alaj Srivastava (IAS – officer 1984 batch) has been appointed as chairman of the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI).Currently, Mr Srivastava is working as Additional Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture.The IWAI comes under the Union Ministry of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways.

Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI)

• It is nodal statutory body in charge of development and regulation of inland waterways for shipping and navigation.
• It was established in October 1986 and is headquartered in Noida, Uttar Pradesh Its main function is to build necessary infrastructure in inland waterways, surveying economic feasibility of new projects and also carrying out administration and regulation.
• It undertakes projects for development and maintenance of IWT infrastructure on national waterways through grant received from Ministry of Shipping.