The Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Shri Sarbananda Sonowal announced an investment of more than Rs 4,800 crore to transform the inland waterways sector of Assam at the Advantage Assam 2.0 in Guwahati, on Wednesday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the country's first indigenous green hydrogen fuel cell inland waterway vessel under the Harit Nauka initiative in Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi.
"The number of youth and women joining our programmes is tremendous. These blessings give me the strength to work even harder for the people," he added.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated, laid the foundation stone of and dedicated to the nation multiple development projects worth Rs 17,300 crores in Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi district on Wednesday.