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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, Shipping Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has said. The KMMTTP will be India's alternative to the 'Chicken's Neck' - and help bypass Bangladesh. Our Shipping ministry has invested Rs. 1,000 crore in developing the waterways of the project, while other agencies are taking care of the rest.
