The proposed waterway project will connect India's Gomati river with Bangladesh's Meghna river – to access the Ashuganj Port in Bangladesh, reports Business Standard. The report recommended dredging a 15 km-stretch to operationalize the proposed waterway. The report of the Joint Technical Committee was based on the hydrographic study carried out on March 12 and 13, Darlong said. Tripura CM Biplab Kumar Deb is keen to operationalize the Indo-Bangla waterway project at the earliest as it could be a game changer in the states communicaton system. The state government wants to construct a jetty at Srimantapur Land Customs Station (LCS) to handle business through the proposed waterway project.

Source: Dhaka Tribune June 12, 2019 08:37 UTC