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Inland Waterways in India- Issues and Challenges
Written by: ForumIAS Posted on October 30th, 2018 Last modified on October 30th, 2018 1 Comment
Context:In a first, the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) will transport container cargo belonging PepsiCo (India) from Kolkata to Varanasi on river Ganga (National Waterway-1).
What are inland waterways?
Rivers, lakes, canals, backwaters and reservoirs primarily constitute the source for inland waterways. A stretch of water, not part of the sea, over which craft of a carrying capacity not less than 50 tonnes can navigate when normally loaded is called navigable inland waterway.
Inland Waterways in India:
Number and Extent: (National Inland Waterways in India- A Strategic Status Report, 2017)
As per the National Waterways Act, 2016, 111 have been declared as National Waterways (NW)
These waterways pass through 24 states and two union territories, with an approximate total length of 20274 km
These proposed waterways will pass through nearly 138 river systems, creeks, estuaries and related canal systems of India.
Currently Operational:According to a PIB release by Ministry of Shipping dated 20th July 2018,the following NWs are operational:
Note:The first waterway to be declared National was the Allahabad to Haldia stretch of the Ganga – Bhagirathi-Hoogly.
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