The country's first national waterway,NW-1 from Haldia to Allahabad & commercial transport of coal on Haldia-farakka stretch started in 2013.

The first Trial of cargo Transport carrying 200 newly assembled Maruti cars & another 1,000 tonnes bulding material from Varanasi to Kolkata.

VIEW:More use of waterways will bring importance in this sector & transportation through waterways will bring down logistics cost from 18% to 12%.