Question
Download Solution PDFIndia has inland navigation waterways of _______ km in length.
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is 14,500 km.
- The approximate length of the navigable inland waterways of India is 14,500 km.
Key Points
- As per the National Waterways Act, 2016 a total of 111 have been declared as National Waterways (NW).
- The waterway from Haldia to Allahabad was made a National Waterway in 1986.
- The Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) came into existence on 27 October 1986.
Additional Information
- 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 a navigable inland waterway.
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