National Waterway 4
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National Waterway 4 (NW-4) is a 1,095 kilometres (680 mi) long waterway in India. It has been declared as an Indian National Waterway and is currently under development. It connects the Indian states of Telangana,[1][2] 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.[3] It is being developed by the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI),[4] and was scheduled for completion by 2013. The National Waterways Act, 2016 has extended the length of NW-4 from 1,095 km (680 mi) to 2,890 km (1,800 mi) by connecting the Krishna and Godavari Rivers.[5] The Project would be undertaken in 3 phases with first phase beginning in October, 2017 and to be completed by June, 2019[6]
National Waterway 4 (NW-4) | |
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Location | Kakinada, Chennai, Puducherry |
Length | 1095 km |
No. of terminals | 15 |
Owner | Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) |
Operator | Central Inland Water Transport Corporation (CIWTC) |