Kanpur: A body was found under the Pandu river bridge on Sunday morning in the Kakwan area. The police reached the spot after locals and passersby alerted them. Station in-charge Avneesh Kumar Singh ...

Kolkata: In a move to boost cargo transportation via inland waterways and reduce congestion on road and railways, Union ...

Sarbananda Sonowal yesterday unveiled a major policy for Cargo Promotion - Jalvahak - incentivising movement of long haul cargo via National Waterways 1 (river Ganga) as well as for National Waterways ...

The cargo promotion scheme provides direct incentives to cargo owners to transport goods via inland waterways for a distance ...

The 'Jalvahak’ scheme will initially focus on three national waterways, 1 (Ganges), 2 (Brahmaputra), and 16 (Barak river).

India launched its first subsidized cargo vessel service on National Waterways 1 and 2. The service connects Kolkata with ...

Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal on Sunday unveiled a major policy for cargo promotion -- ...

Union Minister Sonowal introduces 'Jalvahak' scheme to boost cargo movement on National Waterways with incentives for ...

The Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW), Sarbananda Sonowal on Sunday unveiled a major policy for Cargo Promotion – ‘Jalvahak’ – incentivising movement of long haul cargo via ...

Similarly, for the cargo transit on NW2 via IBPR, the Kolkata to Pandu stretch is fixed at 18 days while Pandu to Kolkata is ...

The Union government on Sunday launched the 'Jalvahak' scheme to incentivise cargo movement via inland waterways, marking a ...

Government subsidy scheme aims to boost inland waterways transport, but concerns about low depths and infrastructure remain.