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National Waterway-16 (NW-16) is on which river?

Correct answer: (B) Barak River.

National Waterway-16 is on the Barak River in Assam.

  1. (A)

    Manas River

  2. (B)

    Barak River

  3. (C)

    Teesta River

  4. (D)

    Brahmaputra River

Explanation

National Waterway-16 is on the Barak River. The waterway runs on the Lakhipur-to-Bhanga stretch in Assam and has a length of 121 km. NW-16 is not a generic North-East waterway label but the Barak River stretch. The Barak also matters because, after flowing through Assam, it continues into Bangladesh and is associated there with the Surma and Kushiyara. The Inland Waterways Authority of India identifies River Barak as National Waterway no. 16 under the National Waterways Act, 2016.

Why the other options are wrong

  • (A) Manas River is not National Waterway-16; that designation belongs to the Barak River.
  • (C) Teesta River is a different river system and is not the Barak River stretch designated as National Waterway-16.
  • (D) Brahmaputra River is associated with National Waterway-2, whereas National Waterway-16 is associated with the Barak River.

Concept

Indian geography and transport-infrastructure preparation often maps national waterways to their rivers. In RAS, this pairing combines physical geography, North-East connectivity and government infrastructure schemes in one factual association.

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