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With regard to water transportation in India, which of the following statements are correct? 1. Headquarters of Central Inland Water Transport Corporation is located at Delhi. 2. Headquarters of Inland Waterways Authority of India is located at Noida. 3. National Inland Navigation Institute is located at Kolkata. 4. First National Inland Waterway was between Haldia and Allahabad. Select the correct answer using the code given below.

With regard to water transportation in India, which of the following statements are correct? 1. Headquarters of Central Inland Water Transport Corporation is located at Delhi. 2. Headquarters of Inland Waterways Authority of India is located at Noida. 3. National Inland Navigation Institute is located at Kolkata. 4. First National Inland Waterway was between Haldia and Allahabad. Select the correct answer using the code given below. Correct Answer 2 and 4 only

Central Inland Water Transport Corporation

It provides cargo transportation services through inland waterways in India

Kolkata

Inland Waterways Authority of India

It is the statutory authority in charge of the waterways in India.

India has an extensive network of inland waterways in the form of rivers, canals, backwaters, and creeks.

 Noida

National Inland Navigation Institute

It has been set up by Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) at Patna, Bihar in February 2004

Patna

 First National Inland Waterway

The National Waterway 1 or NW-1 or Ganga-Bhagirathi-Hooghly river system is located in India and runs from Haldia (Sagar) to Prayagraj across the Ganges, Bhagirathi, and Hooghly river systems.

It is 1,620 km long, making it the longest waterway in India

Between Haldia and Prayagraj

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