The National Waterway has been declared a National Waterway including the five existing NWs given below.
Water transportation is the intentional movement of water over a large distance. Method of transportation falls into three categories.
- Aqueducts, which include pipelines, canals, tunnels, and brides
- Contain shipment, which includes transport by tank, truck, can, and tank ship
- Towing, where a tagoat is used to pull an iceberg or large water bag along behind it.
| NW 1 | Allahabad to Haldia on Ganga River | 1620 km |
|---|---|---|
| NW 2 | Sadia to Dhubri on Brahmaputra river | 891 km |
| NW 3 | Kollam to Kottapuram (along Champakara and Udyogmandal Canal) | 168 km |
| NW 4 | Kakinada to Marak-Kanam along Godavari and Krishna river | 1095 km |
| NW 5 | Mangalgarhi to paradeep and Telcher to Dhamara along Mahandi and Brahmini | 623 km |
| NW 6 | Lakhipur to Bhange | 121 km |
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