New Delhi, April 21 -- Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, The King of Bhutan, paid a visit to Assam on 19 April 2025 to view the facilities at the Inland Waterways Terminal (IWT) and the Multi Modal Logistics Park (MMLP) at Jogighopa. The King was received by the Minister for Public Health Engineering and Housing & Urban Affairs, Government of Assam, Shri Jayanta Malla Baruah.

As part of its 'Neighbourhood First' policy, the Government has been pursuing several connectivity initiatives for boosting people-to-people ties and facilitating trade and economic cooperation with Bhutan. The IWT at Jogighopa, which was inaugurated in February this year, is an important infrastructure project for economic development and enhancing connectivity in th...