Gadkari to flags off first cargo transportation through NW 2 .

TNPSC Current Affairs - December 2017 by TNPSC Guru

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has flagged off First Cargo Transportation carrying cement through National Waterways -2 on Brahmaputra.

It will travel from Pandu to Dubri which will help to save 150,000 tonnes km of road transportation per trip and 300 km of road travel.

Waterways which aim to reduce the logistics cost, especially one horse power can move 4000 kg on waterways comparing 150 kg on road and 500 kg on rail.

Also 1 liter of fuel can move 105 ton per km in waterways comparing 25 ton per km on road and 85 on Rail.