{"id":70357,"date":"2022-04-11T20:20:55","date_gmt":"2022-04-11T14:50:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/?p=70357"},"modified":"2022-04-14T06:58:23","modified_gmt":"2022-04-14T01:28:23","slug":"waterways-to-boost-connectivity-and-integration-sonowal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/?p=70357","title":{"rendered":"Waterways to boost connectivity and integration: Sonowal"},"content":{"rendered":"

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U<\/span>nion Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Monday emphasised on the role of waterways in improving domestic connectivity as well as regional integration.<\/span>
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span>\"Sonowal\"Harnessing the potential of this sector will also bring a new era of growth for the country\u2019s North Eastern region, the Union minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways added.<\/span><\/h2>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span>Inaugurating a two-day Waterways Conclave-2022 here, Sonowal said the meet will immensely benefit the North Eastern states and help in harnessing the domestic and international potential of waterways ecosystem in the region.<\/span>
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He also highlighted that inland water transportation sector will play an important role in improving domestic connectivity and regional integration in the country.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Waterways\"
\nHe added that India has already signed bilateral agreements with Bangladesh to strengthen inland water transportation and maritime relations.<\/span><\/p>\n

Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the Conclave, the Union minister said a waterways ecosystem that will connect India with its neighbouring nations and lead to newer job opportunities is being developed under the Aatma Nirbhar Bharat vision.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWaterways will usher in a new era of growth in the country\u2019s North-eastern region,\u201d Sonowal added.<\/span><\/p>\n

As many as six MoUs will be signed during the Conclave that seeks to deliberate on collaborative opportunities in the waterways sector between India and its neighbouring nations.<\/span><\/p>\n

On the opening day, a technical session on regional connectivity through waterways was also held.<\/span><\/p>\n

Countries like Netherlands, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar and Bangladesh are participating in the meet.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sonowal also inaugurated an exhibition at the venue on Monday, with participation of 40 national and international companies, including a delegation of eight leading Dutch companies.<\/span><\/h2>\n

The Conclave is also taking forward the vision of \u201cVocal for Local\u201d by giving a platform to local companies to highlight Assam’s handicrafts and tea in the exhibition.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Monday emphasised on the role of waterways in improving domestic connectivity as well as regional integration. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Harnessing the potential of this sector will also bring a new era of growth for the country\u2019s North Eastern region, the Union minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways added. \u00a0 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":70361,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":{"source_name":"","source_url":"","via_name":"","via_url":"","override_template":"0","override":[{"template":"1","single_blog_custom":"","parallax":"1","fullscreen":"1","layout":"right-sidebar","sidebar":"default-sidebar","second_sidebar":"default-sidebar","sticky_sidebar":"1","share_position":"top","share_float_style":"share-monocrhome","show_share_counter":"1","show_view_counter":"1","show_featured":"1","show_post_meta":"1","show_post_author":"1","show_post_author_image":"1","show_post_date":"1","post_date_format":"default","post_date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","show_post_category":"1","show_post_reading_time":"0","post_reading_time_wpm":"300","show_zoom_button":"0","zoom_button_out_step":"2","zoom_button_in_step":"3","show_post_tag":"1","show_prev_next_post":"1","show_popup_post":"1","number_popup_post":"1","show_author_box":"0","show_post_related":"0","show_inline_post_related":"0"}],"override_image_size":"0","image_override":[{"single_post_thumbnail_size":"crop-500","single_post_gallery_size":"crop-500"}],"trending_post":"0","trending_post_position":"meta","trending_post_label":"Trending","sponsored_post":"0","sponsored_post_label":"Sponsored by","sponsored_post_name":"","sponsored_post_url":"","sponsored_post_logo_enable":"0","sponsored_post_logo":"","sponsored_post_desc":"","disable_ad":"0"},"jnews_primary_category":{"id":"200"},"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":{"override_view_counter":"0","view_counter_number":"0","override_share_counter":"0","share_counter_number":"0","override_like_counter":"0","like_counter_number":"0","override_dislike_counter":"0","dislike_counter_number":"0"},"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[200],"tags":[1216],"class_list":["post-70357","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-assam","tag-waterways-to-boost-connectivity"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":158230,"url":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/?p=158230","url_meta":{"origin":70357,"position":0},"title":"Protests Erupt Over Alleged Secret Transfer of Elephant \u2018Durga\u2019 From Manas to Kerala","author":"News Desk","date":"September 10, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The alleged secret transfer of a captive female elephant named \u201cDurga\u201d from Manas National Park to Kerala has triggered strong protests by nature conservation groups and student organisations. 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