Inland waterways of india

India has about 14,500 km of navigable and potentially navigable waterways of which around 55% is used regularly.
Inland waterways in India consist of the Ganges (Ganga)–Bhagirathi–Hooghly rivers, the Brahmaputra, the Barak river, the rivers in Goa, the backwaters in Kerala, inland waters in Mumbai and the deltaic regions of the Godavari - Krishna rivers.
About 44 million tones of cargo is moved annually through these waterways using mechanized vessels and country boats.

1. INLAND
WATERWAYS OF
INDIA

2. INTRODUCTION
1.India has about 14,500 km of navigable and
potentially navigable waterways of which around 55%
is used regularly.
2.Inland waterways in India consist of the Ganges
(Ganga)–Bhagirathi–Hooghly rivers, the Brahmaputra,
the Barak river, the rivers in Goa, the backwaters in
Kerala, inland waters in Mumbai and the deltaic
regions of the Godavari - Krishna rivers.
3.About 44 million tones of cargo is moved annually
through these waterways using mechanized vessels
and country boats.
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3. NATIONAL WATERWAY - 1
Allahabad–Haldia stretch of the Ganges–Bhagirathi–
Hooghly river of total length 1620 km was declared
as National Waterway-1 (NW-1) in the year 1986.
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4. NATIONAL WATERWAY - 2
Sadiya–Dhubri stretch of the Brahmaputra river of
total length 891 km was declared as National
Waterway-2 (NW-2) in the year 1988.
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5. NATIONAL WATERWAY - 3
Kollam–Kottapuram stretch of West Coast Canal
and Champakara and Udyogmandal canals of total
length 205 km was declared as National Waterway-
3 (NW-3) in the year 1993.
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6. NATIONAL WATERWAY - 4
Kakinada–Pondicherry stretch of canals and
Kaluvelly tank, Bhadrachalam–Rajahmundry stretch
of River Godavari and Wazirabad–Vijayawada
stretch of River Krishna of total length 1095 km was
declared as National Waterway-4 (NW-4) in the year
2008.
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7. NATIONAL WATERWAY - 5
Talcher–Dhamra stretch of rivers, Geonkhali–
Charbatia stretch of East Coast Canal, Charbatia–
Dhamra stretch of Matai river and Mahanadi delta
rivers of total length 620 km was declared as
National Waterway-5 (NW-5) in the year 2008.
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8. NATIONAL WATERWAY - 6
Lakhipur-Bhanga stretch of 121 km of the Barak
River is the 6th waterway. It will result in unified
development of the waterways for shipping and
navigation and transportation of cargo to the North
Eastern Region particularly in the states of Assam,
Nagaland, Mizoram, Manipur, Tripura and Arunachal
Pradesh. It was accepted as National Waterway in
January 2013 by Union Cabinet.
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