The Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) has handed over the Kalughat Intermodal Terminal in Bihar to a private partner and commenced cargo operations at the Haldia Multi Modal Terminal in West Bengal.
The Summit Alliance Port East Gateway (India) Private Limited will operate and maintain the Kalughat Intermodal Terminal on a revenue-sharing model with IWAI receiving 38.30 per cent of the gross revenue generated from terminal operations.
These developments are part of the Jal Marg Vikas Project on National Waterway (NW)‑1, covering a 1,390 km corridor, and signal major strides toward integrating inland waterways into India’s multimodal logistics network.