National Waterway 2 (NW-2) is a section of the Brahmaputra River having a length of 891 km between the

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border near

Dhubri Dhubri (Pron: ˈdhubri) is an old town and headquarter of Dhubri district in Indian state of Assam. It is an old town on the bank of the Brahmaputra river, with historical significance. In 1883, the town was first constituted as a Municipal Bo ...

and

Sadiya Sadiya is a town in Tinsukia district, Assam. It was the capital of the Chutia Kingdom and after the downfall of the kingdom it became the seat of the ''Sadiya-khowa-Gohain'' of the Ahom kingdom. Extensive remains of buildings and fortifica ...

Assam Assam (; ) is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . The state is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur ...

History

It was declared as National Waterway No. 2 on 1 September 1988.

Development

Summary

* Established: September 1988. * Length: 891 km * Fixed terminals: Pandu Port. * Floating terminals:

Dhubri Port Dhubri port is an important river port in Assam. This port is located in Dhubri town on the banks of the Brahmaputra River. This port is located on the National Waterway 2. It is important for port terminal. It is located near the Bangladesh ...

Jogighopa Jogighopa is a small town located on the northern bank of the Brahmaputra River in the Bongaigaon district in the state of Assam, India. Within the city, there are the remains of the five rock cut caves which are assumed to be examples of Mlec ...

, Tezpur, Silghat,

Dibrugarh Dibrugarh (pron: ˌdɪbru:ˈgɑ:) is an industrial city in Upper Assam with sprawling tea gardens. It is located 435 kms East from the state capital of Dispur. It serves as the headquarters of Dibrugarh district in the state of Assam i ...

, Jamuguri, Bogibil, Saikhowa and

Navigational aid

To provide the safe navigation for various vessels, day navigation marks with bamboos and navigational lights fixed on country boats/beacons have been provided between the Bangladesh Border and

Enhancements

In December 2017, the union minister

Nitin Gadkari Nitin Jairam Gadkari (; born 27 May 1957) is an Indian politician from Maharashtra who is the current Minister for Road Transport & Highways in the Government of India. He is also the longest serving Minister for Road Transport & Highways cu ...

flagged off 2 barges of 200-

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capacity each carrying a total of 400 tonnes of cement from the Pandu Port to Dhubri Port for a distance of 255 km, resulting in reduction of 300 km of road travel and logistics costs for this Sagarmala project to connect

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and to enhance movement for the

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by setting up roll on-roll off services, 4 Global Positioning System (DGPS) stations for safe navigation (Dhubri, Jogighopa, Biswanthghat and Dibrugarh) and 12 floating terminal facilities ( Hatsingimari,

, Pandu Port, Tezpur, Silghat, Biswanath Ghat, Neamati, Sengajan, Bogibil,

/Oakland and Uriumghat, which will be increased). There are 19 National Waterways for the Northeast connectivity.Nitin Gadkari to flag off cargo shipment via NW 2 on Brahmaputra
Economic Times, 2 Dec 2017.

Economic impact

India and Bangladesh plan to use NW2 as part of the larger Eastern Waterways Grid for economic development purposes. References

External links

NW II
on the website of the Inland Waterways Authority of India

Citations

{{Indian Waterways Network Waterways in India Transport in Assam Transport in Dibrugarh