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16 Dec 2024
Recently the government launched a major policy called ‘Jalvahak’ to promote cargo movement via inland waterways on National Waterways (NW) along the Ganga, Brahmaputra, and Barak rivers.
About Inland Waterways Authority of India
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| National Waterway | Route | River System | Key Locations | Length | Significance |
| NW 1 | Allahabad (Prayagraj) to Haldia | Ganges, Bhagirathi, Hooghly | Fixed terminals: Haldia, Farrakka, Patna.
Floating terminals: Kolkata, Bhagalpur, Varanasi, Allahabad |
Longest waterway in India (1,620 km) | Facilitates cargo and passenger transport through major industrial and urban hubs. |
| NW 2 | Sadiya to Dhubri (Assam) | Brahmaputra River | Major towns along the stretch include Sadiya, Dibrugarh, Tezpur, and Dhubri. | 891 km | Major freight transport route for the northeastern region of India. |
| NW 16 | Lakhipur to Bhanga (Assam) | Barak River | Major locations include Lakhipur, Silchar, and Bhanga.
WAI has two permanent terminals on NW-16, one each at Badarpur (on NW-14) & Karimganj. |
121 km | It connects important trade routes in southern Assam and integrates with the Indo-Bangladesh Protocol (IBP) route. |
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