JAL MARG VIKAS PROJECT (JMVP)

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• The Government is implementing Jal Marg Vikas Project (JMVP) for capacity augmentation of navigation on NW-1 (Varanasi-Haldia stretch) with the assistance of the World Bank.
  
  
• The new Designs unveiled will remove ambiguity on the class and type of vessels that can sail on river ganga will translate into savings for ship builders.
  
  
• This is a significant step in the growth of the country’s Inland Water Transport (IWT) sector as it will help overcome the unique navigation challenges river Ganga throws due to its complex river morphology, hydraulics, acute bends, shifting channels, meanders and current.