Guwahati: Sarbananda Sonowal, the Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, on Monday announced major initiatives aimed at enabling the waterway's potential of Nagaland during a stakeholder's conference held in Dimapur, Nagaland.
The Chief Minister of Nagaland, Neiphiu Rio, joined Sonowal to announce the development of Tizu Zunki (National Waterways 101), as both the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) and the Transport Department of the state government will work together to study navigation feasibility.
The conference also announced initiatives to develop the immense tourism potential of Doyang River Lake with community jetties and study the feasibility of Ro Pax ferries, which will boost the tourism potential of the state.
Speaking on the occasion, Sarbananda Sonowal said that waterways are the most economical, sustainable, and efficient mode of transportation. Under PM Narendra Modi's dynamic leadership, the government has been working towards enabling the rich resource pool of the country to become one of the fifth largest economies in the world in less than a decade. The Northeast has a major role to play as the growth engine of India, as envisioned by Modi.
"The conference concluded with renewed commitment to evolve a robust waterways infrastructure in the Northeast region, with special emphasis on the development of Tizu-Zunki River (NW 101) and Doyang Lake in Nagaland", officials said.
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