Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal on Friday claimed that the Narendra Modi government has sparked a new energy in the Northeast India as the region aims to power the engine of growth for the country’s quest to become 'Aatmanirbhar'.
Union Minister for Shipping Sarbananda Sonowal on Monday inaugurated new projects worth Rs 187.33 crore at the Chennai and Ennore Kamarajar ports.
Union Minister for Ports, Shipping & Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal underscored the pivotal role of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government in transforming the education sector, positioning India on the path to becoming a global leader or ‘Viswa Guru’.
The event, organised by the Ministry of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways, drew numerous fitness enthusiasts, students, and local participants, embodying Sardar Patel's enduring ideals of unity and integrity.
Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal, spent time with rickshaw and cart pullers in Dibrugarh, connecting with them over a heartfelt meal of Poori Sabji.
Sonowal pointed out how improved connectivity is bringing sea change in the lives of the people, giving youths and businesses of the region to reach out to domestic as well as international markets.
Considering the COVID restrictions, many senior officials of the Ministry of Port Shipping and Waterways, senior officials of the Directorate General of Shipping, senior officials of the Maritime fraternity and several stakeholders of SCI participated virtually.
"Being the biggest transporter of the sea, the Shipping Corporation of India has contributed significantly to fulfilling Prime Minister's vision of Transformation through Transportation," Sonowal said addressing the diamond jubilee celebration of the corporation, in Mumbai.
Modi also expressed happiness over the election of the BJP's first-ever MP from Puducherry S Selvaganabathy.
The names of the two candidates were announced by the party general secretary and in charge of party headquarters Arun Singh here in a press release.
