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Here are some key points you need to know: The bill seeks to add 106 inland waterways to the existing six National Waterways on the recommendations of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture and comments of several state governments The bill will also look after the renovation and maintenance of the existing waterways Out of the 106 new waterways, 18 have already been identified. These include five waterways each from Karnataka and Meghalaya, three each from Maharashtra and Kerala, one each from Tamil Nadu and Rajasthan The bill also aims to help the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) to develop the feasible stretches for Shipping and Navigation. Let us look at the six existing National Waterways in India: National Waterway 1 (NW1) The National Waterway No. 1 uses a 1,620-kilometre stretch of the Ganges River. It was declared a national waterway in the year 1986 and runs from Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh to Haldia in West Bengal....

Persistent above normal temperatures have been recorded in many regions of the country After the monsoon, it’s the winter season which has played truant with India. More than half of the winter season has passed, but the characteristic chill felt in many parts is missing due to persistent above normal temperatures. Palam in New Delhi witnessed a maximum temperature of 25.7°C on January 12, 2016, which was 6°C above normal. Minimum temperature in this region on the morning of January 13 was 13.9°C, 7°C above normal. Srinagar, which is in the middle of  Chilai Kalan  (40-day harsh winter period), witnessed minimum temperature of -2.5°C on January 13, which is still 5°C above normal. Most places in Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, western Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, western Madhya Pradesh and Vidarbha in Maharashtra witnessed maximum temperatures which were 2-5°C above normal on January 12.  This warm weather might be good news fo...

Lakes Name River Name Type Surface area Location State Name Kolleru Lake Krishna and Godavari Fresh water 245 km2 Vijayawada Andhra Pradesh Pulicat Lake Arani River, Kalangi River and Swarnamukhi River Brackish to salty 250-450 km2 Chennai, Sriharikota, Sullurpeta Andhra Pradesh Deepor Beel Brahmaputra River Fresh water 4,014 km2 Guwahati Assam Chandubi Lake Kulsi River N.A 100 ha Guwhatai Assam Haflong Lake N.A High altitude lake N.A Silchar Assam Son Beel Kakra River Fresh water Tectonic lake 34.58 km2 Karimganj Assam Kanwar Lake Gandak River N.A N.A Begusarai Bihar Hamirsar Lake N.A Artificial lake 11 ha Bhuj Gujarat Kankaria Lake N.A Artificial lake N.A Ahmedabad Gujarat Nal Sarovar Bhogawo River N.A 123 km2 Ahmedabad-West Gujarat Narayan Sarovar N.A Artificial lake N.A Bhuj Gujarat Thol Lake N.A Artificial lake 14 km2 Ahmedabad-West Gujarat Vastrapur Lake Narmada River Fresh waters N.A Ahmedabad-West Gujarat Lakhota Lake N.A N.A N.A Jamnagar Gujarat Sursagar...

 BELOW IS THE DESCRIPTION OF RIVERS: -- Name Length (km) Area Originates From Ends in Places Benifited Indus 3100 3,21,290 Sq.Km. In Tibet Kalish Range 5080 mts. Arabian sea India and Pakistan. Ganga (Bhagirati) 2480 3,37,00 Sq.Km. Gangothri Bay of Bengal Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Bihar, West Bengal. Godavari 1465 3,12,812 Sq.Km. Nasik Hills Bay of Bengal South-easterly part of Andhra Pradesh. Krishna 1400 2,59,000 Sq.Km. Near Mahabaleshwar in Maharashtra Bay of Bengal Maharastra & Andhrapradesh. Yamuna (Jamuna) 1370 3,59,000 Sq.Km. Garhwall in Yamunotri Bay of Bengal Delhi, Haryana and UP. Narmada 1 312 98,796 Sq.Km. Amarkantak hill in Madhya Pradesh Arabian sea Madhya Pradesh and Maharastra. Mahanadi 858 1,41,600 Sq.Km. Amarkantak Plateau Bay of Bengal Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Orissa. Kaveri ( Dakshina Ganga" or Ganges of the south ) 805 87,900 Sq.Km. Hills of Coorg, Karnataka Bay of Bengal Karnataka and Tamilnadu. Brahmaputra 725 2,40...