India is bordered by Bay of Bengal, Arabian Sea and Indian Ocean and has a coastline of more than 7,000 kms. It has an extensive network of inland waterways and seaports. The inland waterways include rivers, canals, backwaters and creeks. The total navigable length of inland waterways is 14,500 km. Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) is the statutory autority in charge of the waterways in India. There are three national waterways in India: Allahabad Haldia stretch of the Ganga Bhagirathi Hooghly river, Saidiya Dhubri stretch of the Brahmaputra river system and Kollam Kottapuram stretch of West Coast Canal along with Champakara canal and Udyogmandal canal. These waterways also attract tourists from all parts of the world, thus promoting Indian travel & Tourism