HT Correspondent
JORHAT, Oct 21: In view of the ferry service between Nimatighat in Jorhat and Kamalabari Ghat in Majuli river island remaining suspended for the past few days due to heavy silting on the route, dredging will be carried out by a dredger in the Brahmaputra riverbed from Tuesday to restore the said route.
A Majuli district administration official informed that the dredging will be undertaken under the expert supervision of a team from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras. The official stated that a dredger from Dibrugarh was already on its way to the Brahmaputra island for the purpose.
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The official urged people who need to travel between Jorhat and Majuli and vice versa regularly using the Nimatighat-Kamalabari Ghat route to use the Nimatighat-Aphalamukh Ghat (Majuli) route until the dredging work is completed. The official added that adequate ferry arrangements have been made on the said route so that passengers do not face inconvenience due to the rush.
