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Inland Waterways and Coastal Cargo Promotion Scheme: Read how the Modi government plans to boost the economy using rivers and coastlines

Divya Bharti -
The Union Budget 2026-27 unveils the Coastal Cargo Promotion Scheme, aiming to double waterway cargo share to 12% by 2047. By operationalizing 20 new waterways and investing ₹13,000 crore in the Mahanadi system, India seeks to slash logistics costs and emissions through greener transport.
Government and Policy

Inland Waterways Authority hands over operations of Haldia Multi-Modal Terminal to PPP operator IRC Natural Resources, to boost cargo movement through inland waterways

OpIndia Staff -
The Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) has officially handed over the operations and maintenance of the Haldia Multi-Modal Terminal (MMT) in West Bengal...
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Bhutan King Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuk visits water terminal and India’s first Multi Modal Logistics Park at Assam’s Jogighopa to assess functionality for exports...

ANI -
King of Bhutan Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuk visited the IWT terminal at Jogighopa in Assam to assess its functionality for cargo exports from Bhutan
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Uttar Pradesh: Yogi Adityanath government planning to use eight rivers as inland waterways for goods and passenger transport

OpIndia Staff -
The Yogi Adityanath-led UP government is working on a plan to use eight rivers as inland waterways to improve connectivity

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