India, March 5 -- Kochi -India took a pioneering step in inland waterway navigation asUnion Ministerof Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW),Sarbananda Sonowallaid the foundation stones for four river lighthouses along the banks of the Brahmaputra River, marking the first time lighthouse infrastructure will be established on an inland waterway in the country. The ceremony, held at Lachit Ghat, Guwahati, was jointly organised by theDirectorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships (DGLL)and theInland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI), under the aegis of theMinistry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW).
The four sites -Bogibeel in Dibrugarh district, Pandu in Kamrup (Metro)district, Silghat in Nagaon district, all along the south bank ...