Select the expert panel from the field of inland water transportation, environmental sectors, and academia

Identify the list of sustainability dimensions and indicators for IWT

Select the necessary indicators and dimension based on expert's advice

Data collection

Determine the weights of indicators and dimensions

Approve weights

No

Yes

Normalize the measured value of indicators and compute score for each indicator

Rank the indicators based on scores

Literature review

BHARAT MCDM method and Fuzzy AHP