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SILCHAR, Oct 21 – The Barak river has been declared as an International Waterway for this reason, and in a follow-up development, recently, a ship named ‘P-Tutikuri’ arrived in the Steamerghat here, which greatly instilled hope in the minds of the people, the business community in particular.
The ship, which took a month’s time to reach Silchar from Calcutta Port via Bangladesh, was reportedly stuck in the neighbouring country for 12 days and the Central Inland Water Transport
Corporation (CIWTC) had to cough up Rs 20 lakh for this. Hundreds of people gathered at Steamerghat to see the ship.
Arup Ghosh, Commercial Manager of CIWTC, along with Hirendra Nath Shau, captain of the ship, at a recent press meet urged the general masses as well as the business community to utilise this service to the fullest extent. He said this ship was bound for Tipaimukh in Manipur to deliver construction materials at the site. He said it would be possible to run ships for ten months if dredging is done properly in the Barak river. The business community of this region should take the initiative and utilise the route, which is cost-effective and hassle-free, he said.
During the winter season, ships, however, will not be able to run with the water level becoming low, he added.
At present, there are 100 ships with CIWTC and 40 of them, each having carrying capacity of 1,500 to 3,000 metric tonnes, are on the move.
Sources informed that this waterway used to be a famous route for the tea industry. Tea produced in the Barak valley used to be exprted worldwide through this route. But for some reason, this route had to be stopped. The docking of the ship at Steamerghat now gives hope to the tea industries of the Barak valley for a revival of the business. source: assam tribune
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