India, July 8 -- The Union Government has rolled out an ambitious plan to invest Rs 5,000 crore in the development of waterways across the Northeast, Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal announced. This initiative is part of a broader strategy to transform the region into a vital hub of waterways-based trade, tourism, and employment under the Modi government's "Act East" policy.
Over the past 11 years, the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW) has led significant transformation across India's maritime sector, achieving record growth in cargo handling, port capacity, and coastal shipping. Major ports have nearly doubled their capacity, cruise tourism is expanding, and India now boasts nine ports ranke...