Cargo movement on national waterways in the country has recorded a 16 per cent yearly increase in 2022-23, Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal informed Parliament in a written reply to a question on Tuesday.
Union minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Tuesday laid the foundation stone of the Inland Waterways Transport (IWT) terminal to be developed at Bogibeel in Dibrugarh, by the bank of the River Brahmaputra (National Waterways 2) in Assam's Dibrugarh.
The Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways and Ayush, Sarbananda Sonowal on Saturday launched a campaign to transform 75 historic Lighthouses into Tourism Spots when he inaugurated three revamped lighthouses in Dwarka, Gopnath & Veraval that were transformed as tourist destina
"New standards of security, prosperity, good governance and service have been set in the country in the last nine years of the government headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The warm welcome accorded to the Prime Minister by the President, Parliamentarians, entrepreneurs, citizens and ar
The Assam Government inked two Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with Railways and NRL(Numaligarh Refinery Limited) for the construction of a second entry to Guwahati railway station and supply of high-speed diesel for Inland Water Transport (IWT) vessels respectively at the programme held o
According to ED, Bharath Infra Exports and Imports Ltd availed loan facilities in the form of cash credit, EPC/FBD, Non-fund based working capital and letters of credit (Inland and regular) from the State Bank of India, Bengaluru City branch, Bengaluru.
Development of the Riverine Based Tourism Circuit is a huge shot in the arm for the tourism sector in Assam said Union Minister, Sarbananda Sonowal on Friday while a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed for the development of 'Riverine Based Religious Tourism Circuit' among Inland Wa
The Assam Minister during the installation programme inspected the country boats and directed the officials and engineer of Inland Water Transport (IWT) to ensure proper safety standards and quality of boats as approved by the International Association of Classification Society(IWCS).
The data from the India-Bhutan satellite will be beneficial for people of Bhutan and it will be used for assessing inland water quality, forest & biomass cover, snow and glacier cover, Bhutan's geology and hydrology, according to Bhutan Embassy in India.
Welcoming 'MV Ganga Vilas', the world's longest river cruise at its culminating destination in Dibrugarh, Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Tuesday hailed it as a historic and path-breaking event to be witnessed in the Inland Waterways sector since India's Independence 75 years ago.
Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW) and Ayush, Sarbananda Sonowal confirmed the historic agreement signed between Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI), an autonomous body under MoPSW, and Dredging Corporation of India to dredge more than 120 kms of waterways in Assa
Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri flagged off an inland water vessel using methanol-blended diesel in Brahmaputra river in Guwahati on Tuesday.