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Assam
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Detailed explanation-1: -Explanation: Inland Waterways Authority of India has organized “Jalmarg Conclave 2022” in Dibrugarh, Assam.
Detailed explanation-2: -Along with aspirations of PM Gati Shakti National Masterplan, Waterways Conclave aims for speedy development of Multimodal projects in North-eastern region to energize the economic activities and augment employment generation. There is a potential to upsurge in regional trade and investment through collaboration.
Detailed explanation-3: -Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) is organizing Waterways Conclave 2022 on 11th-12th April in Dibrugarh, Assam.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Authority primarily undertakes projects for development and maintenance of IWT infrastructure on national waterways through grant received from Ministry of Shipping. The head office of the Authority is at Noida.
Detailed explanation-5: -At the end of fiscal year 2021, the length of the navigable waterway in the eastern state of West Bengal in India was around 4.6 thousand kilometers, thereby being the largest navigable waterways state in the country. Tamil Nadu, on the other hand, had just 14 kilometers of navigable waterways.