New ferry for Majuli’s flood-fighting fleet
The Majuli island administration will get a big boat (locally called ferry), which will be put to service during floods and will be run as a passenger boat between Majuli and Jorhat at other times.
Majuli sub-divisional officer (civil) Krishna Baruah told this correspondent that the inland water department (IWT) ferry, which will be able to carry about 150 passengers and goods, has been made at Salmora area of the island, which is famous for making boats, and the engine has been procured from outside.
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