National Waterway 17
National WaterwaysHimachal PradeshPunjabImportance 3/5medium
Beas River. Official length: 189 km.
Why UPSC cares
- Exam theme: Water.
- Exam theme: Infrastructure.
Prelims facts
- Coordinates:
- 32.0620° N, 77.8167° E
- State/UT:
- Himachal Pradesh, Punjab
- Category:
- National Waterways
- Length:
- 189 km
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Remember National Waterway 17 as national waterways in Himachal Pradesh, Punjab. Ask yourself: which state, which neighbours on the map, and one current-affairs hook.
Related locations
- National Waterway 1 · Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal
- National Waterway 2 · Assam
- National Waterway 3 · Kerala
- National Waterway 4 · Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Maharashtra
- National Waterway 5 · Odisha, West Bengal
- National Waterway 16 · Assam
Official sources
Source: Inland Waterways Authority of India / MoPSW
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