Union minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Tuesday inaugurated an Inland Waterways Terminal (IWT) on Brahmaputra in Assam’s Jogighopa, aiming to function as a crucial point in the waterways connecting Bhutan and Bangladesh. At a function at Jogighopa in Bongaigaon district, the Ports, Shipping and Waterways Minister dedicated the terminal to the people of the nation in the presence of Bhutan Minister of Industries, Commerce and Employment Lyonpo Namgyal Dorji, an official release said.
“Marking the occasion, two ships and two barges carrying coal and chips were flagged off to Bangladesh by the Union minister,” it added. “The Inland Water Transport (IWT) Terminal on the Brahmaputra at Jogighopa in Bongaigaon district of Assam will play a significant role in furthering Hon’ble PM Shri @narendramodi Ji’s #ActEast vision with the mantra of transformation via transportation,” Sonowal said on X.