Lok Sabha Question No. 2548 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-02
Subject: Development of Major Port
Ministry: SHIPPING
Asked by: PROF. RAM SHANKAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SHIPPING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2548

TO BE ANSWERED ON 2Nd AUGUST,2O18

## DEVELOPMENT  OF MAJOR PORTS

2548. DR. RAM SHANKAR KATHERIA: SHRI AJAY MISRA TENI:

Will the Minister of SHIPPING be pleased to state:

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- (a) whether the Government  proposes to develop major ports in the country in view of large capacity of rivers for inland transportation;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the extent to which the transportation  cost is likely to be reduced as a result thereof; and
- (d) the number of rivers likely to be included under the said project, State-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SHIPP]NG (sHRr PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)

(a) to (d)To make use of the complementarity  between development of inland water transportation  and major ports, under Section 111 of the Major Port Trusts Act, 1963, directions  have been issued  by the Government  on 18.04.2018 to five Major Port Trusts viz. Paradip, Mormugao, JNPT, New Mangalore and Deendayal  to take up development of the National Watenruays (NWs) which are located in their vicinity. Details  of the NWs allocated to these five Major Ports are at Annex-!.  The Major Ports will'undertake the development  of National  Watenruays  through release of grants by the lnland  Watenrays Authority of lndia.

As per RITES Report of 2014 on "lntegrated  National Watenrvays  Transportation  Grid" the cost saving in transportation  of goods through lnland Water Transport (l\MD mode is as under:-

| Mode               |   Railways |   Highways |   IWT |
|--------------------|------------|------------|-------|
| Freight (Rs./T Km) |       1.36 |        2.5 |  1.06 |

## National  Watenaravs  allocated for development bv Maior Ports

## 1. New Mangalore  Port Trust

|   sl. No. | NationalWaterway No.   |   Length (KM) | Details of Watenruays   |
|-----------|------------------------|---------------|-------------------------|
|         1 | NationalWatenruay 51   |            23 | Kabini River            |
|         2 | NationalWatenlray 43   |            10 | Gurupur River           |
|         3 | Nationa Waterway 52    |            53 | Kali River              |
|         4 | Nationa Watenruay 74   |            79 | Netravathi River        |
|         5 | Nationa Wateruuay 90   |            29 | Sharavati River         |
|         6 | Nationa Wateruray 41   |           112 | Ghataprabha River       |
|         7 | Nationa Waterway 67    |            94 | Malaprabha River        |
|         8 | Nationa Waterway 104   |           232 | Tunqabhadra River       |
|         9 | Nationa Watenvay 21    |           139 | Bheema River            |

## 2. Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust

| st. No.   | NationalWatenruay No.   |   Length (KM) | Details of Watenruays                                   |
|-----------|-------------------------|---------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
| 1         | National Watenruay 10   |            45 | Amba River                                              |
| 2         | NationalWaterwav 11     |            99 | Arunavati-Aran River                                    |
| 3         | NationalWaterway 28     |            45 | Dabhol Creek-Vashisti River                             |
| 4         | NationalWaterway 53     |           145 | Kalya n-Thane-M umbai Watenrvay Vasai Creek Ulhas River |
| 5         | Nationa Watenaray 70    |           245 | Maniara River                                           |
| 6         | Nationa Watenruay 72    |            59 | Naq River                                               |
| 7         | Nationa Waterway 78     |           262 | Penqanga-Wardha River                                   |
| 8         | Nationa Watenruay 85    |            31 | Revdanda Creek- Kundalika River                         |
| I         | Nationa Watenruay 89    |            46 | Bankot Creek - Savitri River                            |
| 10        | National Waterway '100  |           436 | Tapi River                                              |
| 11        | National Watenruay 109  |           166 | Wainqanqa-Pranah ita River                              |

## 3. Deendayal Port Trust (Kandla)

|   sl. No. | NationalWateruuay No.   |   Length (KM) | Details of Watenvays                |
|-----------|-------------------------|---------------|-------------------------------------|
|         1 | NationalWaterway 66     |           248 | Mahi River                          |
|         2 | NationalWatenruay 73    |           227 | Narmada River                       |
|         3 | National Wateruray 100  |           436 | Tapi River                          |
|         4 | NationalWaterway 48     |           590 | Jawai-Luni rivers and Rann of Kutch |
|         5 | NationalWateruuay 63    |           327 | Luni River                          |

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## 4. Paradip Port Trust

|   st. No. | NationalWatenaray No.   |   Length (KM) | Details of Watenruays                                                                                                                                                                                 |
|-----------|-------------------------|---------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | NationalWatenrrray 5    |           332 | Brahmani- Kharsua - Tantighai- PanduaNala- DedheiNala- KaniDhamra- river System, Geonkhali- Charbatia Stretch of East Coast canal, Charbatia- Dhamra Stretch of Matai River and Mahanadi Delta Rivers |
|         2 | National Watenaray 96   |           314 | Subarnrekha River                                                                                                                                                                                     |
|         3 | National Wateruray 14   |            49 | Baitarni River                                                                                                                                                                                        |
|         4 | NationalWatenruay 64    |           425 | Mahanadi River stretch from Paradip to Cuttack.                                                                                                                                                       |

## 5. Mormugao Port Trust

|   st. No. | National Waterway No.   |   Length (KM) | Details of Waterways   |
|-----------|-------------------------|---------------|------------------------|
|         1 | NationalWaterway 68     |            41 | Mandovi River          |
|         2 | NationalWaterway 27     |            17 | Cumberiua River        |
|         3 | National Watenryav 111  |            50 | Zuari River            |
|         4 | NationalWaterway 25     |            33 | Chapora River          |
|         5 | National Waterurrav 71  |            27 | Mapusa River           |