Status of national waterways
National Waterway 5 March 20th. 2008, 8:11amFollowing is from http://pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=.36825.
RAJYA SABHA
The Government has declared three rivers/canal system, as National Waterways namely (i) the
Further, following three rivers/canal systems are in the process of declaration as National Waterways.
(i) Kakinada-Puducherry Canals along with rivers
(ii)
(iii) River Barak (121km).
An action plan has been drawn up to make the three existing National Waterways fully functional by March 2010, subject to availability of funds.
This information was given by the Minister of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways, Shri T.R. Baalu in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
June 11th, 2009 at 11:29 am
i desperately need a map of the NW 4 for my research project. is it possible to find one for me? i have tried everywhere on the net.
thanks
June 12th, 2009 at 2:06 am
There are maps at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inland_Waterways_Authority_of_India