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NIMAS completes Arunachal leg of historic Brahmaputra river rafting expeditionThe NIMAS team completed the challenging Arunachal Pradesh stretch of the Brahmaputra River Rafting Expedition, covering 240 km of Grade 4 ...21 Jan, 2025, 03.34 AM IST- NGT directs Ministry of Jal Shakti to devise a mechanism to control river pollutionA bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel said there has been continuous failure of statutory mechanism for preventing po...25 Feb, 2021, 03.55 PM IST
- Indus River Dolphin Survey shows sign of breeding population of endangered aquatic species in river Beas09 May, 2018, 09.36 PM IST
- Why India is dredging rivers in BangladeshNew Delhi has tied up with Dhaka to dredge two river stretches. It has committed 80 per cent of the total amount required for these two str...08 Oct, 2017, 01.43 PM IST
- Assam Congress objects to dredging BrahmaputraCongress stated that dredging the entire length of the Brahmaputra 'will not be a feasible option for mitigating the flood and erosion haza...15 Sep, 2017, 12.30 PM IST
- Experts suggest building of underwater tunnels in Brahmaputra on the lines of English ChannelCentre is already developing Brahmaputra for inland waterways. The 891-km stretch of Brahmaputra from Sadiya in the eastern Assam and Dhubr...22 May, 2017, 07.17 PM IST
- India to dredge Brahmaputra from Sadiya to Chittagong port: Nitin GadkariGadkari said necessary formalities with the Bangladesh Government has also been completed for dredging of river Brahmaputra.04 Apr, 2017, 07.09 PM IST
- Government to soon invite bids for development of 36 waterwaysThe Minister said the environment-friendly and cost-effective mode of transportation will reduce the logistics costs significantly from as ...09 Oct, 2016, 12.32 PM IST
- PM Narendra Modi to launch model stretch of Ganga in Jharkhand: Uma BharatiUnion Water Resources Minister said the prime minister will launch the model 80-km stretch of the river for clean-up operation on May 19 ne...01 Apr, 2016, 08.38 PM IST
- NHPC committed to river bank protectionDue to rise in river discharge on account of incessant rainfall in this area for more than a week.06 Apr, 2015, 04.07 PM IST
- Expert discusses new approaches to deal with flood and erosion problem of AssamApproach towards managing floods and erosion in Brahmaputra was discussed among representatives of the Ministry of Water Resources, Governm...20 Jan, 2015, 07.48 PM IST
- Now, national water grid on lines of national highwaysThe shipping ministry is set to take the proposal involving a rough estimate of Rs 20,000 crore to develop these water routes for transport...09 Aug, 2014, 10.47 AM IST
- Panel against giving profitable waterways to private companies via PPP"The Committee does not agree with the idea of handing over only the profitable stretches of National Waterways (NW) 4 & 5 to private partn...28 Aug, 2013, 06.54 PM IST
- Rajya Sabha passes Bill to declare Assam river as National WaterwayRajya Sabha passed a bill to declare 121-km stretch of Barak river in Assam as National Waterway, a move for development of waterways.14 Aug, 2013, 02.48 PM IST
- Bill in Rajya Sabha to declare Assam river stretch as National WaterwayThe Bill upon enactment would particularly benefit Assam, Nagaland, Mizoram, Manipur and Tripura by facilitating cargo movement there.22 Mar, 2013, 02.17 PM IST
- Budget 2013: FM stresses on waterways connectivity for Northeast IndiaFM in his budget 2013-14 has announced the Lakhipur – Bhanga stretch of river Barak in Assam will soon be declared as the sixth national wa...28 Feb, 2013, 01.43 PM IST
- 'National Waterways exemplify government's neglect of the sector'Govt's move to introduce a Bill in the Parliament for declaring Lakhipur-Bhanga stretch of the Barak River as a National Waterway is a much...18 Feb, 2013, 11.48 AM IST
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