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What is the approximate length of the navigable inland waterways of India?

What is the approximate length of the navigable inland waterways of India? Correct Answer 14,500 km

The 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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