Record Cargo Movement: India moved over 145 million tonnes via inland waterways in 2024-25, boosting multimodal and green transport.
Record Cargo Movement: India moved over 145 million tonnes via inland waterways in 2024-25, boosting multimodal and green transport.
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Record Cargo Movement: India moved over 145 million tonnes via inland waterways in 2024-25, boosting multimodal and green transport.
Category : Business and economicsPublished on: April 28 2025
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India has achieved a record of over 145 million tonnes of cargo movement on inland waterways in 2024-25. The Cargo traffic on National Waterways was around 18 million metric tonnes in 2014-15.
The Ministry said, the number of National Waterways has also increased from five in 2014-15 to 111 in 2023-24, reflecting a strategic push towards multimodal connectivity and sustainable transport solutions. The Government has set ambitious targets of 200 million tonnes of cargo movement via inland waterways by 2030.
