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You and i magazine
You and i magazine published this article page no 45 it however faced tough competition from road and railway transport. moreover diversion of river water for irrigation purposes made them non navigable in large parts of their courses. india has 14500 km of navigable waterways contributing about 1% to the countrys transportation. it comprises rivers canals backwaters creeks etc. at present 5685 km of major rivers are navigable by mechanised flat bottom vessels.for the development maintenance and regulation of national waterways in the country the inland waterways authority was set up in 1986 you and i magazine subscription.