IWAI Signs Key MoUs Worth ₹3,000 Crores at India Maritime Week 2025 to Boost Inland Waterways & Industrial Connectivity in the Northeast

Key Points

1. IWAI signed MoUs worth ₹3,000 Crores at India Maritime Week 2025.
2. MoU between IWAI and Assam Petro-Chemicals (APL) to boost export of Methanol and Formalin via waterways to Bangladesh & South East Asia.
3. IWAI and Assam Govt ink MoUs to develop ₹1,000-Crore Water Metro Project across Brahmaputra in Guwahati, Dibrugarh & Tezpur.
4. IWAI and DGLL ink MoU to develop River Lighthouses at Bogibeel, Silghat, Biswanath Ghat and Pandu.
5. IWAI to build Gumti–Meghna Waterway Link; Cruise Ship Project Proposed for Dumbur Lake in Tripura.
6. APL currently produces 1.98 lakh metric tonnes of Methanol and 1.15 lakh metric tonnes of Formalin annually.
7. Total investment for the Methanol and Formalin transportation initiative is pegged at ₹400 crore.
8. The UWT project's tentative cost is estimated at ₹1,000 crore, excluding land costs.