PM inaugurates country's first multi-modal terminal

Published on November 16, 2018
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated India's first Inland Multi-Modal Terminal Port on river Ganga at Ramnagar in Varanasi and received first container cargo belonging to PepsiCo.
PM inaugurates country's first multi-modal terminal
  • It is the first of four Multi-Modal Terminals being constructed on National Waterways-I (NW1) on River Ganga as part of World Bank-aided Jal Marg Vikas project of Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI).
  • The other three terminals are under construction at Sahibganj, Haldia and Gazipur.
  • It enables commercial navigation of vessels with capacity of 1500-2,000 DWT on river Ganga.

One must know:

  • The Jal Marg Vikas Project (JMVP) was approved in January 2017 for capacity augmentation of navigation on NW-1.
  • It was approved at a cost of Rs 5369.18 crore with technical assistance and investment support of World Bank.
  • Following this, IWAI in February 2018 had signed project agreement with World Bank for Jal Marg Vikas Project.
  • World Bank provided $375 million loan for the project.

About the Jal Marg Vikas Project (JMVP):

  • The project aims to enable commercial navigation of vessels with capacity of 1500 - 2000 tons on NW1.
  • It includes development of fairway, multi-modal terminals at Varanasi, Haldia and Sahibganj, modern River Information System (RIS), strong river navigation system, Digital Global Positioning System (DGPS), night navigation facilities, construction of navigational lock at Farakka.
  • It will result in environment-friendly, fuel-efficient and cost-effective alternative mode of transportation, especially for bulk, hazardous goods and over-dimensional cargo.
  • Its development and operations will provide direct employment generation to 46000 people and indirect employment of 84000 in states of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, West Bengal.

Question:

Q. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated India's first Inland Multi-Modal Terminal Port on which river and received first container cargo belonging to PepsiCo?
a. Narmada
b. Kaveri
c. Ganga
d. None of the above

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