AGARTALA, July 18 (TIWN): Tripura’s Gomati would get navigability amplified for goods and passenger transportation. The Union Ministry has recently approved the project being proposed by the state government, said an official source.In view of river Gomati and Howrah, Tripura government has earlier proposed for a water link with Bangladesh following which one Mesars Rights Limited Company was entrusted to frame the Direct Project Report (DPR).After due examinations, the company estimated a project of Rs. 11 crore 19 lakh 15 thousand to increase the navigability at river Howrah whereas Rs. 12 crore 58 lakh 78 thousand was proposed to be sanctioned to increase the navigability at river Gomati, said the official.However, later the state government had accordingly sent two separate DPRs for river Howrah and river Gomati to Union Ministry of Shipping.Recently the Inland Water Authority of India replying to the proposal of state government mentioned that the water flow at River Howrah is less as compared to river Gomati whereas river Gomati also needs to be improved as maximum part of the embankment has been demolished.Rs. 2 crore has been sanctioned for the project whereas according to the DWS department Rs. 20 crore would be required to complete the project of linking River Gomati with Bangladesh Meghna River and also to increase the navigability in Gomati.

The official informed that the state government was recently asked by the Union Ministry to send a proposal of linking river Gomati with Bangladesh Meghna River to retain the water flow at Gomati.

Besides, the government is planning to revive the water link with Bangladesh using the river Howrah which remained as a history till today.

Chief Minister Manik Sarkar aiming to revive the history called to constitute a team comprising of Forest department, Drinking Water and Sanitation (DWS) department, and river experts and take up the synopsis of the plan to connect river Howarh with Bangladesh with an aim to transport goods.

The move has come up after Sarkar along with state forest department visited the Check dam site of the river Howarh at Baramura hill. Visiting the catchment site Sarkar had restricted any kind of human habitation.

River Howrah is the lifeline of the capital city of Tripura, due to which people get access to drinking water which is purified by the ‘Water Treatment Plants’.

Earlier News on Gomati River :

http://www.tripurainfoway.com/news-details/TN/32068/navigability-of-howrah-and-gomati-river-tripura-govt-issues-work-order-in-favour-of-rites.html