Infrastructure
NMPT buys new fire-fighter
IN a bid to modernise its fire-fighting system, the New Mangalore Port Trust (NMPT) has spent Rs 35 lakh to acquire a `sophisticated multipurpose high-pressure-foam-cum-water tender'.

Shipping
Export rakes stranded due to floods -- Amingaon shipment schedule goes haywire
THE floods in some West Bengal districts, causing breaches on the railway track and, therefore, suspension of rail movement between Rampurhat and Malda, have hit the tea shipment through Amingaon (Guwahati) inland container depot (ICD).

SER seeks users' cooperation for improved services
CRITICAL issues pertaining to passenger amenities and security, freight services, projects and safety were discussed by members of the Zonal Rail Users Consultative Committee (ZLUCC) at a meeting here at the headquarters of the South Eastern Railway (SER ).

Transport
Allahabad-Haldia waterway to be operational in Oct
THE 1,650 km-long national waterway No. 1 connecting Allahabad and Haldia will become operational in October this year, according to the Union for Minister for Surface Transport, Mr Rajnath Singh.

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