INLAND WATERWAYS TRANSPORT
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Government of Nagaland has set up Inland Water Transport Wing in Transport Department to liaise and coordinate with Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) under Ministry of Shipping, GOI, where Nagaland State Transport is to act as Nodal Department for identification of potential Inland Waterways and to undertake Feasibility Studies, prepare Detailed Project Reports (DPR) and to monitor Project implementation of Water Transport in the State.
Ministry of Road Transport, Highways & Shipping, GoI and Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) through M/s. Rites Ltd. has identified the under-mentioned rivers as having potentialities for Inland Water Transport in the State:
- Tizu river from tri-confluence near Longmatra to Avangkhu of 42 Kms (Approx.) for Indo-Myanmar.
- Dhansiri river from Samjuran to Numaligarh via Dimapur of approx. 110 Kms. for Inter-State Waterways of Nagaland-Assam.
- Dikhu river from Yangnyu to Naginimora, Nagaland of about 52 Kms. for connection to Brahmaputra river in Assam via Sibsagar for Inter-State Waterways of Nagaland-Assam.
- Doyang River, length of the river from bridge near Sialmari, Assam for Inter-State Waterways of Nagaland-Assam.