Centre rolls out ₹1,34,200-cr infra building plans for NE
The Union government is also developing the National Waterways on the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Barak rivers as Bangladesh has 50 riverine systems, which can be leveraged for all types of transportation purposes as the cost of travel through water is the least compared to air, road and rail networks. The entire area between Sadiya and Dhubri in Assam along the Brahmaputra river is being developed for improved connectivity as they are building a multimodal hub on the Brahmaputra in Guwahati. This includes a ship repairing port at Pandu, four tourist jetties and 11 floating terminals. The Eastern Waterways Connectivity Transport Grid, once completed, will offer seamless connectivity not only between the northeast and rest of India but also in the sub-continent.