National Waterway - 4

WHY IN NEWS?

As many as 59,607 families along city waterways such as Buckingham Canal (part of NW4), Adyar and Cooum are waiting to be resettled.

ABOUT NATIONAL WATERWAY - 4

• National Waterway 4 (NW-4) is a 1,095 kilometres long waterway in India. It is currently under development.
• It connects the Indian states of Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, and the union territory of Puducherry.
• The NW-4 runs along the Coromandal Coast through Kakinada, Eluru, Commanur, Buckingham Canals and also through part of Krishna and Godavari rivers in South India.
• It was declared a National Waterway on 24 November, 2008 under the Provisions of National Waterways Bill, 2006.
• It is being developed by the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI), and was scheduled for completion by 2013.
• The National Waterways Act, 2016 has extended the length of NW-4 from 1,078 km to 2,890 km by connecting the Krishna and Godavari Rivers.

Prelims Question

Q. Which of the following canals is/are part of National Waterway 4?
1. Eluru Canal
2. Buckingham Canal
3. Udyogamandal Canal
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
a. 1 and 2 only
b. 2 and 3 only
c. 1 and 3 only
d. 1,2 and 3

Answer to the Prelims Question