Choose the correct sentences in context of ‘River Information System (RIS)’.
1. It is on the line of air traffic control (ATC).
2. The system was developed by the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI).
3. This system has not been implemented in any other country in the world.
Which of the above statement (s) is/are correct?
Aiming to avoid any collision and accidents of vessels on inland waterway networks, shipping ministry is launching a river information system (RIS) on the line of air traffic control (ATC). The system will also provide information on fairway (waterway), metrology and river safety.
To begin with the first such system developed by the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) will be operational on the 500 km stretch of the Ganga between Haldia and Farakka. This is part of National Waterway-1, which covers Haldia to Allahabad.
This system has been implemented in different inland waterway corridors of Europe, USA, China and South America