Which waterway provides connectivity with mainland India through the India- Bangladesh Protocol route?

Correct option is C

The correct answer is (c) NW-2
· NW-2 (Brahmaputra River) is connected to the Ganges River (NW-1) through the Indo-Bangladesh Protocol Route, providing connectivity between mainland India and Northeast India through Bangladesh.
· NW-2, also known as the Brahmaputra River, is one of the four major National Waterways in India.
· The India-Bangladesh Protocol route utilizes a portion of NW-2, connecting the Indian port of Kolkata with the Bangladeshi port of Pandu.
· India has about 14500 km of navigable waterways. This includes rivers, backwaters, canals, creeks, and so on.
· National Waterways Act came into effect in 2016.
· In 1986, the Government of India created the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) for the regulation and development of in land Waterways.
· Out of the 111, National Waterways declared under the National Waterways Act, 2016, 13 are operational for shipping and navigation and cargo/passenger vessels are moving on them.