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 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
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
Ganga and Brahmaputra are ready for scaling up goods and services movement: Sarbananda SonowalSpeaking to ET at the sidelines of a ceremony to mark the arrival of the MV Ganga Vilas, tourist vessel, Sonowal said that the focus is on ...
28 Feb, 2023, 10.06 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
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
MV Ram Prasad Bismil: Longest vessel ever to sail on Brahmaputra riverThe 90 meters long flotilla is 26 meters wide, loaded with a draft of 2.1 meters. With this, it successfully completed the aspiring pilot r...
16 Mar, 2022, 05.23 PM IST
Cargo ship to Assam via Bangladesh completes pilot voyageA self-propelled vessel, MV Lal Bahadur Shastri carried 200 MT of food grains for Food Corporation of India (FCI). The IWAI is planning to ...
06 Mar, 2022, 08.38 PM IST
Union Minister for ports Sonowal flags off maiden voyage of steel from Syama Port in KolkataA Memorandum of Understanding was also signed between Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port and Brahmaputra Cracker & Polymer Limited to set up a str...
16 Feb, 2022, 07.02 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
Assam CM flags off four steel catamaran vessels at Pandu PortThese vessels are launched under a World Bank funded project to integrate high quality passenger and vehicle ferry services into the state’...
08 Nov, 2021, 06.56 PM IST
Assam CM requests Sarbananda Sonowal for setting up shipping institute in AssamThe Chief Minister said that there are nearly 200 vessels plying on the rivers of Assam and for repairing these vassals, they had to be tak...
26 Aug, 2021, 08.31 PM IST
NTPC teams up with IWAI for transporting fly ash through inland waterwaysThere is a huge demand for Fly Ash but due to the limitation of transporting it through only railway system, not enough can be utilised.
24 Aug, 2018, 05.51 PM IST
Nitin Gadkari flags off cargo movement on BrahmaputraThe bridges will connect Jorhat with Nematighat, Disangmukh with Tekeliphuta, Louit with Khablu, Numaligarh with Gohpur and North Guwahati ...
29 Dec, 2017, 04.59 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