Assam Govt Launches India’s First Night Navigation Mobile App In Rivers
Highlights:
- Chief Minister of Assam, Himanta Biswa Sarma has launched India’s first Night Navigation mobile application for ferry services on the Brahmaputra River in Guwahati, Assam.
- It was developed by the State Transport Department in association with K Raju, the principal scientist of IIT Madras.
- The first night journey of the IWT (Inland Water Transport) ferry between Guwahati and North Guwahati was started on 19 February 2022.
- The Chief Minister also launched ten Aadhar-based contactless services of the State Transport Department to make public service delivery time-efficient and budget-friendly.
- The CM also launched an e-ticketing system for Dhubri and Silchar ferry services.
- An MoU was also signed between the Common Service Centres (CSCs) under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and the State Transport Department to provide online services at the panchayat level.
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