Consider the following Statements 1 The Inland Waterways Authority of India IWAI is the statutory au...........

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Consider the following Statements:

1. The Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) is the statutory authority in charge of the waterways in India.

2. IWAI does the function of building the necessary infrastructure in these waterways, surveying the economic feasibility of new projects and also administration and regulation.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1 only

2 only

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 Nor 2

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Explanation:

India has an extensive network of inland waterways in the form of rivers, canals, backwaters and creeks. The total navigable length is 14,500 kilometres out of which about 5,200 km of river and 485 km of canals can be used by mechanised crafts. Freight transport by waterways is highly underutilised in India compared to other large countries. The total cargo moved by inland waterways is just 0.15% of the total inland traffic in India, compared to the corresponding figures of 20% for Germany and 32% for Bangladesh.