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
Centre investing Rs 1,010 crore in Brahmaputra & Barak river projectsThe Central Government is investing Rs 1,010 crores for the development of Brahmaputra and Barak rivers in Assam, including approval of a n...
29 Nov, 2024, 06.58 PM IST
Union Minister Sonowal reviews progress of Northeast’s first ship repair facilityUnion Minister Sarbananda Sonowal reviewed projects at Pandu Port Complex, including the region's first ship repair facility and an elevate...
28 Oct, 2024, 06.44 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
Inland Waterways Authority bolsters ops at Pandu and Dhubri Ports; aims to export 3 mn MT from Assam by 2025The Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) has strengthened its operations and management at the Pandu and Dhubri ports in order to boo...
07 Sep, 2023, 07.30 PM IST
Centre commits Rs 1,126 crore to improve waterways in NortheastThe amount is being invested in five projects on the rivers Brahmaputra (NW 2), Barak (NW 16), Dhansiri (NW 31) and Kopili (NW 57) to lever...
26 Jul, 2023, 06.59 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
PM Narendra Modi has mainstreamed Northeast India in letter and spirit: Himanta Biswa SarmaSarma on Friday attended from Pandu ghat in Guwahati the flag off of MV Ganga Vilas, the world's longest river cruise, by Prime Minister Na...
13 Jan, 2023, 08.05 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
Vessel carrying 200MT food grains sails from Patna for Pandu in AssamUnion Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal flagged off an inland waterway vessel MV Lal Bahadur Shastri from Patna to...
05 Feb, 2022, 06.16 PM IST
Contract for Haldia inland waterway terminal awarded, jetty to be operational soonThe waterway will provide an alternative to the Chicken Neck route for easy and cost effective movement of cargo to and from the Northeast ...
03 Jan, 2022, 01.27 PM IST
Contract for Haldia inland waterway terminal awarded, jetty to be operational soon: SonowalMajor oil PSUs , steel companies like Tata steel and SAIL, terminal operators, shipping lines, barge operators, custom clearing agents and ...
03 Jan, 2022, 11.54 AM IST
India to open new trade routes with Bhutan to enable smoother sub-regional coopWith this latest development, Nagarkata will now be notified as a ‘permanent’ LCS without any commodity restrictions, thereby allowing Bhut...
04 Dec, 2020, 03.32 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
Infra created on 3 waterways at Rs 284 crore under-utilised: CAGAbout the National Waterways 3 in Kerala it said it could not be fully navigable even after 23 years despite huge expenditure on infrastruc...
05 Aug, 2016, 09.55 PM IST