Bhubaneswar: The Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal announced major initiatives aimed at enabling the waterways potential of Nagaland during the Stakeholder’s Conference.
The Chief Minister of Nagaland, Neiphiu Rio joined Sarbananda 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 Govt of Nagaland to work together to study for navigation feasibility.
Sonowal also announced initiatives to develop the immense tourism potential of Doyang River Lake with community jetties as well as study the feasibility of Ro Pax ferries. This will boost the tourism potential of the state.
These developments were announced during the interactive session of the Stakeholder’s Conference,
organised by the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI), the nodal agency of the Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways (MoPSW), Govt of India, here today.
CM Neiphiu Rio and UM Sarbananda Sonowal called upon the youth of the region to train in maritime skills at the Maritime Skill Development Centre to avail employment opportunities in the marine sector.
In Nagaland, the NW 101 flows from Longmatra (Nagaland) towards Avangkhu where the feasibility study of IWT will be conducted by the IWAI. This will examine the perspective of fairway development, navigational aids, terminals with minimum infrastructure, skill development and vessel procurement.
