In a move that would benefit Assam, Nagaland, Mizoram, Manipur, Tripura and Arunachal Pradesh by facilitating cargo movement, the Union government moved a bill to declare a 121 km stretch of the Barak river as a national waterway. The waterway will provide an alternative link to these states which are presently dependent on the rail and road links through Siliguri.
The National Waterway (Lakhipur-Bhanga Stretch of the Barak River) Bill, 2013, was introduced in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday by shipping minister G K Vasan. The project would cost the government Rs.123.30 crore. Besides, an expenditure of Rs.3.6 crore per annum would be incurred for maintenance of navigation aids, terminals and river dredging.
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