Question

In which state is the Indian National Waterway No. 2 located?
1. Maharashtra
2. Kerala
3. Arunachal Pradesh
4. Assam

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 4 : Assam

The correct answer is Assam.

• The Brahmaputra river with a length of 891 km between Bangladesh border to Sadiya (in Assam) was declared as National Waterway No. 2
  • It was declared National Waterway-2 in 1988.
  • It has nine floating terminals – Dibrugarh, Saikhowa, Jogighopa, Dhubri Port, Silghat, Jamuguri, Bogibil, Tezpur and Sadia.
• Pandu port is the largest and most important port on National Waterway-2.
• In India, 111 waterways have been declared as National Waterways as per the National Waterways Act, 2016.

• The Brahmaputra River originates in the name of Siang or Dihang from the Chemayungdung Glacier of the Kailash range near Lake Mansarovar.
  • It enters India west of the town of Sadiya in Arunachal Pradesh.
  • Tributaries: Dibang, Lohit, Siang, Budhi Dihing, Teesta and Dhansari
  • The average width of the Brahmaputra valley is about 80 km.