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Inland Waterways Authority of India, Ministry of Shipping, is on You Tube. Please subscribe us for latest update on inland water transport in India. IWAI's fast evolving from a regulator to a facilitator in development of waterways, improving navigation and enhancing transportation capacity on such waterways through private participation. While the five National Waterways (NW-1 to NW-5) were declared between 1986-2008, additional 106 NWs were declared in 2016, under the National Waterways Act, 2016 in April 2016. NW-1 is the longest (1620 km) of the 111 National Waterways. The Government is developing NW-1 under the Jal Marg Vikas Project (JMVP), with the technical and financial assistance of the World Bank at an estimated cost of Rs. 5369 crore. The project would enable commercial navigation of vessels with capacity of 1500-2,000 tons. NW-1 is expected to be the game-changer in the way India carries its cargo by being the most cost effective and environment friendly mode of transport