IWT’s Guwahati ferry services to resume from Thursday

Assam Transport Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary has directed Inland Water Transport (IWT) to resume the passenger ferry services in Guwahati.

Accordingly, Guwahati–North Guwahati, Guwahati–Madhyamkhanda, Rajaduwar – Guwahati and Guwahati–Kuruwa ferry services will resume from Thursday.

Minister Patowary also directed that all COVID-19 regulations like social distancing, sanitization measures should be strictly followed at the terminals (ghats) and vessels during the period of operation in the ferry services.

Mention be made that normal IWT ferry services between Neamatighat-Kamalbari and Aphlamukh-Neamatighat has already resumed from May 4, 2020 after the second phase of the lockdown after due adherence of all COVID-19 safety norms.