Question
Write a brief note on National Waterway 1?
Solution
It stretches from Allahabad to Haldia with a length of 1,620 km.
It is one of the most important waterways in India, which is navigable by mechanical boats up to Patna and by ordinary boats up to Haridwar.
It is divided into three parts for developmental purposes–
(i) Haldia-Farakka (560 km),
(ii) Farakka-Patna (460 km),
(iii) PatnaAllahabad (600 km)
