Guwahati, Feb. 18 -- Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal on Tuesday inaugurated an Inland Waterways Terminal (IWT) in Assam's Jogighopa by flagging off a ship MV Trishul with two barges carrying 110 metric tonnes of coal along with stone chips to Bangladesh.
The foundation stone for the terminal was laid by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in February 2021.
The terminal holds strategic importance as it is located at a distance of 91 km from Gelephu in Bhutan, 108 km from Bangladesh border and 147 Km from Guwahati. This makes it crucial for bilateral trade ties with Bangladesh and Bhutan.
The Jogighopa terminal is also one of the declared Ports of call under the Protocol on Inland Water Transit and Trade (PIWT&T) ...