The Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) came into existence on 27th October 1986 for development and regulation of inland waterways for shipping and navigation. The Authority primarily undertakes projects for development and maintenance of IWT infrastructure on national waterways through grant received from Ministry of Shipping. The head office of the Authority is at Noida. The Authority also has its regional offices at Patna, Kolkata, Guwahati and Kochi and sub-offices at Allahabad, Varanasi, Bhaglapur, Farakka and Kollam.
National water ways:
National Waterway 1
- Allahabad — Haldia stretch of the Ganga-Bhagirathi-Hooghly river system.
- Estd = October 1986.
- Length = 1620 km
- Fixed terminals = Haldia, BISN (Kolkata), Pakur, Farrakka and Patna.
- Floating terminals = Haldia, Kolkata, Diamond Harbour, Katwa, Tribeni, Baharampur, Jangipur, Bhagalpur, Semaria, Doriganj, Ballia, Ghazipur, Varanasi, Chunar and Allahabad.
National Waterway 2
- Sadiya — Dhubri stretch of Brahmaputra river.
- Estd = September 1982.
- Length = 891 km
- Fixed terminals = Pandu.
- Floating terminals = Dhubri, Jogighopa, Tezpur, Silghat, Dibrugarh, Jamgurhi, Bogibil, Saikhowa and Sadiya
National Waterway 3
- Kottapuram-Kollam stretch of the West Coast Canal, Champakara Canal and Udyogmandal Canal.
- Estd = February 1993
- Length = 205 km
- Fixed terminals = Aluva, Vaikom, Kayamkulam, Kottappuram, Maradu, Cherthala, Thrikkunnapuzha, Kollam and Alappuzha.
- Floating terminals =
National Waterway 4
- Kakinada - Puducherry stretch of Canals and the Kaluvelly Tank, Bhadrachalam – Rajahmundry stretch of River Godavari and Wazirabad – Vijayawada stretch of River Krishna.
- Estd = November 2008
- Length = 1095 km
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