In a first-of-its-kind initiative to transport foodgrains to northeastern states through the riverine route, the Food Corporation of India (FCI) in collaboration with the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) on Saturday flagged off a cargo vessel carrying around 200 tonnes of rice from Patna in Bihar to Pandu in Guwahati, Assam.
The vessel named MV Lal Bahadur Shastri, carrying rice in 3,700 double gunny packs, is expected to take about 25 days to cover a distance of around 2,350 km and reach Pandu in Assam in the first week of March. After unloading at Pandu Port, the rice will be moved to the FCI depot at Changsari in Assam’s Kamrup district.
In a first-of-its-kind initiative to transport foodgrains to northeastern states through the riverine route, the Food Corporation of India (FCI) in collaboration with the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) on Saturday flagged off a cargo vessel carrying around 200 tonnes of rice from Patna in Bihar to Pandu in Guwahati, Assam.
The vessel named MV Lal Bahadur Shastri, carrying rice in 3,700 double gunny packs, is expected to take about 25 days to cover a distance of around 2,350 km and reach Pandu in Assam in the first week of March. After unloading at Pandu Port, the rice will be moved to the FCI depot at Changsari in Assam’s Kamrup district.