Waterways in Guwahati To Connect 7 Ancient Temples
Guwahati: A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) will be signed in Guwahati on May 19 in an effort to boost the tourism industry. The MoU would make it possible to connect seven historical temples in the city through waterways, reports emerged on Thursday.
According to a press release, an MoU for the ‘Riverine-based tourism Circuit’ being developed over the mighty river Brahmaputra will be signed between Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI), Sagarmala Development Company Limited (SDCL), Assam Tourism Development Corporation Limited (ATDC) and Directorate of Inland Water Transport (DIWT) Assam in the presence of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal.
The historic temples that will be connected under the Sagarmala Project are- Kamakhya, Pandunath, Ashwaklanta, Doul Govinda, Umananda, Chakreshwar and Auniati Satra situated in Guwahati.
The press release stated, “The circuit will sail from Hanuman Ghat, Uzan Bazar and will complete its journey by covering all the above-mentioned temples through waterways. The ferry service is expected to reduce the overall travel time to less than 2 hours for completing one complete circuit.”
It should be noted that the Sagarmala Programme is funding the project’s early development costs, which are between 40 and 45 crores of rupees. 55 percent of the project funding will be given by SDCL, IWAI, and ATDC together, with the remaining 10 percent coming from other sources. The DIWT has agreed to offer the project free use of the ghats next to the temples.
