Several Projects Launched by Sarbananda Sonowal to Develop Bogibeel

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• Sep 19, 2022 | Kabir Chakraborty

He continued, "We must seize this chance and create a competitive advantage that will drive Northeast India as the New Engine of Growth for India."

color:#111111;letter-spacing:-.75pt;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Digital Desk: Sarbananda Sonowal, Union
Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways, and Ayush, on Monday unveiled a
number of initiatives for the growth of the Bogibeel region near Dibrugarh in
Assam.

color:black">The union minister launched the Bogibeel Riverfront Passenger
Jetty in addition to laying the cornerstones for the building of two floating
jetties at Guijan and Bogibeel.

In a statement, the
Ministry of Port, Shipping, and Waterways stated, "The two floating
jetties in the districts of Bogibeel in Dibrugarh and Guijan in Tinsukia would
be built as cutting-edge terminals employing the most recent & cutting-edge
technologies. IWAI is building both jetties over the National Waterways - 2
(NW-2), also known as the River Brahmaputra."

In addition to this
expansion, there are plans to enhance the Riverfront property to include the
construction of an Open platform, a restaurant, 8 bio-toilets, and 6 awnings.
Over rail columns and an angle frame covered with WPC board flooring, the
entire structure was built. The project is expected to cost 2.5 crores of
rupees.

"The objective of
our leader, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is to harness the potential of an
economical and ecologically sound logistical corridor of Inland
waterways," Sonowal said during a speech at the ceremony. The key that we
are employing to harness the enormous potential of inland water transportation
in Assam using National Waterways 2 and our river Brahmaputra is the PM Gati
Shakti National Master plan.

He continued, "We
must seize this chance and create a competitive advantage that will drive
Northeast India as the New Engine of Growth for India."

The Union Minister
further mentioned that the Ganga, IBPR, and Brahmaputra rivers will be used to
travel more than 4,000 km between Varanasi and Bogibeel on India's longest
river cruise service, which will start early the next year.

The Project Influence Area (PIA) for the Bogibeel terminal
includes the districts of Golaghat, Jorhat, Sibsagar, Dibrugarh, Tinsukia, and
portions of Nagaland. It is located in the upper section of Assam, which
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