Question 1955
Recently India’s first Night Navigation mobile application for ferry services was launched in Assam. This ferry service is on which of the following rivers?
Answer
Brahmaputra River
Why?
The correct answer is ‘Brahmaputra River’ Key Points Chief Minister of Assam, Himanta Biswa Sarma has launched India’s first Night Navigation mobile application for ferry services. This ferry service is on the Brahmaputra River in Guwahati, Assam. The app was developed by the State Transport Department in association with K Raju, the principal scientist of IIT Madras. The inaugural night journey of an Inland Water Transport (IWF) ferry fitted with the system sailed between Guwahati and North Guwahati. Additional Information The Chief Minister of Assam also launched ten Aadhar-based contactless services of the State Transport Department to make public service delivery time-efficient. These services are expected to reduce footfalls at district transport offices (DTOs) by about four lakh annually. He also launched an e-ticketing system for Dhubri and Silchar ferry services. An MoU was also signed between the Common Service Centers (CSCs) under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and the State Transport Department to provide online services at the panchayat level.
