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Subsidies for goods movement via inland waterways in worksThe government is readying a scheme to incentivise parcel movement on the Ganga, Brahmaputra and Barak rivers in the first phase. A discoun...
Centre plans ₹12,000-crore Brahmani inland waterway“A special purpose vehicle between Coal India Limited (CIL), Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI), Paradip Port and the Odisha govern...
IWAI plans to spend Rs 2,000 crore on Odisha waterwaysOf the 588 KM waterways, called East Coast Canal, which will integrate with the Brahmani river and Mahanadi delta rivers.
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 ...
Hopeful of Parliament nod to convert rivers into waterways: Nitin GadkariThe minister said that consultants have already been appointed and detailed project reports (DPR) will be formulated once necessary approva...
Investments of Rs 4,000 crore in 850 ports likelyIndia plans to offer 850 ports along key rivers for development by the private sectors as the government looks to scale up inland waterways...
- Rain-fed rivers lack adequate water for waterways: Parliamentary panel
Also, it observed that attention should be given to develop existing waterways too as two of the stretches have been neglected.
Bill for converting 101 rivers into waterways in next session: Nitin GadkariPromoting waterways is the priority of the Ministry as it will ease the burden from road and rail network besides being cost-effective, he ...
Govt to table Inland Waterways Bill in Parliament on May 5: Transport minister Nitin GadkariGadkari said the govt aims to reduce traffic burden on roads and promote water transportation where the cost is barely 50 paise/ km.
Parliament nod on bill to convert 101 rivers into National Waterways this session: Nitin GadkariMajor projects are underway for all existing five Waterways and within six months it will "revolutionise" water transport in the country, G...
Converting 101 rivers into waterways: Cabinet gives nod to plans for enactment of a legislationDetailed business development studies are being carried out under the Jal Marg Vikas Project for identifying all business opportunities.
Plan to convert 101 rivers into waterways: Nitin GadkariGadkari said a slew of steps are underway to promote the sector and country is yet to tap the potential of waterways despite being more cos...
Government to seek Parliament nod to convert rivers into waterways: GadkariFor 55 rivers, consultants have been appointed and detailed project reports (DPR) are being formulated, he added.
Bill for converting 101 rivers into waterways in next sessionKeen on promoting water transport to propel economic growth, the government has set an ambitious target to convert 101 rivers into waterway...
Government plans to convert 101 rivers into waterways: Nitin GadkariAlso a project to develop National Waterways -4, Sholinganallur-Kallapakkam stretch of South Buckingham Canal has been sanctioned.
IWAI pacts with Odisha government, Paradip and Dhamra Ports for National Waterway 5Radhakrishnan said for NW-4, a project for development of Sholinganallur-Kallapakkam stretch of South Buckingham Canal has been sanctioned.
Tata Steel plans to transport steel, coal via waterwaysTata Steel India spent Rs 2,261 crore in freight costs in the year ended March 2013, up 33 per cent from the year earlier.
Proposed Odisha inland waterway to be ready in three yearsThe waterway will link Kalinganagar, site of Tata Steel’s upcoming 3 mt steel plant, to the two port, significantly reducing dependence on ...
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...
- '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...