GUWAHATI: Assam Industry Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary said that the
State is all set to have India''s first International Multi-Modal Hub
recently.
He also said that the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has agreed to fund the project at an estimated cost of around Rs 600 crore.
"The Government of Assam is planning to develop Jogighopa, a small
township near Brahmaputra river, as a logistics hub or Transshipment
point for cargo moving from Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland to
Bangladesh," he said, while talking to reporters.
In addition, the Munshiganj River Terminal in Bangladesh will be used
as a Customs station to handle third-party export and import cargo via
Kolkata Port.
"To bring about a significant reduction in logistics cost and faster
delivery of Bangladesh export cargo, the Indian side have raised the
point regarding permitting a third Country export-import trade under the
Coastal Shipping agreement and protocol on inland water transit and
trade (PIWTT) by allowing trans-shipment through ports on the East Coast
of India," he said.
"The Bangladesh Government agreed to hold stakeholder consultations and revert on the matter," he added.
"Increasing connectivity through air, water, rail, road offer mutually
beneficial opportunity for enhancing economic cooperation between
Bangladesh and the Northeastern States of India and beyond," Patowary
said.
"Standard operating procedures for the use of Chattagram and Mongla
Ports for movement of goods to and from India, particularly to and from
the Northeast of India has recently been concluded and it is expected
that it
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