradesh will now have a dedicated body to oversee the development of new waterways.
A Memorandum of Understanding for 'Riverine based tourism Circuit' being developed over river Brahmaputra will be signed between Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI), Sagarmala Development Company Limited (SDCL), Assam Tourism Development Corporation Limited (ATDC) and Directorate of Inland Water Transport (DIWT) Assam in Guwahati on May 19, 2023, an official statement said.
Thursday’s bilateral deal on rivers in general almost inevitably skirted Teesta ~ the direly controversial waterway that meanders through North Bengal.
The key driver for both countries as they emerge as major trading partners in the South Asian region would be a reduction in the cost of transportation going forward.
The Indian government has undertaken the ambitious Jal Marg Vikas Project (JMVP) with an investment of about Rs 4,600 crore for the capacity augmentation of NW-1 (Ganga) for safe and sustainable movement of vessels of up to 2000 tonnes. After the MV Lal Bahadur Shastri's journey, Inland Waterway Authority of India is looking to run regular scheduled services on these waterway routes.
Union Shipping Minister Sarbananda Sonowal who on Monday announced the award of contract said that Haldia Jetty would become operational soon for sending exim and inland cargo to Pandu terminal in Guwahati connecting the northeast to kolkata via National waterway 2.
Union Minister for Shipping Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday stressed the need to improve waterways in the country to cut down…
