Inland Waterways Authority of India

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{{Infobox government agency
| nativename =
| seal = File:Inland Waterways Authority of India logo.svg
| formed = {{start date and age|1986|10|27|df=y}}
| website = http://www.iwai.nic.in/
| agency_type = [[statutory authority]]
| headquarters = A-13, Sector-1 [[Noida]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| parent_department = [[Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (India)|Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways]]
| chief1_name = Sanjay Bandopadhyay
| chief1_position = Chairman
}}
India has an extensive network of '''inland waterways''' in the form of [[river]]s, [[canals]], [[backwater (river)|backwater]]s and [[stream|creeks]]. The total navigable length is 14,500 km, out of which about 5200 km of the river and 4000 km of canals can be used by mechanised crafts. Freight transportation by waterways is highly under-utilised in India compared to other large countries and geographic areas like the [[United States]], [[China]] and the [[European Union]]. The total cargo moved (in tonne kilometres) by the inland waterway was just 0.1% of the total inland traffic in India, compared to the 21% figure for [[United States]]. Cargo transportation in an organised manner is confined to a few waterways in [[Goa]], [[West Bengal]], [[Assam]], and [[Kerala]].
'''Inland Waterways Authority of India''' (IWAI) is the statutory authority in charge of the waterways in India. It was constituted under IWAI Act-1985 by parliament of India<ref>http://iwai.nic.in/showfile.php?lid=882 See section 3 of the act</ref> Its headquarters is located in [[Noida]], [[Pradesh|UP]].
It does the function of building the necessary infrastructure in these waterways, surveying the economic feasibility of new projects and also administration. On 31 August 2018, IWAI made 13 standardised state-of-art design public for the transportation of cargo and passengers keeping in mind Ganges complex river morphology, hydraulics, acute bends, currents etc. in [[National Waterway 1]]. The first implementation will be between [[Varanasi]]-[[Haldia]] stretch in assistance and investment from [[World Bank]].

==History==
'''Inland Waterways Authority of India ({{Lang-hi|भारतीय अंतर्देशीय जलमार्ग प्राधिकरण}}) ''' (IWAI) was created by [[Government of India]] on 27 October 1986 for development and regulation of [[Inland waterways of India|Inland waterways]] for [[shipping]] and navigation. The Authority primarily undertakes projects for development and maintenance of Inland Waterway Terminal infrastructure on National Waterways through grant received from ''[[Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (India)|Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways]], [[Ministry of Road Transport and Highways|Road Transport and Highways]]''. The head office is at [[Noida]]. The Authority also has its regional offices at [[Patna]], [[Kolkata]], [[Guwahati]] and [[Kochi, India|Kochi]] and sub-offices at [[Prayagraj]], [[Varanasi]], [[Bhagalpur]], [[Farrakka]] and [[Kollam]].

