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How long is National Waterway 4, and where does it run?

Short answer

National Waterway 4 (NW-4) is 2,890 km long and runs from Kakinada to Puducherry on the Krishna-Godavari + Kakinada/Eluru/Commamur/Buckingham canals.

It passes through Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Karnataka, Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra. Terminals include . Ask our desk whether inland water can move your cargo, with trucks at both ends.

Period: 2025. Data as of 29 Sep 2026. How we count

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The numbers behind this answer

Length
2,890 km
From
Kakinada
To
Puducherry
States
Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Karnataka, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra
Waterway
Krishna-Godavari + Kakinada/Eluru/Commamur/Buckingham canals

Sources

  1. Inland Waterways Authority of India

Period: 2025. Data as of 29 Sep 2026.

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