MV Ram Prasad Bismil becomes longest vessel ever to sail on Brahmaputra

Category : National Published on: March 18 2022

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Motor vessel (MV) Ram Prasad Bismil has become the longest vessel ever to sail on the Brahmaputra River.
The 90 meters long flotilla is 26 meters wide, loaded with a draft of 2.1 meters, successfully completed the aspiring pilot run of heavy cargo movement from Haldia Dock in Kolkata after it anchored at Pandu port in Guwahati.
The significance of this pilot run lays down the path for commencement of barging operation from Kolkata to Guwahati via Indo Bangladesh Protocol Route (IBRP).
The Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) as well as Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) worked together so that this historic cargo movement can move smoothly.