Advantage Assam 2.0 concludes in Guwahati; Sonowal unveils ₹4,800 crore plan for Assam's inland waterways
The two-day Advantage Assam 2.0 Investment and Infrastructure Summit in Guwahati concluded on 26 February 2025, with Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal announcing a ₹4,800 crore plan for inland waterways in Assam.
Summary
Advantage Assam 2.0, the Investment and Infrastructure Summit held in Guwahati on 25-26 February 2025, concluded on 26 February. At the summit, Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal unveiled a ₹4,800 crore plan for Assam's inland waterways. It includes ₹1,500 crore for green vessel transition in Assam by 2030 under the Harit Nauka scheme, a water metro service in Guwahati and Dhubri with an investment of ₹315 crore, ₹120 crore for a Regional Centre of Excellence at Dibrugarh and ₹100 crore for riverine lighthouses along the Brahmaputra. Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal gave the valedictory address. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the summit closed with investment commitments of ₹4,91,500 crore.
Key facts
- Summit
- Advantage Assam 2.0, Guwahati, 25-26 February 2025
- Waterways plan
- ₹4,800 crore (Sarbananda Sonowal)
- Harit Nauka
- ₹1,500 crore for green vessels in Assam by 2030
- Water metro
- Guwahati and Dhubri, ₹315 crore
- Centre of Excellence
- Dibrugarh, ₹120 crore
- Commitments (CM, 26 Feb)
- ₹4,91,500 crore
Practice MCQs 3 questions
Under which scheme did Sarbananda Sonowal announce ₹1,500 crore for green vessel transition in Assam by 2030, at Advantage Assam 2.0?
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Correct answer: A — Harit Nauka
Sonowal announced ₹1,500 crore for green vessel transition in Assam by 2030 under the Harit Nauka scheme.
Besides Guwahati, which town in Assam is to get a water metro service under the ₹315 crore investment announced at Advantage Assam 2.0?
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Correct answer: C — Dhubri
Sonowal announced a water metro service in Guwahati and Dhubri with an investment of ₹315 crore.
Where will the Centre set up a ₹120 crore Regional Centre of Excellence for inland water transport, as announced at Advantage Assam 2.0?
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Correct answer: D — Dibrugarh
The Centre earmarked ₹120 crore for a Regional Centre of Excellence at Dibrugarh.