WEST BENGAL: The Central government is developing 60 jetties on the banks of Ganga between Varanasi in U.P and Haldia in West Bengal, Union ministers of state for Shipping and Waterways Shantanu Thakur said.
Inaugurating 4 such jetties on both sides of the river at Nadia's Kalyani and Tribeny in Hooghly district of West Bengal, the minister said on Sunday that the Central government is also developing 118 waterways in the country.
"The 118 new waterways will reduce travel times, cut costs associated with transportation, and help small businesses, regular travellers, and students. The economy will get stronger, he claimed. According to him, "Prime Minister Narendra Modi is focusing on the development of the nation's infrastructure, which has been ignored for a long time."
He also started various development along the Ichamati river -- National Waterway 44, in the North 24 Parganas district. The works will be undertaken across 24 km along the river, from Berigopalpore to Taranipore.
"We want the cooperation of the West Bengal government for infrastructure development as the State wants it," he said. He also said the four jetties he inaugurated were built at a cost of Rs.8 crore.
In the North 24 Parganas area, he also started a number of developments along the Ichamati River (National Waterway 44). The project will span 24 kilometres of the river between Berigopalpore and Taranipore.'
