Lok Sabha Question No. 405 (STARRED), answered on 2016-12-15
Subject: Inland Waterways
Ministry: SHIPPING
Asked by: MAHEISH GIRRI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SHIPPING

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO.405

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 15 TH  DECEMBER, 2016 INLAND WATERWAYS

## *405. SHRI MAHEISH GIRRI:

Will the Minister of SHIPPING be pleased to state:

## पोतप�रवहनमंत्

- (a) whether the Government has undertaken inland waterways transportation projects under the Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the details of the projects under execution for expeditious transportation of cargo for export through inland waterways upto various ports across the country;
- (c) the present implementation status of the recently notified Inland Vessels (Prevention and Control of Pollution and Protection of Inland Water) Rules, 2016; and
- (d) whether the Government is facing impediments in the effective implementation of the said Rules and if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SHIPPING (SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)

(a)to(d): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (A) TO (D) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.405 REGARDING 'INLAND WATERWAYS'BY SHRI MAHEISH GIRRI, M.P.

(a):  The  Inland  Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) has issued  tender notices for  equipping,  operation  and  management  of  following  terminals  through  the Supply / Equip and Manage model for a period of 30 years, under Public Private Partnership: -

- (i)        GR Jetty (Kolkata)
- (ii)       Gaighat (Patna)
- (iii)      Kalughat (near Patna)
- (b):    The details are given below:-
- i) Jal Marg Vikas Project for capacity augmentation of National Waterway-1 from  Haldia  to  Varanasi  has  been  commissioned  with  the  technical  and financial assistance of World Bank at a total cost of Rs. 5639 crore.  The project  envisages  various  sub-projects  such  as  fairway  development  and construction of multi-modal terminals at Varanasi, Sahibganj and Haldia. On completion, this project will act as a gateway of cargo generating from Uttar  Pradesh,  Bihar,  Jharkhand  and  West  Bengal  to  Bay  of  Bengal through Kolkata Port.
- ii)          Under  the  National  Waterways  Act,  2016,  111  waterways  including  five existing  National  Waterways  (NWs),  have  been  declared  as  National Waterways. Feasibility studies and Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) for 32 new NWs out of 106 new NWs have been completed. Connectivity from NW-3 to Cochin Port; NW-5 to Paradeep Port;    NW-68, NW-111 and NW-27 to Mormugao Port; Sundarbans Waterways (NW-97) to Kolkata Port and Haldia Ports; NW-10 to Mumbai Port Trust will  be developed thereby establishing seamless movement of cargo directly from the ports to hinterland vice-versa through these NWs.
- (c):      The  Inland  Vessels  (Prevention  and  Control  of  Pollution  and  Protection  of Inland  Water)  Rules,  2016  have  been  notified  in  July,  2016  and  placed  on  the Tables  of  the  Lok  Sabha  and  Rajya  Sabha  on  11 th August,  2016  and  21 st November, 2016 respectively. These Rules are implemented by the State Governments.
- (d):  No impediments in the implementation of the above Rules have been reported so far by any State Government.

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