Assam: Tourist-cum-cargo IWT Terminal worth Rs 46.6 crore to be developed at Bogibeel by February, 2024

economictimes.indiatimes.com:

Tourist-cum-Cargo IWT Terminal to come at Bogibeel by February, 2024 with an investment of Rs 46.60 crores. The Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal laid the foundation stone of Inland Waterways Transport (IWT) terminal to be developed at Bogibeel in Dibrugarh, by the bank of the River Brahmaputra (National Waterways 2).

The tourist-cum-cargo IWT terminal will be developed at a cost of Rs 46.60 crores and is scheduled to be completed by February, 2024. Once developed, this terminal is likely to play a pivotal role in rejuvenating inland waterways transportation in the region for both cargo and passenger movement, paving the way for growth of trade & commerce.

Sonowal said, “It is a momentous day for the people of Assam as we move towards rejuvenating inland waterways transport in the region by further bolstering the capital infrastructure at Bogibeel. The new terminal will help us realize the vision set by Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi ji towards enablement of waterways transportation as a transformational factor.

We must respect & honor the immense potential of ‘Mahabahu Brahmaputra’ and utilize it in the best possible way to further efficient development & progress without alluding to any ecological or economic cost. Given the historic role that Dibrugarh played as the hub of inland waterways in the past, I believe that this modern terminal at Bogibeel will act as a catalyst towards reclaiming the lost glory of Dibrugarh as a major commercial hub & become harbinger of growth for upper Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland in the days to come.” The IWT terminal, under the aegis of Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI), the nodal agency for inland waterways of Ministry of Ports,