Inland Waterways
Sonamura-Daukandi route connecting Tripura with National Waterways of India via Bangladesh to open from Sep 5
New Delhi/IBNS: A trial run of Sonamura-Daukandi route, which connects Tripura with the National Waterways of India through Bangladesh for the first time would conclude at Sonamura on September 05 next in the presence of Chief Minister of Tripura Biplab Kumar Deb and India’s High Commissioner to Bangladesh Riva Ganguly Das, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said in a statement on Thursday.
The Sonamura–Daukandi route is one of the two new protocol routes added with the signing of the 2nd addendum to Protocol for Inland Water Trade & Transit (PIWTT) in May 2020.
The PIWTT was signed between India and Bangladesh in 1972 to provide inland waterways connectivity between the two countries and facilitate bilateral trade as well as improve connectivity to the North Eastern Region of India.
In 2019-2020, nearly 3.5 million MT of cargo was transported between India and Bangladesh on the protocol routes.
Tthe Sonamura–Daukandi route is of particular significance as it connects Tripura with the National Waterways of India through Bangladesh for the first time.
“This is yet another recent connectivity initiative with Bangladesh, which will greatly enhance connectivity with our North Eastern region and boost bilateral trade with Bangladesh,” the statement said.
Enhanced connectivity through inland waterways in the present Covid–19 scenario will provide an economical, faster, safer and cleaner mode of transportation for traders and business communities of both countries, it added.
Support Our Journalism
We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism
IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.
