Consider the following statements with refrence to National Waterway 1 or NW 1 1 It is the river sys...........

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Consider the following statements with refrence to National Waterway-1 or NW-1:

1. It is the river system of Ganga-Bhagirathi-Hooghly located in India.

2. It the longest waterway in India.

3. It is passes through Uttrakhand, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

1 and 2

2 and 3

1 and 3

All of the above

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Explanation:

National Waterway 1 or NW-1 or Ganga-Bhagirathi-Hooghly river system is located in India and runs from Haldia (Sagar) to Prayagraj across the Ganges, Bhagirathi and Hooghly river systems.It is 1,620 km long, making it the longest waterway in India. It is of prime importance amongst all the national waterways considering its locational advantages. The NW-1 passes through West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.