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Lifelines of national economy - waterways - Coggle Diagram
Lifelines of national economy - waterways
Uses of waterways in past and present day
environmentally friendly
most suitable for heavy and bulky goods
first mode of transport
fuel - efficient
spread Indian commerce and culture
cheapest mode of transport
Inland navigation system
India has inland navigation system of 14,500 km of which only 5,685 are navigated by mechanised vehicles and are called as national waterways
N.W 1 :Ganga, Allahabad-haldia (1620 km )
N.W 2 - Bramhaputra, sadiya-dhubri (891 km )
N.W 3 - Westcoastal canal , kerala (205 km )
N.W 4 - STRETCHES of godavari , krishna , kakinada , puducherry canals(1078 km )
N.W 5 - STRETCHES of river brahmani , delta of river mahanadi and brahmani
Sea ports of India
95 % of trade volume
65 % of trade value
India has coastline of 7516.6 km
majority of foreign trade
12 major ports
200 non major ports
The major sea ports of india
Kandla kuchchh
Mumbai
Jawaharlal-nehru
Marmagoa
New mangalore
chennai
vishakapatnam
Kolkata