1. Allahabad-Haldia Stretch
  2. Kollam-Kozhikode Stretch
  3. Sadiya-Dhubri Stretch
  4. Kakinada-Puducherry Stretch
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Option 1 : Allahabad-Haldia Stretch

  • National waterway 1 is from Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh to Haldia in West Bengal.
  • It is the longest waterway in India. It passes through Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, and West Bengal.

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No.

National Waterway No.

Length (km)

Details of Waterways

STATES

1

National Waterway 1

1620

Ganga-Bhagirathi-Hooghly River System (Haldia - Allahabad)

Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand & West Bengal

2

National Waterway 2

891

Brahmaputra River (Dhubri - Sadiya)

Assam

3

National Waterway 3

205

West Coast Canal (Kottapuram - Kollam), Champakara and Udyogmandal Canals

Kerala

170

West Coast Canal (Kottapuram - Kozhikode)

4

National Waterway 4

50

Kakinada Canal (Kakinada to Rajahmundry)

Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Pondichery and Maharashtra

171

Godavari river (Bhadrachalam to Rajahmundry)

139

Eluru Canal (Rajahmundry to Vijayawada)

157

Krishna river (Wazirabad to Vijayawada)

113

Commamur Canal (Vijayawada to Peddaganjam)

316

North Buckingham Canal (Peddaganjam to Central Station of Chennai)

110

South Buckingham canal (Central Station of Chennai to Marakanam)

22

Marakanam to Puducherry through Kaluvelly tank

1202

River Godavari (Bhadrachalam - Nashik)

636

River Krishna (Wazirabad - Galagali)

5

National Waterway 5

256

East Coast Canal and Matai river

Odisha and West Bengal

265

Brahmani-Kharsua-Dhamra rivers

67

Mahanadi delta rivers (Consisting of Hansua river, Nunanala, Gobrinala, Kharnasi river, and Mahanadi river)

6

National Waterway 6

68

Aai River

Assam

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