National Waterway 4
National WaterwaysAndhra PradeshTelanganaChhattisgarhKarnatakaTamil NaduPuducherryMaharashtraImportance 5/5medium
Kakinada-Puducherry canal and linked river stretches.
Why UPSC cares
- High-yield location (importance 5/5) — prioritise for Prelims recall.
- Exam theme: Water.
- Exam theme: Infrastructure.
Prelims facts
- Coordinates:
- 16.2000° N, 80.3000° E
- State/UT:
- Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Maharashtra
- Category:
- National Waterways
- Length:
- 2892 km
Prelims lens · study aid, machine-composed from the facts above — verify before citing
Remember National Waterway 4 as national waterways in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Maharashtra — 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 2 · Assam
- National Waterway 3 · Kerala
- 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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