GUWAHATI : Union Minister of Shipping and Ports Shri Sarbananda Sonowal has claimed that 90 per cent of projects undertaken for development of waterways in the last 10 years have been completed.

The Ports, Shipping and Waterways minister urged youngsters to take advantage of the potential provided by improved waterways, especially for cheaper transportation of goods and maritime-related career opportunities.

Speaking at a programme to mark the inauguration and foundation stone laying of projects of Inland Waterways Authority of India worth over ₹284 crore here, Sonowal said, “Timely and quality implementation are hallmark of good governance under Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi”.

“I am glad that 90 per cent of the projects undertaken in waterways development under Modi ji in last 10 years have been completed within his tenure itself. The remaining one-two projects will be completed by this year end”, the Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways added.