The Inland Water Transport (IWT) department has signed an MoU with the World Bank for a ₹770 crore loan to improve river transportation in Assam. State CM informed that the central government would refund 80 per cent of the sanctioned amount and the state government would bear the remaining 20 per cent share of the cost. He also flagged off four steel catamaran vessels at Pandu Port where the vessels were launched under a World Bank-funded project to integrate high quality passenger and vehicle ferry services into the state‘s wider transport network system. Assam‘s culture and civilization have been nurtured by the Brahmaputra and Barak rivers and their tributaries but they also pose communication challenges for people living on the banks. The CM further stated that after the Majuli boat accident in September, the state government has taken an aggressive approach to make river transportation more hassle free and secure. Out of the four vessels, two will ply over the river Brahmaputra at Majuli and one each in between Guwahati-North Guwahati and Uzanbazar -Umananda ferry ghats. The newly launched vessels have the capacity of carrying 100 passengers and 50 two-wheelers and are powered with 180 HP twin engines which can travel at a speed of 10 knots forward speed. The vessels have advanced equipment such as control and monitoring, communication and navigation, GPS, wind measurement, life-saving, and firefighting equipment.
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