11th December, 2002
Ministry of Shipping  


LONG-TERM PLAN FOR INLAND WATER TRANSPORT


RAJYA SABHA

The Government intends to develop Inland Water Transport mode through plan assistance and private sector participation. No specific long-term plan has been drawn up. There is no proposal to set up a separate task force for this purpose.

This was stated by Shri Su. Thirunavukkarasar in a written reply to a question by Dr. A.K. Patel in Rajya Sabha today.