India, June 25 -- The Government of India issued the following news release:
The 198th Board Meeting of Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) was held in Delhi, today, where key decisions pertaining to the development of national waterways for advancement of Inland Water Transport (IWT) sector were taken.
For IWT development in the North East, IWAI Board approved the proposal of setting up three tourist jetties in Silghat, Bishwanath Ghat and Guijan and one tourist-cum-cargo jetty in Neamati in Assam. These jetties will help in addressing the growing demand of cargo and passenger/tourist movement by providing improved infrastructure and services in the region. It will offer better connectivity with regional and national tourist circu...