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explain major inland navigation routes

Answer 1

India has an extensive network of inland waterways in the form of rivers, canals, backwaters and creeks. The total navigable length is 14,500 km (9,000 mi), out of which about 5,200 km (3,200 mi) of the river and 4,000 km (2,500 mi) of canals can be used by mechanised crafts. Freight transport by waterways is highly under-utilised in India compared to other large countries and geographic areas like the United States, Chinaand the European Union. The total cargo moved (in tonne kilometres) by inland waterways was 0.1 percent of the total inland traffic in India, compared to the 21 percent figure for the United States. Cargo transport in an organised manner is confined to a few waterways in Goa, West Bengal, Assam and Kerala.

The cost of water transport in India is roughly 50 paise (0.70¢ US) a kilometre, as compared to ₹1 (1.4¢ US) by railways and ₹1.5 (2.1¢ US) by roads.Water transport is receiving significant attention in recent times as logistics costs in India are some of the highest among major countries[definition needed]—it is 18 percent in India versus 8-10 percent in China and 10-12 percent in the European Union. To increase the share of waterways in inland transport, Modi government got the National Waterways Act, 2016 passed which proposed 106 additional National Waterways.Inland waterways in India consist of the Ganges-Bhagirathi-Hooghlyrivers, 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 tonnes (49,000,000 short tons) of cargo is moved annually through these waterways using mechanised vessels and country boats.



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Answer 2

India has an extensive network of
inland waterways in the form of
rivers , canals , backwaters and creeks . The total navigable length is 14,500 km (9,000 mi), out of which about 5,200 km (3,200 mi) of the river and 4,000 km (2,500 mi) of canals can be used by mechanised crafts. Freight transport by waterways is highly under-utilised in India compared to other large countries and geographic areas like the United States , China and the European Union . The total cargo moved (in tonne kilometres) by inland waterways was 0.1 percent of the total inland traffic in India, compared to the 21 percent figure for the United States. Cargo transport in an organised manner is confined to a few waterways in Goa , West Bengal ,
Assam and Kerala .
The cost of water transport in India is roughly 50 paise (0.70¢ US) a kilometre, as compared to ₹1 (1.4¢ US) by railways and ₹1.5 (2.1¢ US) by roads. [1] Water transport is receiving significant attention in recent times[ timeframe? ] as logistics costs in India are some of the highest among major countries [ definition needed ] —it is 18 percent in India versus 8-10 percent in China and 10-12 percent in the European Union. [2] To increase the share of waterways in inland transport, Modi government got the
National Waterways Act, 2016 passed which proposed 106 additional National Waterways. [3] Inland waterways in India consist of the
Ganges - 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
tonnes (49,000,000 short tons) of
cargo is moved annually through these waterways using mechanised
vessels and country boats. [4]
National Waterways
Buckingham Canal in Andhra Pradesh
Main article: List of National Waterways in India
Inland Waterways and National Waterways development
Participation of Government Agencies, Public & Private Sector Enterprises in IWT/NW development
Vessels / Terminals
Construction, Operation & Maintenance
Governme Agencies
Waterway Constructing of waterway IWAI
Waterway Maintenance of Waterway IWAI
Waterway Navigational Support IWAI
Carriers

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