Guwahati: The district magistrate’s office in Assam’s Kamrup metropolitan district ordered the resumption of ferry services on Monday as the water level of the Brahmaputra is “at stable state.”
In an order dated July 4, the district magistrate, Pallav Gopal Jha wrote, “Seen and perused the letter received from the Executive Engineer, Inland Water Transport Division, Ulubari, Guwahati vide Memo No EWT/136/GC/2019 20/7332 dated 02/07/2022, regarding resumption of Ferry Services w.e.f 04/07/2022 for day time only i.e up to 6.30 PM.”
It should be mentioned that until further notice, ferry service between Guwahati and North Guwahati was discontinued on Friday.
The Brahmaputra River’s rising water levels, strong currents, and floating wood logs and other debris all played a role in the decision, which was made with commuter safety in mind, according to an order from the inland water transport division dated June 30.
As a result, the DM gave the order for Guwahati’s ferry services to start running on Monday.
However, ferry services will be permitted to operate only during day time, that is up to 6.30 pm, the order mentioned.
It read, “Whereas, as per the report submitted by the Executive Engineer, IWT, Ulubari, Guwahati, water level of the river Brahmaputra is at steady state at present.”
“Accordingly, it is hereby ordered to be operational the Ferry Services in Guwahati w.e.f 04/07/2022 for day time only i.e up to 6.30 PM,” it added.
Meanwhile, the order added that all night ferry services have been suspended in view of the high river current.
“Further, all types of night Ferry Services are hereby suspended considering the high river current and floating of wooden logs etc,” it read.