Patna witnessed a new landmark in India’s Inland Water Transport (IWT) sector with 16 TEUs of container cargo belonging to PepsiCo India from Kolkata reaching the city’s Gaighat IWT terminal on river Ganga.
About:
The 815 kms long voyage was a momentous one with the opening up of Kolkata-Patna as a new Origin-Destination pair on Inland Waterways.
Earlier, on November 12, 2018, Prime Minister had received the country’s first IWT containerised cargo that reached Varanasi from Kolkata.
Plans are at an advanced stage to operationalise Patna-Varanasi sector of NW-1 for container cargo movement.
Benefits:
The movement will give a fillip to the region’s growth and employment. According to the World Bank economic analysis, of the 1.5 lakh direct and indirect employment opportunities to be created due to interventions under Jal Marg Vikas Project (JMVP), 50,000 will be in Bihar alone.
Container cargo transport comes with several inherent advantages. Even as it reduces the handling cost, allows easier modal shift, reduces pilferages and damage, it also enables cargo owners to reduce their carbon footprints.
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