Correct Answer : Varanasi
Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal will inaugurate the PM Gati Shakti Multimodal Waterways Summit at Varanasi on 11 November, the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways said in a statement.
* The Indian Waterways Authority of India (IWAI), under the aegis of the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Government of India is organizing the ‘PM Gati Shakti Multimodal Waterways Summit’ on 11- 12 November, 2022.
* Sonowal will also unveil the inauguration and foundation stones of community jetties on National Waterways-1 (River Ganga) at Ravidas Ghat.
* The minister said that the government under the leadership of PM Modi- is committed to the idea of Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas, Sabka Prayaas.
* Sonowal added that the PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan (NMP) is a transformative approach for improving logistics efficiency and reducing logistics cost to ensure first and last mile connectivity for seamless movement of people and goods.
* “
MoPSW had identified 101 projects estimated to cost around
Rs. 62,627 crores under
Gati Shakti NMP which are
aimed to be completed by
2024, while the target for the
nine high-impact projects costing Rs. 1,913 crore is by the end of this
fiscal year(FFY 2022-2023).".
Source : Mint
