Ganga–Bhagirathi–Hooghly River System
India's most developed inland waterway, running from Haldia on the Hooghly estuary to Prayagraj on the Ganga, and the corridor of the Jal Marg Vikas Project.
NW-1 Route Map
Key stops along the waterway corridor.
Navigational Depth
Target depths by stretch. Values are project targets, not uniform across the entire waterway.
Facilities & Fixtures
Navigation, cargo handling, storage and connectivity infrastructure on this waterway.
Cargo Transported
Major commodities moved on this waterway.
Projects & Initiatives
Government projects and development programmes on this waterway.
Capacity augmentation of navigation on the 1,390 km Haldia–Varanasi stretch: fairway development, multi-modal and inter-modal terminals, navigational lock at Farakka, navigation aids and River Information Systems. Revised project cost of Rs 5,061.15 crore with World Bank technical and financial support.
SourceEconomic development model along the Ganga linking waterway infrastructure with cluster-based economic activity, riverine livelihoods, agriculture and tourism.
SourceIWAI has handed terminals along the JMVP corridor to private operators, including the Kalughat inter-modal terminal, with cargo operations commencing at the Haldia multi-modal terminal.
SourceChallenges
Key operational and structural challenges on this waterway.