PM Narendra Modi to inaugurate first multi-modal terminal on Ganga river in VaranasiThis is the first of the three such terminals and two inter-modal terminals being constructed on the river, according to an official releas...
09 Nov, 2018, 04.24 PM IST
First container movement on inland waterways to start with PepsiCo consignmentInland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) officials said the food and Beverage giant would move 16 containers from Kolkata to Varanasi on ...
28 Oct, 2018, 10.27 PM IST
IWAI launches outreach programme in UP to promote Ganga waterwayOfficials provided information on Rs 5,369-crore Jal Marg Vikas Project on river Ganga and IWAI is the implementing agency for Centres of t...
19 Jul, 2018, 09.33 PM IST
IWAI study finds 20 proposed National Waterways technically not feasibleThese include five in Tamil Nadu, four in West Bengal, two each in Odisha, Karnataka and Maharashtra and one each in Assam, Andhra Pradesh,...
15 May, 2018, 08.22 PM IST
Monetisation of 105 road projects can fetch Rs 1.25 lakh crore: Nitin Gadkari"Now we have decided to monetise the road projects. There are 105 projects that are ready. We can easily get Rs 1.25 lakh crore from moneti...
27 Feb, 2018, 09.28 PM IST
Government approves Rs 5,369 crore waterway project on National Waterway-1The government said it will boost infrastructure development like multi-modal and inter-modal terminals, Roll on - Roll off (Ro-Ro) facilit...
03 Jan, 2018, 03.35 PM IST
IWAI to issue bonds next month, raise Rs 660 croreThe proceeds from the bonds will be utilised for development and maintainence of national waterways.
18 Sep, 2017, 11.59 AM IST
IWAI awards construction of navigation lock at Farakka to L&TThe Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) has awarded the work for the construction of a new state of the art navigation Lock which is...
30 Nov, 2016, 06.57 PM IST
IWAI awards contract to build navigational lock at Farakka"IWAI has awarded the work for the construction of a new state of the art navigational lock...to a reputed company at a cost of Rs 359 cror...
30 Nov, 2016, 05.45 PM IST
L&T to construct Sahibganj Multi modal transportation terminalThe Sahibganj terminal is the second out of the three multi-modal terminals planned under the Ganga Jal Marg Vikas Project, to be awarded f...
19 Oct, 2016, 04.44 PM IST
30 years on, trial on India's 1st national waterway startsThe first trial of cargo transport carries 200 newly assembled Maruti cars and another 1,000 tonnes building material from Varanasi to Kolk...
14 Aug, 2016, 03.19 PM IST
Uttar Pradesh economy to gain from Rs 50,000 crore investment on 20,000 km of riverfront development"We are harnessing our 20,000 km of river front and 7,5000 km coastline with an initial investment of Rs 50,000 crore," Gadkari said.
12 Aug, 2016, 08.23 PM IST
Kolkata-Varanasi RO-RO service on Ganga to transport vehicles from July"We are keen to push transport of more cargo through waterway as it’s cheaper and non-polluting,” said a shipping ministry official.
20 Jun, 2016, 11.10 AM IST
1000-DWT vessels can steer on Varanasi-Haldia stretch this yearThe 1,620-km stretch -- the National Waterway 1 -- falls under Jal Marg Vikas project that aims at providing assured depth of 3 metres of f...
27 Mar, 2016, 04.30 PM IST
Government clears land transfer from Farakka project to IWAIA navigational Lock is already in operation at Farakka under the control of Farakka Barrage Project (FBP) since 1987. This lock needs moder...
06 Jan, 2016, 04.31 PM IST
Work on Rs 4,200 crore Jal Marg Vikas project takes offThe central government has designated the IWAI as the implementing agency, with a Project Management Unit (PMU), for the Jal Marg Vikas Pro...
02 Jun, 2015, 09.57 PM IST
Shipping Ministry sets up monitoring unit for Rs 4,200 crore Ganga projectThe Ministry said a detailed project report for 'Jal Marg Vikas' (National Waterways-I) is under preparation for it to cover a distance of ...
26 Aug, 2014, 07.32 PM IST