== Classifications & Standards ==
{| class="wikitable sortable" width="761"
|+
| height="39" class="xl418" width="130" |Classification
| class="xl418" width="113" |Tonnage
| class="xl418" width="91" |Length (M)
| class="xl418" width="92" |Breadth (M)
| class="xl418" width="103" |Draught (M)
| class="xl418" width="97" |Air Draft (M)
| class="xl418" width="135" |Barge Composition
|- height="19"
| rowspan="2" height="38" class="xl416" width="130" |Class-1
| class="xl416" width="113" |100
| class="xl416" width="91" |32
| class="xl416" width="92" |5
| class="xl416" width="103" |1
| class="xl416" width="97" |4
| class="xl416" width="135" |Self Propelled
|- height="19"
| height="19" class="xl416" width="113" |200
| class="xl416" width="91" |80
| class="xl416" width="92" |5
| class="xl416" width="103" |1
| class="xl416" width="97" |4
| class="xl416" width="135" |2 Barges + 1 Tug
|- height="19"
| rowspan="2" height="38" class="xl416" width="130" |Class-2
| class="xl416" width="113" |300
| class="xl416" width="91" |45
| class="xl416" width="92" |8
| class="xl416" width="103" |1.2
| class="xl416" width="97" |5
| class="xl416" width="135" |Self Propelled
|- height="19"
| height="19" class="xl416" width="113" |600
| class="xl416" width="91" |110
| class="xl416" width="92" |8
| class="xl416" width="103" |1.2
| class="xl416" width="97" |5
| class="xl416" width="135" |2 Barges + 1 Tug
|- height="19"
| rowspan="2" height="38" class="xl416" width="130" |Class-3
| class="xl417" |500
| class="xl417" |58
| class="xl417" |9
| class="xl417" |1.5
| class="xl417" |6
| class="xl416" width="135" |Self Propelled
|- height="19"
| height="19" class="xl417" |1000
| class="xl417" |141
| class="xl417" |9
| class="xl417" |1.5
| class="xl417" |6
| class="xl416" width="135" |2 Barges + 1 Tug
|- height="19"
| rowspan="2" height="38" class="xl416" width="130" |Class-4
| class="xl417" |1000
| class="xl417" |70
| class="xl417" |12
| class="xl417" |1.8
| class="xl417" |7
| class="xl416" width="135" |Self Propelled
|- height="19"
| height="19" class="xl417" |2000
| class="xl417" |170
| class="xl417" |12
| class="xl417" |1.8
| class="xl417" |7
| class="xl416" width="135" |2 Barges + 1 Tug
|- height="19"
| rowspan="2" height="38" class="xl416" width="130" |Class-5
| class="xl417" |1000
| class="xl417" |70
| class="xl417" |12
| class="xl417" |1.8
| class="xl417" |10
| class="xl416" width="135" |Self Propelled
|- height="19"
| height="19" class="xl417" |4000
| class="xl417" |170
| class="xl417" |24
| class="xl417" |1.8
| class="xl417" |10
| class="xl416" width="135" |2*2 Barges + 1 Tug
|- height="19"
| rowspan="2" height="38" class="xl416" width="130" |Class-6
| class="xl417" |2000
| class="xl417" |86
| class="xl417" |14
| class="xl417" |2.5
| class="xl417" |10
| class="xl416" width="135" |Self Propelled
|- height="19"
| height="19" class="xl417" |4000
| class="xl417" |210
| class="xl417" |14
| class="xl417" |2.5
| class="xl417" |10
| class="xl416" width="135" |2 Barges + 1 Tug
|- height="19"
| rowspan="2" height="38" class="xl416" width="130" |Class-7
| class="xl417" |2000
| class="xl417" |86
| class="xl417" |14
| class="xl417" |2.5
| class="xl417" |10
| class="xl416" width="135" |Self Propelled
|- height="19"
| height="19" class="xl417" |8000
| class="xl417" |210
| class="xl417" |28
| class="xl417" |2.5
| class="xl417" |10
| class="xl416" width="135" |2*2 Barges + 1 Tug
|}

==Budget==
Till 2010, an amount of {{INRConvert|1117|c}} was spent on [[Inland waterways of India]].<ref name=bs/>

==Executives==
Amita Prasad is the current Chairman of the Authority.<ref name=bs>{{citation|last=Roy|first=Vijay C|last2=Mukul|first2=Jyoti|title=Govt plans to convert 101 rivers into national waterways: Amitabh Verma|url=http://wap.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/govt-plans-to-convert-101-rivers-into-national-waterways-amitabh-verma-115072300630_1.html|publisher=[[Business Standard]]|date=29 July 2015|location=[[New Delhi]]}}</ref>

==National Waterways==
{{Main|Inland waterways of India}}

Based on the data available on navigable waterways, compiled by the ministry of statistics and programme implementation, by 2015-16 a total of 106 water bodies with a minimum length of {{convert|25|km|mi|abbr=on}} were declared as national waterways.<ref name="bs" /> These have been classified into 3 categories based on financial viability and location as well as into 8 clusters based on locations. In first phase, 8 national water (NW) of category-1 that are considered most viable will be developed. There are 60 category II NWs in coastal regions with tidal stretches and feasibility reports for 54 of these (6 are in phase-1) will be delivered from May 2016 onwards<ref name="etNW">[http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/government-groups-106-national-waterways-in-three-categories/articleshow/52190923.cms Govt groups 106 national waterways into 3 categories]</ref>

=== National Waterway 1 ===
{{Main|National Waterway 1}}
[[File:Shailendra chart 9.0-Layout4.pdf|thumb|DETAIL CHART OF NW-1]]

