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"Cargo handling capacity reached 133 million metric tonnes in last 10 yrs"
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
"In the last 10 years, our cargo handling capacity has reached 133 million metric tonnes... More than Rs 60,000 crores of investment have been made in our National Waterways... In the inaugural session of the Inland Waterways Development Council, we inaugurated projects worth Rs 1400 crores
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Union Minister Sonowal launches National River Traffic and Navigation Syst
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
The Inland Waterways Development Council (IWDC), apex meet for policy deliberation for promotion & propagation of inland waterways in India, witnessed major announcements to boost infrastructure along national waterways, an official release said.
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Sarbanand Sonowal announces major projects to boost capacity at Kandla Por
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
The Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal announced major initiatives to boost the capacity at Kandla Port worth an investment of more than Rs 57,000 crores on Tuesday.
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Union Minister Sonowal reviews Dibrugarh Airport's runway expansion projec
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal chaired a meeting of Dibrugarh Airport's advisory committee here on Monday to take stock of the progress of the airport's runway expansion work.
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Sarbananda Sonowal flags off ships, commences fixed scheduled service of c
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways (MoPSW), Sarbananda Sonowal on SUnday unveiled a major policy for Cargo Promotion - 'Jalvahak' - incentivising movement of long haul cargo via National Waterways 1 (river Ganga) as well as for National Waterways 2 (river Brahmaputra) and
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Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel pays courtesy visit to PM Modi in Delhi
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Chief Minister Patel was in New Delhi to attend the inaugural session of the two-day Indian Maritime Heritage Conclave-2024, organized by the Ministry of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways.
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Union Minister Sonowal holds meeting with Odisha MPs to discuss developmen
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Union Minister of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways Sarbanand Sonowal held a meeting with the MPs of Odisha and discussed the projects being implemented by the state government and the central government for the development of ports and river waterways in the national capital on Wednesday.
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Bill for expanding eligibility criteria for ownership of merchant vessels
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The Merchant Shipping Bill, 2024, was introduced in LS by Union Minister of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal.
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"We must ensure that Hindi becomes a global language": Union Minister Sarb
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal attended the 83rd convocation of Dakshina Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha (DBHP), Madras in Tamil Nadu's Chennai on Saturday.
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CM Himanta Sarma invites Union Ministers Sarbananda Sonowal and Nirmala Si
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma met Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal at his official residence here and extended an invitation to the Union Minister to attend the Advantage Assam Summit 2.0 in Guwahati in February next year.
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PM Modi ensured 300% increase in budget outlay for northeast in a decade:
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The Northeast region has received an increase of more than 300 per cent in the budget outlay, since 2014, said Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal on Friday.
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Government awarded around 75 port development projects in major ports in t
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Sarbananda Sonowal, Union Minister of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways, on Tuesday informed the parliament that the government has awarded around 75 port development projects in major ports in the last three years.
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