Water transport is cheaper also but this s not adequate to transport goods to interior places on mainland. This can support only coastal cities or those near to sea coasts. Also, this is more time consuming.

Water transport is cheaper also but this s not adequate to transport goods to interior places on mainland. This can support only coastal cities or those near to sea coasts. Also, this is more time consuming.

As I said we must plan very carefully to utilize transportation of goods like coal, grains etc to other parts of the country reducing pressure on our over trafficked roads. The speed comes to an average of @30km or so which is faster than road transport. A truck starting from Kolkata reaching to Vizag takes as much time as much a cargo ship.

Water transport is cheaper also but this s not adequate to transport goods to interior places on mainland. This can support only coastal cities or those near to sea coasts. Also, this is more time consuming.

Water transport is cheaper also but this s not adequate to transport goods to interior places on mainland. This can support only coastal cities or those near to sea coasts. Also, this is more time consuming.

India is blessed with a long coastline. I reside in a coastal place. In my place both river and sea transport are in vogue. Many of the operators are private people. They are being used by the Tourism department of my state AP. Some places are not accessible by any transport mode except water transport.

Water transport is cheaper also but this s not adequate to transport goods to interior places on mainland. This can support only coastal cities or those near to sea coasts. Also, this is more time consuming.

India is blessed with a long coastline. I reside in a coastal place. In my place both river and sea transport are in vogue. Many of the operators are private people. They are being used by the Tourism department of my state AP. Some places are not accessible by any transport mode except water transport.

Water way is best for coastal cities. This is true about passenger as well as goods traffic. But this is a big limitation. Most places are far away from coast line.

I heard someone asked this in a public meeting that why we do not have a waterways network while 2/3 of our country is surrounded by three different seas. That could have saved us from overload on our roads. Better connectivity and another network besides railway and road transport. Do you think a cargo carrier from Mumbai- Vizag rout was not a good possibility?

There are many small shipping and freighter vessels carrying cargo from eastern ports to the western ports, this is one of the reasons why the ramsetu would become much more useful by saving time and distance.Of course one can increase this by connecting the rivers as well , like it has been done in Calcutta where ships go interiors on Brahmaputra...

I understand that there are few projects in eastern sector in rivers like Allahabad, Patna, Varanasi -kolkata transport service but these are only small vessels possible in rivers. I am looking forward for full fledged waterways services through seas.

I heard someone asked this in a public meeting that why we do not have a waterways network while 2/3 of our country is surrounded by three different seas. That could have saved us from overload on our roads. Better connectivity and another network besides railway and road transport. Do you think a cargo carrier from Mumbai- Vizag rout was not a good possibility?

There are many small shipping and freighter vessels carrying cargo from eastern ports to the western ports, this is one of the reasons why the ramsetu would become much more useful by saving time and distance.Of course one can increase this by connecting the rivers as well , like it has been done in Calcutta where ships go interiors on Brahmaputra...

I understand that there are few projects in eastern sector in rivers like Allahabad, Patna, Varanasi -kolkata transport service but these are only small vessels possible in rivers. I am looking forward for full fledged waterways services through seas.

Backwaters are being maintained in states like Kerala and Karnataka and being used to transport building materials , tiles ,sand etc through large boats and other vessels , but one can utilise this to a greater extent by connecting the rivers at least in coastal areas because the topography is such that all the rivers cannot be controlled unless they make locks which is a very expensive proposition...