*[[Prayagraj]]–[[Haldia]] stretch of the Ganges–Bhagirathi–Hooghly river system.
* '''Estd''' = October 1986
* '''Length''' = {{convert|1620|km|mi|abbr=on}}
* '''Fixed terminals''' = [[Haldia]], [[Kolkata]], [[Sahibganj]], [[Farrakka]] and [[Patna]].
* '''Floating terminals''' = [[Haldia]], [[Kolkata]], [[Diamond Harbour]], [[Katwa]], [[Tribeni, Hooghly|Tribeni]], [[Baharampur]], [[Jangipur, Bihar|Jangipur]], [[Bhagalpur]], [[Munger]], [[Semaria]], Doriganj, [[Ballia]], [[Ghazipur]], [[Chunar]], [[Varanasi Multi-Modal Terminal|Varanasi]] and [[Prayagraj]]
* '''Cargo Movement''' = 4 million tonnes<ref name="iwaiNW-1">{{cite web |url=http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/190981468255890798/pdf/SFG2231-EA-P148775-Box396264B-PUBLIC-Disclosed-6-2-2016.pdf |title=Consolidated Environmental Impact Assessment Report for National Waterways-1 |date=May 2016 |access-date=12 August 2016 |work=report |publisher=Ministry of Shipping, Government of India |format=pdf}}</ref>

===National Waterway 2===
{{Main|National Waterway 2}}
* Sadiya — Dhubri stretch of Brahmaputra river
* '''Estd''' = September 1988
* '''Length''' = {{convert|891|km|mi|abbr=on}}
* '''Fixed terminals''' = [[Pandu]].
* '''Floating terminals''' = [[Dhubri]], [[Jogighopa]], [[Tezpur]], [[Silghat]], [[Dibrugarh]], [[Jamgurhi]], [[Bogibil]], [[Saikhowa]] and [[Sadiya]]
* '''Cargo Movement''' = 2 million tonnes<ref name=bs/>

===National Waterway 3===
{{Main|National Waterway 3}}
* Kozhikode-Kollam stretch of the West Coast Canal, Champakara Canal and Udyogmandal Canal.
* '''Estd''' = February 1993
* '''Length''' = {{convert|205|km|mi|abbr=on}}
* '''Fixed terminals''' = [[Aluva]], [[Vaikom]], [[Kayamkulam]], [[Kottappuram, Thrissur|Kottappuram]], [[Maradu]], [[Cherthala]], [[Thrikkunnapuzha]], [[Kollam]] and [[Alappuzha]]
* '''Cargo Movement''' = 1 million tonne<ref name=bs/>

===National Waterway 4===
{{Main|National Waterway 4}}
* [[Kakinada]]–[[Puducherry (city)|Pudhucherry]] stretch of canals and the Kaluvelly Tank, Bhadrachalam – Rajahmundry stretch of River Godavari and Wazirabad – Vijayawada stretch of River Krishna
* '''Estd''' = November 2008
* '''Length''' = {{convert|1095|km|mi|abbr=on}}

===National Waterway 5===
{{Main|National Waterway 5}}
* Talcher–Dhamra stretch of the [[Brahmani River]], the Geonkhali - Charbatia stretch of the [[East Coast Canal]], the Charbatia–Dhamra stretch of [[Matai river]] and the Mangalgadi - Paradip stretch of the [[Mahanadi River Delta]]
* '''Established''' = November 2008
* '''Length''' = {{convert|623|km|mi|abbr=on}}

===National Waterway 6===
{{Main|National Waterway 6}}
NW-6 is a waterway between [[Lakhipur]] and [[Bhanga]] of the [[Barak River]].
* In Assam, Lakhipur to Bhanga stretch of [[Barak River]].
* '''Estd''' = 2016
* '''Length''' = {{convert|121|km|mi|abbr=on}}

==See also==
* [[Inland waterways of India]]
* [[Waterway]]
* [[Transport in India]]
* [[The Inland Vessels (Amendment) Act, 2007]]
* [[National Highways Authority of India]] (NHAI)
* [[Indian Railways]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20150523013735/http://iwai.gov.in/ Official Website]

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