The contract for the Haldia inland waterway terminal has been awarded, according to Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal.
According to the minister, the jetty will be operational shortly for transferring exim and interior freight to the Pandu terminal in Guwahati, Assam, which connects the northeast area with Kolkata via National Waterway 2.
According to a statement issued by the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, this will provide an alternative to the chicken neck route for easy and cost effective cargo movement to and from the country’s northeast region to other states of India as well as other foreign countries.
