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Union Minister Sonowal reviews IWAI projects, unveils 5-year action plan f
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Union Minister of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal, visited the Noida Head Office of the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) on Tuesday. During his visit, Sonowal was briefed about the status of the 111 National Waterways in the country and how inland waterways are e
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Incredible Growth, Incredible Infrastructure, Incredible Transformation, I
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Kant posted, "India's Infrastructure Story over the past 9 years: - 3x more cities have metro coverage - Built 92,000 Km new national highways amounting to 15x the radius of the earth - 100% growth in the number of airports - 100% increase in handling capacity of ports - 111 national wate
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Cargo handling in national waterways has grown by more than 1,700 pc from
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways and Ayush, Sarbananda Sonowal who chaired the meeting on the 'Coastal Shipping Policy' on Friday in New Delhi said that the ministry has identified a total potential of 1300 MTPA cargo movement by coastal shipping by 2047.
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Inland cargo movement records 16 pc increase in 2022-23: Sarbananda Sonowa
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
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.
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Sonowal lays down foundation stone of Inland Waterways Transport Terminal
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
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.
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Products-specific warehouses to come up at ports, national waterways
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 24 (ANI): The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW) on Thursday said it will set up product-specific warehouses at ports and national waterways.
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IWAI, IOC sign MoU on fuel needs for waterways
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 26 (ANI): Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) and Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Tuesday to jointly develop infrastructure for meeting fuel, lubricating oil, LPG and natural gas requirements of national wat
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Cabinet approves funds for national waterways development, maintenance
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 24 (ANI): The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved the amendment of Central Road Fund Act, 2000 to allocate 2.5 per cent of the proceeds of Central Road Fund (CRF) for development and maintenance of National Waterways (NWs) a
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IWAI signs MoUs with Dredging Corporation of India, Paradip Port Trust and
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept.28 (ANI): To ensure the development of national waterways in a time-bound and effective manner, the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) on Wednesday signed three separate Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) with the Dredging Corporation of India (DCI), the Paradip
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