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Projects worth ₹1,700 cr invested for development of Inland Waterways of Northeast: Sarbananda SonowalThe Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal, inaugurated the roadshow for the Global Maritime India Summit, 2023 ...
Government planning to develop Eastern Grid with 5,000 kms of navigable waterways: SonowalThe Indian government plans to develop the Eastern Grid with more than 5,000 km of navigable waterways to deepen trade within BBIN countrie...
Centre to develop 5,000 kms of waterways as Eastern Grid: Sarbananda SonowalWith the seamless connection between National Waterway (NW)-1 (Ganga), NW-2 (Brahmaputra) and NW-16 (Barak), the government is keen to crea...
Centre executing projects worth Rs 1,34,200 crore to boost rail, road, air network in Northeast: FM Nirmala SitharamanAddressing the 'Natural Allies in Development and Interdependence' conclave here, she said the Union government has been pumping in huge mo...
Govt has identified 101 projects under PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan: Sarbananda SonowalSonowal said, the government's infrastructure plans like Sagarmala, Bharatmala project (that aims to lay a grid of highways pan-India), Ded...
Development of an Eastern Grid will work as a catalyst to boost regional integration and tradeSonowal while addressing the Stakeholder Conclave on Waterways as Engine for growth at Guwahati. Sonowal said that Union government is givi...
Govt issues draft ports bill for consultation"The draft Indian Ports Bill, 2020, seeks to, inter alia, enable the structured growth and sustainable development of ports to attract inve...
Budget stresses on massive infra investments to become USD 5 trn economySitharaman said infrastructure financing needs have been estimated at around Rs 20 lakh crore (USD 300 billion) a year.
Budget 2019: Nirmala Sitharaman highlights infra projects bridging rural urban divideSitharaman said that steps were taken to boost infrastructure in sectors like roads, waterways, metro and rail.
Bill on 101 National Waterways to be in Parliament this session: GadkariDevelopment of waterways that are found feasible for navigation would commence from 2016-17. Multi-modal hubs would boost industry, employm...
Government to increase focus on development of waterways: Nitin GadkariCompared to China, where 44 per cent passenger and goods traffic were transported through inland waterways, it was only three per cent in I...
Sagarmala project: Government to develop 10 coastal economic zonesThe shipping ministry on Wednesday said 17,300 km of inland waterways will involve an investment of at least Rs 1 lakh crore in the next 5-...
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...
Government readies plan for Rs 25,000 crore national waterway gridModi govt has drawn up an ambitious Rs 25,000-cr plan to create a national waterway grid linking Ganga, Brahmputra, Mahanadi & Godavari riv...
- NGO comes up with alternative to inter-linking of rivers
Amid growing environmental concerns over the river linking project, an NGO has come up with an "eco-friendly" method to connect the water b...
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...
- Kalam urges youth to find long-term solution to control floods
Stressing the need for long term solution to control floods, store and use surplus water during drought, former President A P J Abdul Kalam...