Daily Current Affairs / River Kopili Declared Operational as National Waterway-57, First Cement Cargo Dispatched in Assam:
Category : Business and economics Published on: August 05 2025
Assam marked a major milestone in inland water transport with the inauguration of cargo operations on River Kopili, designated as National Waterway-57. A 300-tonne cement consignment was flagged off from Govardhan Bridge in Chandrapur (Kamrup district) to Hatsingimari in South Samara. The resumption of river trade after more than a decade was hailed by Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal as a transformative moment for logistics in the Northeast.
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