New Delhi, June 25 -- The Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) on Wednesday took several key decisions related to the inland waterways transport (IWT) sector, including setting up three tourist jetties and a Regional Centre of Excellence (RCoE) in Assam, and setting up the Indian Waterway Congress on the lines of the Indian Road Congress to identify and adopt best global practices in the waterways sector.

It also entrusted NTCPWC (National Technology Centre for Ports, Waterways and Coasts), IIT Madras, with preparing the detailed project report (DPR) for the upcoming ship repair facility at Patna in Bihar.

The decisions were taken at the IWAI board meeting held in Delhi.

For IWT development in the North East, the IWAI Board appro...