Miniter for infrastructure and investment and roads and buildings before Janardhan Reddy, along with other officials in Andhra Pradesh Inland Waterways Authority (APIWA) at the national level of consulting parties on Thursday, meet on the internal waterways in Vijayawada. | Photo Credit: Gn Rao
The AP Inland Waterways Authority (APIWA) organized a consulting meeting of the parties to the Parties to map Vision Inland Waterways Vision in Vijayawada on Thursday.
Andhra Pradesh, which concerns the Assembly, Infrastructure and Investment (I & I), BC Janardhan Reddy, said that in the main political pressure on sustainable transport and economic decentralization, the ambitious plan determined to become a major logistics infrastructure. With 978 kilometers of national waterways and 57 rivers, Andhra Pradesh is one of the most Indian water states. The Andra Pradesh, 2023 and the Inland Ships Act, 2021, provide a regulatory basis that allows safe and modern navigation practices.
He said: “The government’s goal is to reduce road transport dependence and reduce carbon emissions by using this natural advantage. Key corridors such as the National Waterway – 4 (Krishna – Godavari Canal System) and NW – 79 (Penna River) already connect industrial centers such as Kakinada, MachiPipnam and KrishnaPapnam.
APIWA chairman Z. Siva Prasad emphasized the importance of the public and private sector partnerships (PPP) to overcome fiscal restrictions and accelerate development. Strategic initiatives include RO-RO freight services, tourism and temple temple and enhancements to the port. More than 50 industrial clusters are planned along the corridors of river corridors to support regional growth.
APIWA also announced its pioneering role of the first state body, which digitally integrated the data of vessels into the Navik National Database, which ensures management and operational transparency in real time.
He called for cooperation and called on the governments of trade unions and state governments to integrate inland waterways with a road, rail and port infrastructure for a smooth logistics grid.
He said, “It’s more than authority-it’s a movement to revive our rivers as prosperity engines,” the alignment of the vision with the aim of the long-term development of the state -warna Andhra 2047.
Published – 26 June 2025 23:28
