Question : Water Transport Service


(a) whether the Government has received any proposal to start inland water transport service between Haldia, West Bengal to Dibrugarh in Assam;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether there is good feasibility to start the inland water transport service in this sector, if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether the Government proposes to start the inland water transport service on this route; and

(e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

Answer given by the minister

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SHIPPING
(SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)


(a)to(e):Facilities for Inland Water Transport from Haldia to Dibrugarh already exist through the Indo-Bangladesh Protocol route and shippers are moving over dimensional cargo on this route.
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