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Kopili river (NW-57) gets its first cargo

1 min readNorth-East InsurgencyTransport & Logistics
Battle IAS current affairs title card: Kopili river (NW-57) gets its first cargo (GS3 · Inland waterways, 2 August 2025)

What happened

  • National Waterway-57 (Kopili river) in Assam was operationalised with a 300 MT cement cargo from Chandrapur, Kamrup to Hatsingimari [PIB].
  • The Minister said 1168 km of waterways are now operational in Assam [PIB].

Background

  • The run marks resumption of river trade on the Kopili [PIB].

Why it matters

  • Cheap river freight suits bulk goods like cement.

How to use this in Mains

GS-III Infrastructure: energy, ports, roads, airports, railways; investment models

  1. As per PIB (2025-08-02): national Waterway-57 (Kopili river) in Assam was operationalised with a 300 MT cement cargo from Chandrapur, Kamrup to Hatsingimari.
  2. Cheap river freight suits bulk goods like cement.
Quotable data point

The Minister said 1168 km of waterways are now operational in Assam.

PIB: Kopili NW-57 operationalised, 2 Aug 2025

Exam angle

UPSC

Prelims: NW numbers.

Practice MCQs

Original practice questions (not PYQs).

Practice · UPSC

NW-57 is on the river

Answer (b) & explanation

PIB.

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Official source: PIB: Kopili NW-57 operationalised, 2 Aug 2025

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