Bhubaneswar, Nov. 3 -- Odisha is set to strengthen its inland water transport network and accelerate port-led industrial development with the proposed development of National Waterway-5 (NW-5), a 588-km-long waterway connecting key industrial and mineral-rich regions of the state with major ports and waterways in eastern India.
The development of NW-5 was discussed at a high-level meeting held at Lok Seva Bhawan in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday, in the presence of Odisha Chief Secretary Anu Garg and Vijay Kumar, Secretary, Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Government of India.
Representatives of various industries, secretaries of different state government departments and senior officials attended the meeting.
The meeting focused on th...