Lok Sabha Question No. 1003 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-21
Subject: National Waterways
Ministry: SHIPPING
Asked by: M. CHANDRAKASI

## GOVERNMENT  OF INDIA MINISTRY  OF SHIPPING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.1OO3 TO BE ANSWERED  ON 21"I DECEMBER'  2017

## NATIONAL WATERWAYS

## 1003. SHRI M. CHANDRAKASI:

Will the Minister  of SHIPPING  be  pleased  to state: qid qfT{6.{  {rft

- (a) the progress  made in the development  of National waterways in the country including the det;ils  of funds  allocated and expenditure  incurred on different  National Waterways in the country including  National  Waterway-4, during the last two years;
- (c) the detaiis regarding  mechanism for the participation  and involvement  of states/uTs  in the development  of Nationat  Waterways  in the country at present?
- (b) whether the Government  has any proposal  to review  the mode of implementation/development  of National waterways  in the country,  if so, the details thereof:  and

## ANSWER

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

- (a)&(b):Under  the National waterways  Act, 2016, a total of 111 waterways  (including  5 Nalional waterways declared earlier) have been declared as National waterways (NWs). Out of these 111 NWs, while NWs-1, 2 and 3 are operational  and cargo and passenger vessels are moving on them, on NW-4, the development  works under Phase-l from Muktyala to Vijaywada  have commenced in 2017. The developments of these NWs are based on Detailed  Project  Reports  (DPRS). Further, for development  of NW-S,  preparation of DPR including Front End Engineering  Design  (FEED) for the construction  of weirs/  barrages with navigational  locks and check dams between Pankapal and Paradip/  Dhamra  (Phase-l) has been sanctioned.

TheJalMargVikasProject(JMVP)hasbeencommissionedWithtechnicaland financial  assistance  of the world Bank for the capacity  augmentation  of NW-1 (Ganga) from Haldia  to varanasi  (1380 km). The JMVP aims at developing the fairway  to enable  safe navigation of 1,500-2,000 lonvessels. The project  would be completed  by 2022-23  at an estimated cost of Rs. 5,369  crore.

out of the 106 newly declared NWs, 36 NWs are considered  technically  ieasible, far as indicated in Annex-|. The contours  for development of the remaining  NWs would determined on completion of feasibility  studies/  DPRs. SO be

The Budgetary Estimates and expenditure by the lnland Waterways  Authority  of lndia (lWAl)  for development  and maintenance  of NWs, including NW-4, during the last two years and the current  year are given  below:

|         |                            | Expenditure (Rs. in crore)   |
|---------|----------------------------|------------------------------|
| 2015-16 |                            |                              |
| 2016-17 |                            |                              |
|         | 228 (Grants) + -EBR Rs.660 | 359.04 (upto November, 2017) |

- (c): Prior to declaration  of any inland  waterway as National Waterway,  the views of the respective State  Government are obtained. Subsequent to declaration  of NationalWaterway, the developmental activities  are carried out in consultation  with stakeholders  including the concerned  Stale  Government.

## TIST  OF 36 NATIONAL  WATERWAYS  CONSIDERED TECHNICALLY  FEASIBLE FOR DEVETOPMENT  OF SHIPPING & NAVIGATION

1. BARAK  (NW-16)
2. MANDOVI (NW-68)
3. ZUARI (NW-111)
4. CUMBERJUA  (NW-27)
5. GHAGHRA (Nw-40)
6. GANDAK (NW-37)
7. KOSI  (NW-s8)
8. SUNDERBAN  WATERWAYS  (NW.97)
9. AjOY (AJAY) RIVER  (NW-7)
10.  TCHAMATI  RIvER  (NW-44)
- LI. RUPNARAYAN  RIVER  (NW-86)
12. 5U BARNREKHA  RIVER  (NW-96)
13. SUBANSIRI  RIVER  (NW-9s)
14. L4.  BATTARNI  RIVER (NW-14)
15. MAHANADI RIVER  (NW-64)
16. ALAPPUZHA. CHANGANASSERY  CANAL  (NW8)
17. ALAPPUZHA.  KOTTAYAM  \_ATHIRAMPUZHA  CANAL  (NW-9)
18. KOTTAYAM-VAIKOM  CANAL (NW-59)
19. GURUPUR  RIVER  (NW-43)
20. zo.  KABINI RIVER  (NW-s1)
21. 2L.  KALI RIVER  (NW-52)
22. 22, NETRAVATHI  RIVER (NW.74)
23. SHARAVATI  RIVER  (NW-90)
24. CHAPORA  RIVER  (NW-25)
25. MAPUSA - MOIDE  RIVER  (NW-71)
26.  AMBA RIVER  (NW-10)
27.  DABHOTCREEK.  VASHISHTI  RIVER  (NW-28)
28. REVADANDA CREEK  - KUNDALIKA  RIVER (NW.85)
29. SAVITRI  RIVER  (BANKOT  CREEK)  (NW-89)
30.  MAHI RIVER  (NW-66)
31.  NARMAOA  RIVER (NW-73)
32. TAPI RIVER  (NW-100)
33. YAMUNA (NW-110)
34. JHELUM (NW-49)
36. Ttzu /  zuNGKl  RIVERS (Nw-101)
35.  KALYAN.THANE\_MUMBAI  WATERWAY, VASAI CREEK & ULHAS  RIVER (NW-53)