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13 battery-powered water vessels for Hooghly passengers: Minister
The Statesman
|November 22, 2024
A work order for manufacturing 13 electric-powered water vessels was placed and finalized with the Garden Reach Shipyard authority in presence of state transport minister Snehasis Chakraborty.
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For the first time, the state transport department, including the waterways department is going to introduce electric powered water vessels for public transportation.
The state transport minister Snehasis Chakraborty said the state chief minister Mamata Banerjee has laid much stress to upgrade both the road and water transportation system, to make public transportation system much faster, safer and eco-friendly.
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