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Ganga
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Brahmaputra
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Godavari
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Hugli
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Ganga-Bhagirathi-Hooghly river system between Haldia (Sagar) and Allahabad (1620 km) was declared as National Waterway-1 (NW-1) in 1986.
Detailed explanation-2: -NW-1 stretch is defined as Ganga-Bhagirathi-Hooghly river system from Allahabad to Haldia (1620km). This waterway is declared as National Waterway in 1986. NW-1 is passing through UP, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Allahabad-Haldia National waterway, stretches on the Ganga river and connects Allahabad or Prayagraj, in Uttar Pradesh, with Haldia in West Bengal.
Detailed explanation-4: -Kakinada-Puducherry canal stretch (767km) along with Godavari River stretch (171km) between (Bhadrachalam and Rajhamundry) and Krishna River stretch(157km) between (Wazirabad and Vijaywada) is termed as NW-4.