CARGO MOVEMENT to commence from Varanasi & Haldia to Pandu Port
The movement of heavy cargo ships from Varanasi and Haldia to Pandu Port in Assam through riverways is likely by mid-2022, said Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal. “Dredging work in Ganga and Brahmaputra rivers has been initiated to facilitate the movement of large cargo ships. I hope by mid-2022 cargo ships of 2,000 MT from Haldia and Varanasi will start sailing to Pandu. This will be boost trade and industry of the region. “The people will benefit from the development of river tourism, cargo transportation, and an alternative economic transportation system,” Sonowal said. Support from experts of Tezpur University, IIT Guwahati, and IIM Shillong will be sought to make the dredging work in Brahmaputra successful, he said.