Waterways

ays transportation is also a mode of transportation in India. Given below are the names of the watercourses that have been proclaimed as National Watercourses by the Government: National Waterway 1: Starting from Allahabad and ending at Haldia. The main river is the Ganges - Bhagirathi - Hooghly River and the overall span in October 1986 was 1,620 km or 1,010 miles. National Waterway 2: Starting from Saidiya and ending at Dhubri. It consists of the Brahmaputra river network and in 1988, the overall span was 554 miles or 891 km. National Waterway 3: Beginning at Kollam and ending at Kottapuram of the West Coast Canal in company with the Udyogmandal and Champakara channels. In 1993, the overall span was 127 miles or 205 km. National Waterway 4: Two parts - starting at Wazirabad and ending at Vijaywada and similarly, starting at Bhadrachalam and ending at Rajahmundry. The river network is the Krishna-Godavari river network beside the Kakinada-Pondicherry channel system. In 2007, the overall span was 680 miles or 1,095 km. National Waterway 5: Two divisions - starting at Talcher and ending at Dhamara and starting at Mangalgadi and ending at Paradeep. The river network is the Mahanadi-Brahmani river network beside the East Coast Channel. In 2007, the overall span was 387 miles or 623 km.