Govt. plans to set up 2,000 waterports

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Government plans to set up 2,000 waterports as well as “Ro—Ro” services at five select places to transport goods and vehicles. Besides, there is a plan to develop 1,300 islands and 280 light houses as major attractions for tourists. Government will soon start Ro—Ro (Roll—on Roll—off) service at five places including Haldia, Patna, Varanasi and Sahibganj with World Bank assistance. …

Govt. to build more national highways

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  In a bid to decongest traffic in the country, government has decided to increase the length of national highways from 96,000 km, at present, to two lakh km. As much as 40 per cent of the traffic moves on these 2 per cent national highways and as a result five lakh accidents take place, killing more than 1.5 lakh …