On which among the following is National Waterway No. 2 situated?
- A.The Ganga, Haldia-Prayagraj
- B.West Coast Canal, Kottapuram-Kollam
- C.The Brahmaputra, Sadiya-Dhubri
- D.Godavari and Krishna, Kakinada-Puducherry
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Explanation
The correct answer is C, The Brahmaputra, Sadiya-Dhubri. National Waterway 2 is the 891 km stretch of the Brahmaputra between Sadiya and Dhubri in Assam.
It was declared a national waterway in 1988 and is managed by the Inland Waterways Authority of India, set up in 1986 with its headquarters at Noida. It links Assam to Kolkata and Haldia through the Indo-Bangladesh Protocol route, which matters for moving goods to the North-East. The National Waterways Act, 2016 raised the number of national waterways to 111, but the first five kept their numbers.
A is wrong because the Ganga-Bhagirathi-Hooghly stretch from Haldia to Prayagraj is National Waterway 1, the longest at about 1,620 km. B is wrong because the West Coast Canal from Kottapuram to Kollam in Kerala is National Waterway 3. D is wrong because the Godavari-Krishna canal system from Kakinada to Puducherry is National Waterway 4.
Exam tip: NW-1 Ganga (Haldia-Prayagraj), NW-2 Brahmaputra (Sadiya-Dhubri), NW-3 West Coast Canal (Kottapuram-Kollam), NW-4 Godavari-Krishna.
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