Question

Write short notes on: Inland Waterways.

Answer 1

Inland Waterways:
(a) These include rivers, canals, lakes and they are used for transporting passengers and goods.
(b) These are called as 'Inland Water Transport'.
(c) They help in the transport of food grains, minerals and coal.
(d) In India, the length of Inland Waterways is nearly $14500$kms.
(e) Allahabad-Haldia in Ganga waterways, Sadia-Dhubri in Brahmaputra waterways, Kollam-Kottapuram of West Coastal canal, Champakara and Udyogamandal canal are some important Inland Waterways.
(f) Rivers like Godavari, Krishna, Mahanadi, Zuari river and the backwaters of Kerala are also included in Inland Water ways transportation.