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Kaladan Project To Be Ready By 2027, Will Benefit Northeast: Union Minister
The distance between Mizoram's Aizawl and West Bengal's Kolkata will be shortened by 700 km by 2027, as India with the help of Myanmar will be able to operationalise the Kaladan Multi Modal Transit Transport Project (KMMTTP) by then.
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Methanol May Soon Become Fuel For Ships, Says Nitin Gadkari
Ships in India may soon run on methanol as Centre is drawing up plans in this regard, Union minister Nitin Gadkari said on Tuesday. The Road Transport, Highways and Shipping Minister also stressed on the importance of developing waterways for their cost effectiveness.
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Union Minister Nitin Gadkari Eyes Lighthouses, Islands As New Growth Drivers
As a new year beckons, the government plans to weed out several archaic rules, some of which are over 100 years old, relating to shipping sector and also harness inland waterways, lighthouses and islands as new growth drivers of the Indian economy.
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'Make-In-India' Can't Be Realised Till Logistics Costs Are Reduced: Government
A bill to develop 101 waterways was passed by Lok Sabha today with government saying it was aiming to garner Rs 1 lakh crore to fund projects to provide low-cost river transportation as 'Make-in-India' dream will not be realised if logistics cost are not reduced.
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Union Minister Nitin Gadkari Emphasises on Developing Waterways
Union Surface Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari today stressed on developing waterways in the country, saying it is a much cheaper mode of transportation as compared to other means such as road and rail.
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Kaladan Project To Be Ready By 2027, Will Benefit Northeast: Union Minister
The distance between Mizoram's Aizawl and West Bengal's Kolkata will be shortened by 700 km by 2027, as India with the help of Myanmar will be able to operationalise the Kaladan Multi Modal Transit Transport Project (KMMTTP) by then.
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Methanol May Soon Become Fuel For Ships, Says Nitin Gadkari
Ships in India may soon run on methanol as Centre is drawing up plans in this regard, Union minister Nitin Gadkari said on Tuesday. The Road Transport, Highways and Shipping Minister also stressed on the importance of developing waterways for their cost effectiveness.
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Union Minister Nitin Gadkari Eyes Lighthouses, Islands As New Growth Drivers
As a new year beckons, the government plans to weed out several archaic rules, some of which are over 100 years old, relating to shipping sector and also harness inland waterways, lighthouses and islands as new growth drivers of the Indian economy.
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'Make-In-India' Can't Be Realised Till Logistics Costs Are Reduced: Government
A bill to develop 101 waterways was passed by Lok Sabha today with government saying it was aiming to garner Rs 1 lakh crore to fund projects to provide low-cost river transportation as 'Make-in-India' dream will not be realised if logistics cost are not reduced.
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Union Minister Nitin Gadkari Emphasises on Developing Waterways
Union Surface Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari today stressed on developing waterways in the country, saying it is a much cheaper mode of transportation as compared to other means such as road and rail.
