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Inland navigation is a fuel-effective, environment-friendly and economical means of transport. India has virtually 14,500 km of traversable watercourses, consisting of rivers, canals, creeks and backwaters, largely from Kerala. From 3,700 km of primary river watercourses, only 2,000 are being employed. Almost 16 million tonnes of goods are ferried through inline watercourses. Presently, a few extents in Ganga, Bhagirathi, Hooghly (West Bengal), Brahmaputra and Barak (Assam), Mandvi in Goa, backwaters of Kerala and deltaic areas of Krishna and Godavari in Andhra are being used. Ganga will be operated in near future, between Farrakka and Patna and then upto Allahabad.
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Recently Updated Articles in Geography of India
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| • | Mangrove Forests
Indian Tidal or Mangrove Forests are hotbeds of biodiversity, and India is home to the largest and the second largest in the world. They consist of numerous species of aquatic and wild life in the region.
| | | • | Swargarohini - Mountain Massif
Swargarohini is a mountain massif, which is located in the Uttarkashi district.
| | | • | Origin of Godavari River
The origin of Godavari River is at the Trimbakeshwar Temple in the district of Nasik in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is a tirtha sthaan known as Kushavartham. The Brahmagiri hill is from where this holy river originated
| | | • | Tamraparni River
Tamraparni is a river in Tinnevelly.
| | | • | Shigar River
Shigar River is a tributary of Indus River and is located in Baltistan, Northern Areas of Pakistan. The river meets the Indus River in Skardu Valley, Pakistan.
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