# List of national waterways in India

There are 111 officially notified Inland National Waterways (NWs) in India identified for the purposes of inland water transport, as per The National Waterways Act, 2016. Out of the 111 NWs, 106 were created in 2016. The NW network covers around 20,275.5km. NW-1, 2, & 3 are already operational. Cargo as well as passenger / cruise vessels are plying on these waterways. Detailed Project Report (DPR) for development of NW-4 & 5 was completed in 2010. The DPR of NW 5 was updated in 2014. For the newly declared 106 NWs, techno-economic feasibility studies have been initiated.
National waterways in India handled 55 million tonne (MT) in 2017-18 and 72 MT in 2018-19 cargo respectively, and expected to reach 100 MT by fy 2021–22.

## List

| Name | River | States | Length of NW (km) | Operational (Y/N/P(artial)) |
| NW1 | Prayagraj-Haldia stretch of the Ganga-Bhagirathi-Hooghly Rivers | Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal | 1620 | Y |
| NW2 | Sadiya-Dhubri stretch of Brahmaputra River | Assam | 891 | Y |
| NW3 | Kollam-Kottapuram stretch of West Coast Canal and Champakara canal and Udyogmandal canal | Kerala | 365 | Y |
| NW4 | Kakinada to Puducherry (Buckingham canal) Andhra Pradesh | Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry (Yanam and Pondicherry) | 1095 | N |
| NW5 | (a) Talcher-Dhamra stretch of Brahmani River-Kharsua River-Tantighai River-Pandua Nala-Dudhei Nala-Kani Dhamra River. (b) Geonkhali-Charbatia stretch of coovum Canal. (c) Harbatia-Dhamra stretch of Matai River and Mahanadi Delta Rivers | Odisha, West Bengal | 623 | Y |
| NW6 | Aai River BARAK RIVER | Assam | 121 | |
| NW7 | Ajay River | West Bengal | 96 | Y |
| NW8 | Alappuzha-Changanassery Canal | Kerala | 28 | Y |
| NW9 | Alappuzha-Kottayam-Athirampuzha Canal | Kerala | 38 | P |
| NW10 | Amba River | Maharashtra | 45 | Y |
| NW11 | Arunavati River-Aran River | northern maharastra | 98 | Y |
| NW12 | Asi River | Uttar Pradesh | 5.5 | Y |
| NW13 | AVM Canal | Kerala, Tamil Nadu | 11 | N |
| NW14 | Baitarani River | Odisha | 49 | Y |
| NW15 | Bakreshwar River-Mayurakshi River | West Bengal | 137 | Y |
| NW16 | Barak River | Assam | 121 | Y |
| NW17 | Beas River | Himachal Pradesh and Punjab | 191 | Y |
| NW18 | Beki River | Assam | 73 | Y |
| NW19 | Betwa River | Uttar Pradesh | 68 | Y |
| NW20 | Bhavani River | Tamil Nadu | 94 | Y |
| NW21 | Bhima River | Telangana and Karnataka | 139 | N |
| NW22 | Birupa River-Badi River-Genguti River-Brahmani River | Odisha | 156 | N |
| NW23 | Budhabalanga River | Odisha | 56 | N |
| NW24 | Chambal River | Uttar Pradesh | 60 | Y |
| NW25 | Chapora River | Goa | 33 | N |
| NW26 | Chenab River | JandK and Punjab | 53 | Y |
| NW27 | Cumbarjua Canal | Goa | 17 | N |
| NW28 | Dabhol creek-Vashishti River | Maharashtra | 45 | Y |
| NW29 | Damodar River | West Bengal | 135 | N |
| NW30 | Dihing River | Assam | 114 | Y |
| NW31 | Dhansiri River-Chathe River | Assam | 110 | N |
| NW32 | Dikhu River | Assam | 63 | N |
| NW33 | Doyans River | Assam | 61 | N |
| NW34 | DVC canal | West Bengal | 130 | N |
| NW35 | Dwarakeswar River | West Bengal | 113 | N |
| NW36 | Dwarka River | West Bengal | 121 | N |
| NW37 | Gandak River | Bihar and Uttar Pradesh | 300 | N |
| NW38 | Gangadhar River | Assam and West Bengal | 62 | N |
| NW39 | Ganol River | Meghalaya | 49 | N |
| NW40 | Ghaghara River | Bihar and Uttar Pradesh | 340 | N |
| NW41 | Ghataprabha River | Karnataka | 112 | N |
| NW42 | Gomti River | Uttar Pradesh | 518 | N |
| NW43 | Gurupura River | Karnataka | 10 | N |
| NW44 | Ichamati River | West Bengal | 64 | N |
