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Transporting passengers and cargo over navigable rivers and canals reduces road and rail congestion, road crashes, pollution, emissions, and energy consumption.
Short- and long-term actions in roads, rail, waterways, maritime, and aviation can enhance transport connectivity and promote integration in the SAARC region.
Involves economic analysis, capturing and enhancing project value, institutional collaboration, and financing through standardized processes and targeted funds.
Promote remote processing of cargo clearances and modernize border facilities to improve intraregional trade in BIMSTEC.
Activating theme-based, cross-border circuits can help BIMSTEC tourism recover from the impacts of COVID-19.