Guwahati, April 16 -- India's inland water transport (IWT) sector clocked its highest-ever cargo throughput in FY2024-25, with 145.5 million tonnes (MT) moved across the National Waterways (NWs), media reports said.

Compared to the previous fiscal, this is a 9.34% jump and a staggering rise from just 18.10 MT in FY2013-14-a ten-year Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 20.86%, according to the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI), according to an India Today report.

The number of operational waterways increased from 24 in the previous fiscal to 29 in FY25, significantly enhancing India's inland cargo-handling network.

Introduced in December 2023, the Jalvahak Cargo Promotion Scheme has emerged as a crucial enabler.

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