TNPSC Thervupettagam

First Indian Waterway Cargo Transport

July 16 , 2019 1841 days 631 0
  • For the first time ever, an Indian waterway is being used for transport of cargo between Bhutan and Bangladesh.
  • The ship MV AAI has set sail from Dhubri in Assam and will travel to Narayanganj in Bangladesh, over river Brahmaputra and the Indo Bangladesh Protocol Route.
  • It carried stone from Bhutan to be delivered in Bangladesh.
  • This waterway route will cut short travel time by 8 to 10 days and reduce transportation cost by 30%.

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