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New inland waterway terminal to boost trade with Bangladesh and India

ཟླ་༢ 20, 2025 3 mins read
New inland waterway terminal to boost trade with Bangladesh and India

Assam, India—Bhutan has now access to its closest riverine trade hub with the inauguration of the Jogighopa Inland Water Transport (IWT) terminal on the Brahmaputra River in Assam, India—just 91 kilometres from Gelephu.

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