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J&K: THE FIRST UNION TERRITORY FOR THE FIRST TIME, A CARGO SHIP

TO JOIN THE NATIONAL SINGLE WENT FROM PATNA TO GUWAHATI'S
WINDOW SYSTEM PANDU VIA BANGLADESH

any civilizations have emerged on the banks
fter repealing Article 370, Jammu and Kashmir is Mof rivers, and they have made significant
Anow moving at a rapid pace. Following this, where contributions to the advancement of human
the underprivileged and needy have benefited from civilization.In a vast country, these rivers have
important central government schemes, this union now become the new means of connectivity.
territory is now preparing to move forward in the field However, the development of waterways was
of "Ease of Doing Business." Jammu and Kashmir not given much attention
recently became the country’s until 2014, despite being
first Union Territory to join the a cheaper and better
National Single Window System alternative. With the
introduction of the National
(NSWS). This was announced by Waterways Act in 2016, the
the central government during face began to change. But
the 2020 budget. The National the result of the special focus on this priority
Single Window System is a web-based application. area, by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is that
It serves as a guide for identifying and applying for even in a geographically challenged area like the
investor, approval based on their business needs. Northeast, waterways are now preparing a new
The India Industrial Land Bank (IILB) is linked to the path of progress. It all started on February 5,
National Single Window System. In Jammu and when the cargo MV Lal Bahadur Shastri, carrying
Kashmir, it includes 45 industrial parks. This will 200 metric tonnes of food grains from Patna,
make it easier for investors to locate available plots the capital of Bihar, left for Pandu in Guwahati.
in Jammu and Kashmir. Investors will no longer The vessel starts its sail on National Waterway-1
need to visit various platforms to gather information (river Ganga) through Bhagalpur, Manihari,
and obtain approvals from various stakeholders. Sahibganj, Farakka, Tribeni, Kolkata, Haldia,
Hemnagar; Indo Bangladesh Protocol (IBP) route
New jobs will be created as new investment avenues through Khulna, Narayanganj, Sirajganj, Chilmari
open up in Jammu and Kashmir. and National Waterway-2 through Dhubri, and
Jogighopa covering a distance of 2,350 km.

ATAL TUNNEL GETS RECOGNITION AS THE LONGEST HIGHWAY TUNNEL IN THE WORLD

he World Book of Records has officially certified the name of India's
TAtal Tunnel, Rohtang, as the world's longest traffic tunnel. The Tunnel
which was built using cutting-edge technology passes at an elevation of
10,044 feet above sea level. It is 9.02 kilometres long. It was built over a
period of about ten years by the Border Roads Organization by penetrating
the Pir Panjal peaks of the Himalayas. The tunnel's construction was
announced in 2002 by then-Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in Keylong,
the tribal district headquarters of Lahaul-Spiti. Following this, the project,
which had been stalled for a long time, was completed in 2020, thanks
to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's commitment. The distance between
Manali and Leh has been reduced by about 45 kilometres as a result of its
formation. At the same time, this route's journey time has been cut by at
least five hours.

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