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Discuss the problems and prospects of National Waterway No. 1.

  • UPSC 2014
  • Transport, Communication and Trade

The Prayagraj-Haldia stretch of the Ganga-Bhagirathi-Hooghly system, 1,620 km, declared the country first national waterway in 1986 and sectioned for development into Haldia-Farakka (560 km), Farakka-Patna (460 km) and Patna-Prayagraj (600 km).

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