Waterborne freight transport resumes in Assam after 10 years

Guwahati

India’s national Waterway 57, Kopili River, on Saturday, August 2, 2025, started its operations with the first cargo trial work and pointed to the restart of water -based cargo transportation after ASSAM for more than a decade.

Equipped with its self -loading capacity, the cargo ship MV VV entrance carried 300 metric tons of cement from a factory in Central Assam for a 300 km route on the Brahmaputra River. The ship to Hatsingimari in the Southern Salmara-Mankachar region of West Assam was marked from Chandrapur about 30 kilometers east of Guwahati.

Sonowal, Sonowal, economically, efficient and environmentally sustainable internal transportation system to build a system of sustainable and environmentally sustainable internal transportation system has taken a big step. “With this, we have also taken a big step with the NW57 NW57 to build an economic, efficient and environmentally sustainable internal transport system,” he said.

“The Kopili Cargo Movement is a symbol of the New Assam – tied, strengthened and aligned with the growth story of India,” he said that portraying the waterways directs Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s developing northeast vision.

Mr. Sonowal said that 1,168 km operational waterways in Assams cover the rivers of Barak (NW16) and Dhansiri (NW31), except for 46 km long Brahmaputra and Kopili.

“The promotion of internal water transport will not only fold our paths, but also to bring scale economies to secure the development and opportunities for the river communities in Assam,” he said.

The hearing of 23 trucks on Saturday took its place.