| NW45 | Indira Gandhi Canal | Haryana, Punjab and Rajasthan | 650 | N |
| NW46 | Indus River | Ladakh | 35 | N |
| NW47 | Jalangi River | West Bengal | 131 | N |
| NW48 | Jawai River-Luni River and Rann of Kutch | Rajasthan and Gujarat | 590 | N |
| NW49 | Jhelum River | JandK | 110 | N |
| NW50 | Jinjiram River | Meghalaya and Assam | 43 | N |
| NW51 | Kabini River | Karnataka | 23 | N |
| NW52 | Kali River | Karnataka | 54 | N |
| NW53 | Kalyan-Thane-Mumbai Waterway, Vasai Creek and Ulhas River | Maharashtra | 145 | N |
| NW54 | Karmanasa River | Uttar Pradesh and Bihar | 86 | N |
| NW55 | Kaveri River-Kollidam River | Tamil Nadu | 364 | N |
| NW56 | Kharkai River | Jharkhand | 23 | N |
| NW57 | Kopili River | Assam | 46 | N |
| NW58 | Kosi River | Bihar | 236 | N |
| NW59 | Kottayam-Vaikom Canal | Kerala | 28 | N |
| NW60 | Kumari River | West Bengal | 77 | N |
| NW61 | Kumari River | Meghalaya | 28 | N |
| NW62 | Lohit River | Assam | 100 | N |
| NW63 | Luni River | Rajasthan | 327 | N |
| NW64 | Mahanadi River | Odisha | 425 | N |
| NW65 | Mahananda River | West Bengal | 81 | N |
| NW66 | Mahi River | Gujarat | 248 | N |
| NW67 | Malaprabha River | Karnataka | 94 | N |
| NW68 | Mandovi River | Goa | 41 | Y |
| NW69 | Manimuthar River | Tamil Nadu | 5 | N |
| NW70 | Manjara River | Maharashtra and Telangana | 242 | N |
| NW71 | Mapusa River-Moide River | Goa | 27 | N |
| NW72 | Nag River | Maharashtra | 60 | N |
| NW73 | Narmada River | Gujarat | 227 | Y |
| NW74 | Netravati River | Karnataka | 78 | N |
| NW75 | Palar River | Tamil Nadu | 141 | N |
| NW76 | Panchagangavalli River (Panchagangoli) | Karnataka | 23 | N |
| NW77 | Pazhyar River | Tamil Nadu | 20 | N |
| NW78 | Painganga River-Wardha River | Maharashtra and Telangana | 265 | N |
| NW79 | Penna River | Andhra Pradesh | 29 | N |
| NW80 | Ponnaiyar River | Tamil Nadu | 125 | N |
| NW81 | Punpun River | Bihar | 35 | N |
| NW82 | Puthimari River | Assam | 72 | N |
| NW83 | Rajpuri creek | Maharashtra | 31 | Y |
| NW84 | Ravi River | Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir | 42 | N |
| NW85 | Revdanda creek and Kundalika River | Maharashtra | 31 | Y |
| NW86 | Rupnarayan River | West Bengal | 72 | N |
| NW87 | Sabarmati River | Gujarat | 212 | N |
| NW88 | Sal River | Goa | 14 | N |
| NW89 | Savitri River and Bankot creek | Maharashtra | 46 | N |
| NW90 | Sharavati river | Karnataka | 29 | N |
| NW91 | Shastri River-Jaigad Fort creek | Maharashtra | 52 | Y |
| NW92 | Shilabati River | West Bengal | 26 | N |
| NW93 | Simsang River | Meghalaya | 62 | N |
| NW94 | Son River | Bihar | 160 | N |
| NW95 | Subansiri River | Assam | 111 | N |
| NW96 | Subarnarekha River | Jharkhand, West Bengal and Odisha | 314 | N |
| NW97 | Sunderbans waterways | West Bengal | 654 | Y |
| NW98 | Sutlej River | Himachal Pradesh and Punjab | 377 | N |
| NW99 | Thamirabarani River | Tamil Nadu | 64 | N |
| NW100 | Tapi River | Maharashtra and Gujarat | 436 | Y |
| NW101 | Tizu River and Zungki River | Nagaland | 42 | N |
| NW102 | Tlwang River | Mizoram | 86 | N |
| NW103 | Tons River | Uttar Pradesh | 73 | N |
| NW104 | Tungabhadra River | Telangana, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh | 230 | N |
| NW105 | Udayavara River | Karnataka | 16 | N |
| NW106 | Umngot River | Meghalaya | 20 | N |
| NW107 | Vaigai River | Tamil Nadu | 45 | N |
| NW108 | Varuna River | Uttar Pradesh | 53 | N |
| NW109 | Wainganga River-Pranahita River | Maharashtra and Telangana | 164 | N |
| NW110 | Yamuna River | Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi | 1089 | P |
| NW111 | Zuari River | Goa | 50 | Y |