GUWAHATI: In a transfer to spice up the inland water delivery sector in the northeast, Union transport minister Nitin Gadkari will flag off regular shipment movement at the Brahmaputra from Majuli on Friday. The 891-km length of the Brahmaputra from Sadiya in the easternmost part of upper Assam to Dhubri used to be declared as National Waterway-2 in 1988.
Two barges having 200-MT capacity each carrying 400 tonnes of cement from Inland Water Authority of India's (IWAI) Pandu Port right here to Dhubri can be flagged off in the presence of chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal underneath the Sagarmala flagship programme of the Union ministry of transport. The two barges will quilt a distance of 255 km.
Gadkari will also lay the root of financial institution protection work for Majuli on Friday. Transportation of shipment via NW-2 from Pandu to Dhubri will assist save 300 km of road shuttle consistent with trip while reducing the logistic costs as neatly, said IWAI officials. IWAI will fee Rs 318 consistent with ton as waterway transportation fees from Pandu to encourage marketers and logistics operators to shift to inland waterway.
"The IWAI is working closely with major cement companies to use NW-2. The companies have shown interest in cargo movement through waterways. Efforts are on to get other cargo owners to shift to waterways as it can be a key factor to reduce the cost of logistics and open up more business & employment opportunities," said an IWAI legitimate.
The Union ministry of transport has been operating to connect the northeast with Kolkata, Haldia and Bangladesh's Mongla and Chittagong ports. The NW-2 is being developed for commercial navigation with Pandu port right here as a multi-modal modern Inland Water Transport terminal, provided with shipment dealing with amenities and transit sheds. Also, differential Global Positioning System stations had been supplied in Dhubri, Jogighopa, Biswanthghat and Dibrugarh for secure navigation of vessels with digital charts.
"There has been a renewed focus in the last three years to promote IWT in the northeast. Of the 106 new national waterways that were notified in April, 2016, 19 are in NER," the IWAI legitimate added.
Two barges having 200-MT capacity each carrying 400 tonnes of cement from Inland Water Authority of India's (IWAI) Pandu Port right here to Dhubri can be flagged off in the presence of chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal underneath the Sagarmala flagship programme of the Union ministry of transport. The two barges will quilt a distance of 255 km.
Gadkari will also lay the root of financial institution protection work for Majuli on Friday. Transportation of shipment via NW-2 from Pandu to Dhubri will assist save 300 km of road shuttle consistent with trip while reducing the logistic costs as neatly, said IWAI officials. IWAI will fee Rs 318 consistent with ton as waterway transportation fees from Pandu to encourage marketers and logistics operators to shift to inland waterway.
"The IWAI is working closely with major cement companies to use NW-2. The companies have shown interest in cargo movement through waterways. Efforts are on to get other cargo owners to shift to waterways as it can be a key factor to reduce the cost of logistics and open up more business & employment opportunities," said an IWAI legitimate.
The Union ministry of transport has been operating to connect the northeast with Kolkata, Haldia and Bangladesh's Mongla and Chittagong ports. The NW-2 is being developed for commercial navigation with Pandu port right here as a multi-modal modern Inland Water Transport terminal, provided with shipment dealing with amenities and transit sheds. Also, differential Global Positioning System stations had been supplied in Dhubri, Jogighopa, Biswanthghat and Dibrugarh for secure navigation of vessels with digital charts.
"There has been a renewed focus in the last three years to promote IWT in the northeast. Of the 106 new national waterways that were notified in April, 2016, 19 are in NER," the IWAI legitimate added.
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