Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal highlighted the potential of waterways as the most economical mode of transport.

In a letter to Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal, Tripura Transport Minister Sushanta Chowdhury proposed linking the Gomati River in Tripura with the Meghna River system in Bangladesh through the Sonamura-Daudkandi protocol route.