The route connects Tripura with the Nationwide Waterways of India via Bangladesh.
Agartala:
A trial run of an inland waterways protocol route between India and Bangladesh started on Thursday with a cargo vessel leaving for Sonamura port in Tripura from Munshiganj within the neighbouring nation, Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb has mentioned.
With the arrival of the vessel, the Sonamura-Daudkandi inland waterways protocol route between Tripura and Bangladesh could be made operational on Saturday.
The route connects Tripura with the Nationwide Waterways of India via Bangladesh.
The boat-sized vessel with a consignment of cement set sail for Sonamura port in Sepahijala district of the northeastern state from Munshiganj on Thursday.
The chief minister in a tweet on Thursday night time mentioned, “First Vessel with consignment began its trial run at the moment from Munshiganj, Bangladesh for Sonamura port, Tripura. With the profitable run, Indo-Bangla waterways will open up new avenues for financial growth in each the nations the place Tripura will play an vital function”.
At current, ships and steamers ply from Haldia in West Bengal to Daudkandi, which is just 80 km from Sonamura sub-division.
Union Minister for Delivery Mansukh Mandaviya will welcome the vessel carrying 50 tonnes of cement from Daudkandi in Bangladesh to Sonamura on Saturday via video conferencing from Delhi, officers mentioned.
The inland waterways protocol route could be made operational within the presence of the chief minister and chairman of the Land Ports Authority of India (LPAI) Aditya Mishra, secretary of Tripura’s Trade and Commerce Division Kiran Gitte mentioned.
The 90-km lengthy Sonamura-Daudkandi route, included within the checklist of Indo-Bangla protocol (IBP) routes in Could this yr, is predicted to spice up commerce, Kiran Gitte mentioned on Sunday.
All Tripura Service provider Affiliation (ATMA) normal secretary Sujit Roy mentioned small vessel from Premier Cement Firm has began its trial run for Sonamura port.
“It’s a historic day for Tripura. A complete of 5 crew members has left for Tripura for the primary trial run. The vessel is meant to achieve Tripura on Saturday. Nonetheless, as a result of circulation of the river, the vessel will take a bit of longer time to achieve Tripura,” Mr Roy mentioned.
A floating jetty was arrange on the Gomati river on July four as a part of the Indo-Bangla worldwide inland waterways connectivity mission.
Merchants of India and Bangladesh had demanded a trial run of vessels on the Gomati river to operationalise the Indo-Bangla protocol route between Sonamura and Daukandi, officers mentioned.
A high-level workforce of officers of the Bangladesh Delivery Ministry had surveyed the riverine protocol route on August 12, Sonamura sub-divisional Justice of the Peace Subrata Majumder had mentioned.
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