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Cover Story Sankalp Yatra of New India
ADVANCED WATERWAYS
BEGINNING OF A NEW ERA OF
DEVELOPMENT
With the introduction of water transport between
Varanasi and Haldia, transportation cost has
come down significantly. Also, a waterways
ecosystem is being developed under the
05 AatmaNirbhar Bharat vision, which will connect
India with neighbouring countries and create new
employment opportunities.
n In August, a consignment of Maruti cars from
Varanasi was sent to Haldia under a trial run.
n Not only Uttar Pradesh but also Bihar, Jharkhand,
and West Bengal i.e. a large part of eastern
India have benefited greatly from the Haldia
to Varanasi waterway. With the growth of
the sector, transportation by container cargo
has also led to an increase in employment
opportunities.
National Waterways - 1 Cost n At present, there are 111 national waterways in
1390 KM Rs 4634 24 states of the country. Out of these, 106 were
notified as National Waterways in the year 2016,
Haldia to Varanasi Crore earlier only five had the status of waterways.
BOGIBEEL BRIDGE
NEW LIFELINE FOR
ASSAM-ARUNACHAL
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It is not just a bridge, but a lifeline
connecting the lives of millions of
people in this region. Due to this,
the distance between Assam and n The distance from Dhemaji to Dibrugarh has been reduced to
Arunachal has been reduced and just 100 km from the 4.94 km long Bogibeel Bridge built over the
people have been liberated from Brahmputra river. Earlier, it was 500 km, which took 24 hours to
many problems. Their lives have complete. It is the country's longest rail-road bridge, with road
also improved. above and rail below. The demand to build the Bogibeel Bridge
-Narendra Modi, Prime Minister has been there since 1965. It has 39 girders of 125 metres each.
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