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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...
Notable decline in insurgency related incidents in Northeast India: G Kishan ReddyReplying to a discussion on the working of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DONER) Reddy emphasised that a new phase of...
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...
Rajya Sabha doing better business by passing key bills and sitting beyond scheduled timeThe Congress-led UPA has been unable to solve the impasse in Lok Sabha and push key legislations, including Food Security and Land Acquisit...
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.
- Parliamentary panel raises doubt over operationalisation of Assam Waterways
A Parliamentary panel has expressed doubt whether the government would be in a position to operationalise 121-km stretch of Barak river in ...
- Bill in Rajya Sabha to declare Assam river stretch as National Waterway
The Bill upon enactment would particularly benefit Assam, Nagaland, Mizoram, Manipur and Tripura by facilitating cargo movement there.
Budget 2013: Ship building industry cheers as it is exempted from excise dutyIn what comes as good cheer for the shipping industry, the Finance Minister has proposed fully exempting ships and other vessels from excis...
Union Budget 2013: Big push to infrastructure with Rs 50,ooo crore tax-free bonds, two new ports"While every sector can absorb new investment, it is the infrastructure sector that needs large volumes of investment," Chidambaram said in...
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...
- '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...