TNPSC Thervupettagam

New Routes for Inland waterway

December 26 , 2020 1354 days 700 0
  • The Government of India recently identified new routes for ferry services through inland waterways.
  • The new routes include Hazira, Somnath temple, Okha and Jamnagar.
  • Also, destinations along the international routes have also been identified under the Sagarmala Project.
  • The Sagarmala project aims to promote port led development in the country by using the 7,500 km long coastline.
  • Around six international routes have been identified for this.
  • These routes include four international destinations such as Seychelles, Chattogram of Bangladesh, Madagascar and Jaffna of Sri Lanka.
  • The Inland Waterways Authority of India has planned to increase the cargo handling capacity of the country to 100 million tonnes by 2021-22.

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