Dibrugarh set to resume international cargo movement on Brahmaputra after nearly 80 yearsDibrugarh is set to resume international cargo movement through the Brahmaputra river, transporting methanol to Bangladesh. Two vessels are...
28 Sep, 2026, 08.49 AM IST
Centre betting big on Brahmaputra as economic lifeline: Minister Sarbananda SonowalThe Indian government is developing the Brahmaputra river into a major economic corridor. This initiative focuses on transport, trade, and ...
20 May, 2026, 09.09 AM IST
Assam Inland Waterways Boost: IWAI signs MoUs for petrochem transport & water metroInland Waterways Authority of India inks key agreements to boost Assam's water transport. MoUs with Assam Petro-Chemicals and the state gov...
22 Nov, 2025, 10.32 AM IST
PM Modi to take part at India Maritime Week in Mumbai: Union minister Sarbananda SonowalUnion Minister Sarbananda Sonowal announced Prime Minister Modi's attendance at India Maritime Week in Mumbai, highlighting India's growing...
02 Sep, 2025, 09.34 PM IST
Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project to be fully operational by 2027: Sarbananda SonowalUnion Minister Sarbananda Sonowal announced the Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project, enhancing Northeast India-Myanmar connectivi...
07 Jul, 2025, 06.04 PM IST
Centre to invest additional Rs 1,000 cr in inland waterways projects in Assam, Northeast in 2026: Union MinisterUnion Minister Sarbananda Sonowal assessed Assam and Northeast projects. The goal is to complete Rs 1,000 crore worth of projects by 2026. ...
20 May, 2025, 10.17 PM IST
Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal launches major projects for development of waterways, unveils projects worth Rs 308 crores for North East IndiaSonowal inaugurated Passenger-cum-Cargo terminal at Bogibeel near Dibrugarh, Inland Water Transport Terminal at Sonamura in Tripura and upg...
20 Feb, 2024, 06.15 PM IST
Assam: Tourist-cum-cargo IWT Terminal worth Rs 46.6 crore to be developed at Bogibeel by February, 2024The Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal laid the foundation stone of Inland Waterways Transport (IWT) terminal...
04 Jul, 2023, 08.02 PM IST
Taking cargo off trucks and putting back onto ships: Modi govt's big plan to develop 23 river systemsIndia is eyeing an investment of ₹35,000 crore by 2047 to create a network of waterways in the country. Union minister for ports, shipping ...
05 Mar, 2023, 03.10 PM IST
MV Ganga Vilas has put India and Bangladesh on world's river cruise map: Sarbananda SonowalWelcoming ‘MV Ganga Vilas’, the world’s longest river cruise at its culminating destination in Dibrugarh, Sonowal hailed it as a historic a...
28 Feb, 2023, 09.19 PM IST
In India's rivers lies a big part of its prosperous futurePrime Minister Narendra Modi's focus on commercialising waterways, particularly in the east of the country, could be an economic game chang...
16 Jan, 2023, 12.19 AM IST
India eyes ₹35kcr investments by 2047 to create waterways networkIt is the first river cruise to connect Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal and Assam. It begins from Varanasi (UP) and concludes ...
13 Jan, 2023, 02.13 PM IST
PM Modi to flag off 'world's longest river cruise' on FridayMV Ganga Vilas will begin its journey from Varanasi and sail around 3,200 km in 51 days to reach Dibrugarh in Assam via Bangladesh, travers...
11 Jan, 2023, 03.07 PM IST
Sittwe port project developed and ready for operation: Sarbananda SonowalSonowal said that the launch of world’s longest river cruise with MV Ganga Vilas by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi on January 13, 2023 in...
09 Jan, 2023, 09.03 PM IST
World's longest river cruise 'Ganga Vilas' to unlock potential of river cruise tourism in India: Sarbananda SonowalThe luxury cruise will cover a distance of more than 3,200 km across 27 river systems in five states in India and Bangladesh. The huge unta...
08 Jan, 2023, 03.51 PM IST
Two-day conclave in Assam to focus on optimum use of North Eastern waterwaysAlong with the aspirations of PM Gati Shakti National Masterplan, Waterways Conclave aims for speedy development of Multimodal projects in ...
09 Apr, 2022, 06.45 PM IST
Nitin Gadkari to flag off cargo shipment via NW 2 on BrahmaputraThe idea is to develop Brahmaputra River (NW2) for commercial navigation and the efforts are part of renewed focus over the last three year...
28 Dec, 2017, 02.12 PM IST