Inland Waterways Authority of India
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The Inland Waterways Authority of India is a statutory body responsible for developing, regulating, and maintaining national waterways to promote inland water transport across India.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Inland Waterways Authority of India canonical | 2 |
| Inland Water Transport Directorate | 1 |
| Inland Waterways Authority of India Act, 1985 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7307919 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Inland Waterways Authority of India Context triple: [Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, oversees, Inland Waterways Authority of India]
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A.
Central Water Commission of India
The Central Water Commission of India is a premier technical organization under the Government of India responsible for the planning, development, and management of the country’s water resources, particularly in the fields of irrigation, flood control, and hydropower.
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B.
Bhakra Beas Management Board
The Bhakra Beas Management Board is an Indian governmental organization responsible for managing and operating major multipurpose dam and irrigation projects on the Sutlej and Beas rivers in northern India.
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C.
Narmada Control Authority
The Narmada Control Authority is a statutory body in India responsible for coordinating and regulating the planning, construction, and operation of inter-state projects on the Narmada River, including major dams and related infrastructure.
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D.
Krishna River Management Board
The Krishna River Management Board is a statutory body in India responsible for regulating, managing, and overseeing the sharing and use of the Krishna River’s water resources among the riparian states.
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E.
Narmada Valley Development Authority
The Narmada Valley Development Authority is a government agency in India responsible for planning, executing, and managing major water resource and multipurpose river valley projects in the Narmada River basin.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Inland Waterways Authority of India Target entity description: The Inland Waterways Authority of India is a statutory body responsible for developing, regulating, and maintaining national waterways to promote inland water transport across India.
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A.
Central Water Commission of India
The Central Water Commission of India is a premier technical organization under the Government of India responsible for the planning, development, and management of the country’s water resources, particularly in the fields of irrigation, flood control, and hydropower.
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B.
Bhakra Beas Management Board
The Bhakra Beas Management Board is an Indian governmental organization responsible for managing and operating major multipurpose dam and irrigation projects on the Sutlej and Beas rivers in northern India.
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C.
Narmada Control Authority
The Narmada Control Authority is a statutory body in India responsible for coordinating and regulating the planning, construction, and operation of inter-state projects on the Narmada River, including major dams and related infrastructure.
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D.
Krishna River Management Board
The Krishna River Management Board is a statutory body in India responsible for regulating, managing, and overseeing the sharing and use of the Krishna River’s water resources among the riparian states.
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E.
Narmada Valley Development Authority
The Narmada Valley Development Authority is a government agency in India responsible for planning, executing, and managing major water resource and multipurpose river valley projects in the Narmada River basin.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government agency
ⓘ
statutory body ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | national waterways of India ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| dateOfEstablishment | 1986 ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
development of national waterways
ⓘ
maintenance of inland waterways ⓘ promotion of cargo and passenger movement by inland waterways ⓘ regulation of inland water transport ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Parliament of India ⓘ |
| hasObjective |
to develop national waterways for shipping and navigation
ⓘ
to maintain fairways on national waterways ⓘ to promote eco-friendly and cost-effective transport ⓘ to regulate inland water transport in India ⓘ |
| hasRole |
coordination with state governments on inland water transport
ⓘ
environmental management of waterway projects ⓘ implementation of national waterway projects under central schemes ⓘ infrastructure planning for inland waterways ⓘ |
| headOfGovernmentBody | Chairman of Inland Waterways Authority of India ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
India
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Noida ⓘ Uttar Pradesh ⓘ |
| inception | 27 October 1986 ⓘ |
| industry |
inland water transport
ⓘ
transport infrastructure ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Government of India ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
ⓘ
Hindi ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Inland Waterways Authority of India Act, 1985
ⓘ
linked to:
Inland Waterways Authority of India
|
| legalForm | statutory authority ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Gautam Buddha Nagar district ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Government of India ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Inland Water Transport Directorate
ⓘ
linked to:
Inland Waterways Authority of India
|
| responsibleFor |
111 national waterways of India
ⓘ
National Waterway 1 ⓘ National Waterway 2 ⓘ National Waterway 3 ⓘ National Waterway 4 ⓘ National Waterway 5 ⓘ |
| serviceProvided |
fairway development
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navigation aids ⓘ promotion of public–private partnerships in inland waterways ⓘ regulation of vessel movement ⓘ terminal infrastructure ⓘ |
| shortName | IWAI ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways ⓘ |
| website | https://iwai.nic.in ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Inland Waterways Authority of India Description of subject: The Inland Waterways Authority of India is a statutory body responsible for developing, regulating, and maintaining national waterways to promote inland water transport across India.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Inland Waterways Authority of India
linked to: Inland Waterways Authority of India