This document discusses waterways as a means of transportation in India. It outlines how waterways were historically important but declined during British rule. Since independence, India has tried to revive its waterway transportation system. The document classifies water transport into inland water transport and shipping, which includes coastal and overseas shipping. It identifies advantages like low cost and ability to transport bulk goods, as well as challenges such as preference for faster road and rail transport and impacts of natural disasters. The goal is to develop waterways to facilitate domestic and foreign trade.

1. WATERWAYS

2. WATERWAYS

3. introduction
 It was a major means of transport in the ancient period.
 It has large potential in India.
 So efforts are made through planning for its development.
 Waterways in India are quite developed.
 During the past times, India was one of the seagoing countries.
 Seamen used to sail far and wide , transporting Indian commerce and culture.
 India was a primary shipbuilding country during the time of Napoleonic wars.
 It was only during the British dominion that it lost its reputation.
 India since independence, has been trying to retrieve their doomed position.

4. DEFINIATION
a river, canal, or other body of water serving as
a route or way of travel or transport is known as
waterways.

5. CLASSIFICATION
 Water transport is classified into two
groups and they are
INLAND WATER TRANSPORT
SHIPPING.

6. divisions
The shipping is divided into
costal shipping and
overseas shipping.

7. THE ADVANTAGES and PROBLEMS OF
WATERWAYS

8. ADVANTAGES
1. It is the cheapest means
of transportation.
2. It facilitates transport of
bulky goods
like(machinery, minerals
and etc.)
3. It is useful to develop
foreign trade.
4. It is eco-friendly mode of
transport.
ADVANTAGE

9. PROBLEMS
1. It is neglected because people prefer
quick transportation through roads and
railways.
2. Delay in loading and unloading of
cargo, inefficient handing of goods,
inadequate ports etc. results into losses.
3. The tonnage capacity of Indian ships is
low so here is tough competition from
foreign shipping companies.
4. An increase in wage rate and
maintenance cost, raised its operational
cost.
5. It is adversely affected by natural
calamities like cyclone, flood, tsunami
etc.

10. water transport
From waterways we can import and export the
goods.

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