In what may come as good news for Mumbaikars, the Maharashtra government will soon start ferry services between Mumbai and Navi Mumbai for the general public for ease of commute and to control the crowd in local trains.
PM to launch Mahabahu-Brahmaputra ; inaugurate Ro-Pax operations
Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi will launch Mahabahu-Brahmaputra , lay the foundation stone of the Dhubri-Phulbari Bridge and perform the ground breaking ceremony for the construction of the Majuli bridge in Assam on February 18 via video conferencing.
The launch of Mahabahu-Brahmaputra will be marked by the inauguration of Ro-Pax (roll-on/roll-off passenger service) vessel operations between Neamati-Majuli island, North Guwahati-South Guwahati and Dhubri-Hatsingimari Shilanyas of the inland water transport terminal at Jogighopa, and various tourist jetties on the Brahmaputra, the Prime Minister s Office (PMO) said.
Besides these, digital solutions for ease-of-doing-business will be also launched, it said.
Updated Feb 17, 2021 | 12:39 IST
PM Modi to launch ‘Mahabahu-Brahmaputra’, lay foundation stone of Dhubri Phulbari Bridge & perform Bhoomi Pujan for construction of Majuli Bridge, Assam on 18th February at 12 noon via video conferencing. The Mahabahu Brahmaputra - Mighty River of Assam | Photo Credit: iStock Images
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the ‘Mahabahu Brahmaputra’ project in Assam. The PM will also lay the foundation stone of Dhubri-Phulbari Bridge and perform Bhumi Pujan for construction of Majuli Bridge Assam on 18th February 2021 at 12 noon via video conferencing.
The programme also includes
shilanyas (foundation stone-laying)
for construction of tourist jetties at four locations, namely, Neamati, Biswanath Ghat, Pandu and Jogighopa with the financial assistance of Rs. 9.41 crores from the Ministry of Tourism. These jetties will promote river cruise tourism, generate local employment and also generate growth
Indian Register of Shipping wins 2 classification contracts in Bangladesh
Indian Register of Shipping (IRClass), an international ship classification society, wins two classification contracts with Bangladesh’s leading companies, Toggi Shipping & Logistics Ltd (a SBU of Bashundhara Group) and Three Angle Marine Limited.
These new contracts add to the wins IRClass has accumulated since it received the Recognised Organisation (RO) status from Bangladesh Department of Shipping in 2017.
The first contract with Toggi Shipping & Logistics Ltd (“Toggi Shipping”) covers 12 self-discharging General Cargo Ships with an option to contract for additional 12 vessels subsequently. Toggi Shipping is a business unit of the Bashundhara Group, which is one of the largest industrial conglomerates of Bangladesh.
authority but not the responsibility. ultimately he is going to be responsible for everything that happens on the ship. and we know now that some of the decisions that the captain made we know this wasn t the normal captain on the ship. he was standing in for the regular ship s captain. he made some critical errors that were compounded over time. we know that this boat was a combined use, ferry and cargo ship. we keep hearing about possible causes, the route change, the sudden turn, cargo not tied down. how could some of that come into play in terms of sinking a ship? in fact, this is a multiuse ship. it s a ropax, a roll-on passenger ferry. it has passengers, vehicles and containers. the large teus that you see on a container ship. if you look to similar incidents in the past, in 1987, we had the herald of free enterprise, which