Assam CM flags off four steel catamaran vessels at Pandu Port in Guwahati

Guwahati, Nov 8: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma flagged off four steel catamaran vessels at Pandu Port in Guwahati today. These vessels are launched under a World Bank funded project to transform quality of Inland Water Transport services and integrate high quality passenger & vehicle ferry services into Assam's wider transport network system.

The vessels are powered with 180 HP twin engines with 10 knots forward speed. They can ply lower draft of 0.75 m & are laced with advance services such as control & monitoring; communication & navigation; GPS, eco sounder & wind measurement; lifesaving & firefighting equipment.

Out of the four vessels, two will ply on the Brahmaputra at Majuli and one each between Guwahati l-North Guwahati and Uzanbazar-Umananda.