National Waterways
Q. Which of the following are correctly matched?
1) National Waterway 1 - Allahabad–Haldia
2) National Waterway 2 - Kakinada–Pondicherry stretch
3) National Waterway 3 - Kottapuram-Kollam stretch of the West Coast Canal
4) National Waterway 4 - Sadiya — Dhubri stretch- Published on 28 Apr 16a. 1, 2, 4
b. 1, 3, 4
c. 1, 3
d. All of the above
ANSWER: 1, 3
- The National Waterway 1 or NW1 is located in India and runs from Haldia (Sagar) to Allahabad across the Ganges, Bhagirathi and Hooghly river systems.
- National Waterway 2 (NW-2) is Sadiya — Dhubri stretch of Brahmaputra river having a length of 891 km between the Bangladesh border and Sadiya.
- The West Coast Canal or National Waterway No 3 is a 168-km stretch of this inland navigational route located in Kerala, India and runs from Kollam to Kottapuram. Along with the Kottapuram-Kollam stretch of the West Coast Canal, the NW3 also includes Champakara Canal and Udyogmandal Canal.
- The NW-4 runs along the Coromandal Coast through Kakinada, Eluru, Commanur, Buckingham Canals and also through part of Krishna and Godavari rivers in South India. With a length of 1095km it includes Kakinada–Pondicherry stretch of canals and the Kaluvelly Tank, Bhadrachalam – Rajahmundry stretch of River Godavari and Wazirabad – Vijayawada stretch of River Krishna.
- NW5 is Talcher–Dhamra stretch of the Brahmani River, the Geonkhali - Charbatia stretch of the East Coast Canal, the Charbatia–Dhamra stretch of Matai river and the Mangalgadi - Paradip stretch of the Mahanadi River Delta. It covers the state of Odisha and a part of West Bengal.
- National Waterways 6 is a proposed waterway between Lakhipur and Bhanga of the Barak River announced in 2013-14.
