Water Transport

Inland Waterways

  • National Waterways Act came into effect in 2016. It proposed 106 additional National Waterways and declared the 6 National Waterways which are as follows –
    • National Waterways 1: It starts from Allahabad (Prayagraj) to Haldia with a distance of 1620 km. The NW 1 run through the Ganges, Bhagirathi, and Hooghly-river system with having fixed terminals at Haldia, Farrakka, and Patna and floating terminals at most of the riverside cities like Kolkata, Bhagalpur, Varanasi, and Allahabad.
    • National Waterways 2: It is a stretch on the river Brahmaputra from Sadiya to Dhubri in Assam state. The NW 2 is one ....
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