National Waterways of India

 

National Waterways of India

*Managed by Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI), Noida.

*Cheapest means of transportation.

*Fuel efficient

*Environment friendly

*Used for Bulky and heavy goods.

Important Waterways of India are:

NW-1: Ganga, Haldia to  Allahabad,   1620 KM,  declared in 1986

NW-2: Brahamputra, Dhubri to   Sadiya(Tinsukia Dist.),    891KM, declared in 1988.

NW-3: West Coast Canal,   Kerala. 205KM.

NW-4: Krishna and Godavari, Kakinda to Pondicherry,  1078KM,   declared  2008

NW-5: Brahmini and  Mahanadi,  588KM,  declared in 2008

NW-6: Barak river, Bahnga   to Lakhipur, 121KM, declared  in 2016

NW-7: Sunderbans and  Bangladesh

Other 106 National Waterways are in the pipeline, See the list below from the website of Inland Waterway Authority of India.



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