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Inland Waterways Authority of India

27-01-2025

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Recently, the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) set up a new Regional Office at Varanasi.

About Inland Waterways Authority of India

  • It is a statutory body established under the Inland Waterways Authority of India Act (IWAI), 1985.
  • Purpose: The Authority primarily undertakes projects for development and maintenance of IWT infrastructure on national waterways through grant received from the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways.
  • It presently has five regional offices in Guwahati (Assam), Patna (Bihar), Kochi (Kerala), Bhubaneswar (Odisha) and Kolkata (West Bengal).
  • Inland Waterways Authority of India Headquarter: Noida, Uttar Pradesh
  • Inland Waterways Authority of India Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
  • The Varanasi Regional Office of IWAI shall look after development works not only on River Ganga but its various tributaries and other national waterways in Uttar Pradesh.
  • These include rivers like Betwa, Chambal, Gomti, Tons, Varuna and parts of Gandak, Ghaghra, Karamnasa and Yamuna rivers.
  • IWAI’s Varanasi Regional Office will also be coordinating with the State IWT Authority set up for development of waterways in Uttar Pradesh.

Inland Waterways Authority of India FAQs

Q1: What is the function of IWAI?

Ans: The Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) came into existence on 27th October 1986 for development and regulation of inland waterways for shipping and navigation.

Q2: The IWAI works under which ministry?

Ans: Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways

Q3: Which is the longest national waterway?

Ans: National Waterway 1 (Haldia to Allahabad)

Q4: Where is the headquarters of inland waterways?

Ans: Noida

Source: PIB