As part of its plan to develop ports and boost maritime trade, government would develop three major ports in the country this year, Gadkari...

The government has also announced that families that relocate would get an allowance of Rs 5000 towards shifting expenses.

Government officials will probably evade blame by pointing to the exceptional rainfall. It has been extraordinary, but it should not let th...

Jayalalithaa announced Rs 321.69 crore worth irrigation works like building check dams aimed at benefiting arable lands,farmers and fisherm...

Almost 160 years ago Krishna was connected to Godavari albeit for navigation. Today's Pattiseema scheme is a pure irrigation one.

No gun fire, no smoke, not even a swish of the net that is spread well before the unsuspecting victims land in a flock on lakebeds and floa...

Gadkari said that a bill in this regard has already been moved in Parliament and is expected to get its nod in the next session.

Gadkari said the govt aims to reduce traffic burden on roads and promote water transportation where the cost is barely 50 paise/ km.

Gadkari added that govt is contemplating setting up five more major ports in the country, two of which have already been announced in WB an...

Gadkari 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...

For 55 rivers, consultants have been appointed and detailed project reports (DPR) are being formulated, he added.

Gadkari said that Centre would introduce Inland Waterways Bill to convert 110 Indian rivers into transport channels during forthcoming Parl...

Keen on promoting water transport to propel economic growth, the government has set an ambitious target to convert 101 rivers into waterway...

Also a project to develop National Waterways -4, Sholinganallur-Kallapakkam stretch of South Buckingham Canal has been sanctioned.

Radhakrishnan said for NW-4, a project for development of Sholinganallur-Kallapakkam stretch of South Buckingham Canal has been sanctioned.

The Centre today said it has decided to develop 37 km of the NW-4 between Sholinganallur to Kalpakkam in South Buckingham Canal in Tamil Na...

Earnings through inland waterways have registered an increase of over 100 percent since the last three years with a consistent rise in the ...