| National Waterways (NW-1) | |
|---|---|
 A ship in National Waterway 1 | |
| Details | |
| Location | India |
| Opened | 27 October 1986 |
| Length | 1,620 km (1,010 mi) |
| 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 (NW-1) or Ganga-Bhagirathi-Hooghly river system is located in India and runs from Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh to Haldia in West Bengal via Patna and Bhagalpur in Bihar across the Ganges river.[1] It is 1,620 km (1,010 mi) long,[2] making it the longest waterway in India.[3] It is of prime importance amongst all the national waterways considering its locational advantages. The NW-1 passes through West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh 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.
- ^ "Cabinet approves Jal Marg Vikas Project for enhanced navigation on the Haldia-Varanasi stretch of National Waterway-1". 4 January 2018.
- ^ "IWAI: National Waterways project to generate employment in state". The Times of India. 10 November 2016.
- ^ "Union Government launched National Waterway-4 project in Tamil Nadu", JagranJosh, 25 January 2014