Guwahati, Feb. 20 -- Union Minister of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal on Tuesday virtually inaugurated multiple projects worth Rs 254 crore for the development of inland waterways here.
Sonowal inaugurated Passenger-cum-Cargo Terminal at Bogibeel worth Rs. 46.60 crore, Inland Water Transport Terminal at Sonamura worth Rs. 6.91 crore, upgraded Terminal at Karimganj and Badarpur worth Rs. 6.40 crore.
During the event, he announced six Jetties at various locations on River Brahmaputra worth Rs. 8.45 crore, 19 passenger vessels for National Waterway-2 and National Waterway-16 worth Rs. 25 crore, and Extension of Jetty, Integrated Office and Bank Protection worth Rs. 30 crore.
Speaking on the occasion, Sonowal said that ...