National Waterway 2

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National Waterways (NW-2)
Details
LocationIndia
Opened1 September 1988
Length891 km
North endSadiya
South endBangladesh border
No. of terminals11
OwnerInland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI)
OperatorCentral Inland Water Transport Corporation (CIWTC)

National Waterway 2 (NW-2) is a section of the Brahmaputra River having a length of 891 km between the Bangladesh border near Dhubri and Sadiya in Assam.[1][2]

History[edit]

It was declared as National Waterway No. 2 on 1 September 1988.

Development[edit]

Summary[edit]

Navigational aid[edit]

In order to provide the safe navigation for various vessels, day navigation marks with bamboos and navigational lights fixed on country boats/beacons have been provided between the Bangladesh Border and Dibrugarh.

Enhancements[edit]

In December 2017, the union minister Nitin Gadkari flagged off 2 barges of 200-tonne capacity each carrying a total of 400 tonnes of cement from the Pandu Port to Dhubri Port for a distance of 255 km, resulting in reduction of 300 km of road travel and logistics costs for this Sagarmala project to connect Northeast India and to enhance movement for the Indian Armed Forces by setting up roll on-roll off services, 4 Global Positioning System (DGPS) stations for safe navigation (Dhubri, Jogighopa, Biswanthghat and Dibrugarh) and 12 floating terminal facilities (Hatsingimari, Dhubri, Jogighopa, Pandu Port, Tezpur, Silghat, Biswanath Ghat, Neamati, Sengajan, Bogibil, Dibrugarh/Oakland and Uriumghat, which will be increased). There are 19 National Waterways for the Northeast connectivity.[3]

References[edit]

See also[edit]

External links[edit]

  • NW II on the website of the Inland Waterways Authority of India

Citations[edit]

  1. http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2016/168716.pdf
  2. "Press Information Bureau". www.pib.nic.in. Government of India. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  3. Nitin Gadkari to flag off cargo shipment via NW 2 on Brahmaputra, Economic Times, 2 Dec 2017.