The Union government on Sunday launched the Jalvahak scheme to incentivize cargo movement via inland waterways.
National Waterways are artificial or natural water channels developed and maintained by Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) for transport of both passengers and cargo. Currently there are 111 approved water ways and 13 operationalized water ways.
Fixed Day Scheduled Sailing Service |
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National Waterways (NW) |
Coverage |
NW 1 |
Kolkata - Patna - Varanasi - Patna - Kolkata stretch |
NW 2 |
Kolkata and Pandu in Guwahati via Indo Bangladesh Protocol Route (IBPR) |
India has an extensive inland waterway network spanning 20,236 km.
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