National Waterway 1 (India)
| National Waterways (NW-1) | |
|---|---|
| Details | |
| Location | India |
| Opened | 27 October 1986 |
| Length | 1,620 km (1,010 mi) |
| North end | Haldia (Sagar) |
| South end | Allahabad |
| No. of terminals | 18 Floating Terminal 2 Fixed RCC Jetty |
| Owner | Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) |
| Operator | Central Inland Water Transport Corporation (CIWTC) |
The National Waterway 1 or NW-1 or Ganga-Bhagirathi-Hooghly river system is located in India and runs from Haldia (Sagar) to Allahabad across the Ganges, Bhagirathi and Hooghly river systems. It is 1,620 km (1,010 mi) long, making it the longest waterway in India. It is of prime importance amongst all the national waterways considering its locational advantages. The NW-1 passes through Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal and serves major cities and their industrial hinterlands like
It was declared as a waterway in October 1986. It is navigable by mechanical boat up to Patna.
The topography of NW-1 falls within the flat terrian of the Indo-Gangetic plain. The elevation ranges from 1 to 321 m (3 to 1,053 ft) above mean sea level. The land is predominantly agricultural with some major cities of India lying within the region. For thousands of years, river Ganga and its tributaries and distributaries have been used for navigation to transport people and local produce from these agricultural lands.
Land use within the influential area of NW-1
On Aug 12th, 2016 Nitin Gadkari, the Union Minister for Shipping, Road Transport and Highways laid the foundation stone of the waterway terminal at Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. He flagged off the trial run of two vessels which will carry newly manufactured cars of Maruti Suzuki from Varanasi to Haldia, West Bengal.
The NW-1 is being developed at an estimated cost of ₹4,200 crore (US$650 million), with financial assistance of US$650 million from the World Bank. The 1,620 km (1,010 mi) route of NW-1 will be upgraded to maintaining the following least available depth to allow for higher tonnage vessels of 1,500-2,000 tonnage to ply on the route.
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