Total length of waterways in India FY 2020 by state
mode of travel to its full capacity. Despite having 12 major and 212 non-major ports in total, the passenger traffic in the country amounted to below 25 million in 2019. In comparison, the Indian Railways carries around 23 million passengers every day.
With over six thousand kilometers, the northern state of Uttar Pradesh in India had the longest waterway at the end of fiscal year 2020. Despite its tremendous potential and affordability, India has yet to develop this