National Waterway 2
National WaterwaysAssamImportance 5/5medium
Brahmaputra waterway in Assam from Dhubri to Sadiya.
Why UPSC cares
- High-yield location (importance 5/5) — prioritise for Prelims recall.
- Exam theme: Water.
- Exam theme: Infrastructure.
- Exam theme: Strategic.
Prelims facts
- Coordinates:
- 26.1000° N, 91.7000° E
- State/UT:
- Assam
- Category:
- National Waterways
- Length:
- 891 km
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Remember National Waterway 2 as national waterways in Assam — a high-yield pin worth weekly revision. 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 3 · Kerala
- National Waterway 4 · Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Maharashtra
- National Waterway 5 · Odisha, West Bengal
- National Waterway 16 · Assam
- National Waterway 6 · Assam
Official sources
Source: Inland Waterways Authority of India / MoPSW
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