Question

India has inland navigation waterways of ___________ km in length.

• A. 14,500
• B. 64,700
• C. 94,500
• D. 1,14,900

Answer 1

The correct option is A 14,500

1. India has an extensive network of inland waterways in the form of rivers, canals, backwaters and creeks.
2. The total navigable length is 14,500 km (9,000 mi), out of which about 5,200 km (3,200 mi) of river and 4,000 km (2,500 mi) of canal can be used by mechanized crafts.
3. About 44 million tonnes (49,000,000 short tons) of cargo are moved annually through these waterways using mechanized vessels and country boats.
4. Inland waterways consist of the Ganges-Bhagirathi-Hooghly rivers, the Brahmaputra, the Barak river, the rivers in Goa, the backwaters in Kerala, inland waters in Mumbai and the deltaic regions of the Godavari-Krishna rivers.