Varanasi | Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday inaugurated India’s first Multi-Modal Terminal at Varanasi port on river Ganga in his parliamentary constituency Varanasi as part of the Union government’s initiative to develop inland waterways for the transport of goods through rivers. This is the first of the four multimodal terminals being constructed on NW-I ( River Ganga) as part of the World Bank aided Jal Marg Vikas project.
PM @narendramodi dedicates to the Nation India’s First Multi-Modal Terminal on river Ganga in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh pic.twitter.com/U2TrWOxKSK
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PM Modi also received India’s first container consignment (post independence) that sailed from Kolkata’s Haldia port on the inland waterway on October 30. The container carried cargo belonging to food and beverage giant PepsiCo India. The recent transport of goods through inland waterways is a part of the Union governments Jal Marg Vikas project which aims towards developing inland waterways transportation. The project is seen as a cheap and environment-friendly mean of transportation for the cargo movement. The central governement has also setup an Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) for this project.
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