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Inland Waterways Authority of India : New Regional Office

Inland Waterways Authority of India : New Regional Office

The Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) sets up new Regional Office at Varanasi.

  • It is a statutory body established the under the Inland Waterways Authority of India Act (IWAI), 1985.
  • The Authority primarily undertakes projects for development and maintenance of IWT infrastructure on national waterways through grant received from Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways.
  • It presently has five regional offices in Guwahati (Assam), Patna (Bihar), Kochi (Kerala), Bhubaneswar (Odisha) and Kolkata (West Bengal).
  • Varanasi will be its sixth office.
  • Headquarter: Noida, Uttar Pradesh
  • Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways