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Waterways Revolution Soon to Come in India; 4% Reduction In Logistics is 30% Gain for Exporters: Nitin Gadkari

The shipping and road transport minister said many firsts in the country were lined up as massive works were underway on projects for turning 11 rivers into waterways besides pilot run of aeroboats on Ganga on January 26. Launching Container Corporation of India’s (Concor) first-ever container transport through coastal shipping from Kandla to Tuticorin port via Mangalore and Cochin through video conferencing here, Gadkari recalled how people used to laugh at his dream of developing waterways and running cargo ships on the river Ganga.