UP to set up Inland Waterways Authority to promote and regulate water transport
Hindustan TimesLucknow: To harness the untapped potential of its waterways and strengthen the transport sector, Uttar Pradesh would soon establish an Inland Waterways Authority to promote and regulate water transport in the state, officials dealing with the issue confirmed. government has decided to set up an Inland Waterways Authority in the state to promote and regulate passenger and freight transport in various rivers To be set up on the line of the Inland Waterways Authority of India established in 1986, the proposed statutory body will be known as the Inland Waterways of Uttar Pradesh with an independent office and infrastructure. “The government has decided to set up an Inland Waterways Authority in the state to promote and regulate passenger and freight transport in various rivers,” principal secretary, transport, L Venkateshwar Lu told the HT. The government’s plan to set up the Inland Waterways Authority to promote water transport in rivers in the state is being as its broader vision to diversify the transportation network and reduce the burden on the road infrastructure.
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