Bogibeel Ferry Ghat | Bogibeel Boatman Future:
Bogibeel ferry ghat will be history soon. After 25th December, when Prime Minister Modi will inaugurate the bogibeel bridge although it brings a smile on the face of many peoples there is someone who still who fears about future after completion of The bogibeel bridge. They are none other than boatmen who are helping ferrying passengers between the north and south banks of the Brahmaputra.
After the bridge is opened next week, there might not be a demand for boat any longer. Boatsman has been ferrying in the bogibeel bridge for a long time. As there might not be a demand for the boat, the boatmen will have to switch the job and take another profession like farming. There are about 120 boatmen who might be jobless after opening the bogibeel bridge from 25th December 2018.
Many people are dependent on boat services between the north and south bank of the Brahmaputra on bogibeel for out a livelihood. Some of them are boatmen while others are shopkeepers. There are about 80 shopkeepers on both the banks of bogibeel. It takes two hours to cross the bogibeel river on a boat but now after completion of the bridge it will take only 10 to 15 minutes to reach Dhemaji from Dibrugarh.
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