PM Modi inaugurates 1st inland waterway terminal at Varanasi
PM Narendra Modi on Monday inaugurated the first of the four multi-modal 'Inland Waterways Terminal' at Varanasi being built on Ganga. He also received a container consignment at the terminal, the first to be sent on an inland waterways vessel post Independence. The project will allow commercial navigation of vessels with 1,500-2,000 deadweight tonnes (DWT) capacity on the River Ganga.