The Centre will invest an additional Rs 1,000 crore in Inland Waterways projects in Assam and the Northeast in 2026, Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said on Monday.
The Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW) Minister on Monday reviewed the ongoing projects in Assam and the Northeast with senior officials from the ministry, Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI), Public Works Department (PWD), Indian Port Rail and Ropeway Corporation Limited (IPRCL) and Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL).
Sonowal said the government has undertaken projects worth Rs 1,000 crore for NER in the last two years, with Rs 300 crore work completed, and works worth Rs 700 crore slated for completion by 2025.
