Question: Recently newly constructed Multi Modal Terminal on River Ganga at Varanasi, which has been dedicated to the nation by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, is located on-
(a) National Waterways-2
(b) National Waterways-1
(c) National Waterways-4
(d) National Waterways-3
Answer: (b)
Related facts:
- On 12th of November 2018; newly constructed Multi Modal Terminal on River Ganga at Varanasi was dedicated to the nation by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi.
- The MMTs are being built with the aim to develop the stretch of River Ganga between Varanasi to Haldia for navigation of large vessels upto1500-2000 tonnes weight with an objective is to promote inland waterways as a cheaper and more environment friendly means of transport, especially for cargo movement.
- The Jal Marg Vikas Project (JMVP) is being implemented on the Haldia-Varanasi stretch of National Waterway-1 (NW-1) with the technical assistance and investment support of the World Bank, at an estimated cost of Rs. 5,369.18 crores.
- The project entails construction of 3 multimodal terminals (Varanasi, Sahibganj and Haldia); 2 intermodal terminals; 5 Roll On – Roll Off (Ro-Ro) terminal pairs; new navigation lock at Farakka, beside other technical assistance.
- Inland Waterways in India:
- Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) formed on 27th October 1986 is the statutory authority under Ministry of shipping in charge of the waterways in India. Its headquarters is located in Noida, UP. There are 111 National Waterways in India.
Links:
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=184630
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/pm-narendra-modi-inaugurates-first-multi-modal-terminal-constructed-on-river-ganga/articleshow/66589799.cms