Knowledge Marine & Engineering Works Ltd. has received the Letter of Award (LoA) from the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) for the maintenance of the "Farakka-Kahalgaon stretch (146 Km) of National Waterway - 1 (River Ganga)". The contract, valued at INR 980.6 million. The contract duration is 3 years and further extendable by 2 more years.

Two Nos. Cutter Suction Dredgers will be mobilized by KMEW for the said project. KMEW was operating trailers, backhoe and grab dredgers till now.