Lok Sabha Question No. 2751 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-01
Subject: Projects for Inland Waterways
Ministry: SHIPPING
Asked by: R. VANAROJA, K. GOPAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SHIPPING

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2751

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 1 st  DECEMBER, 2016 PROJECTS FOR INLAND WATERWAYS

## 2751.   SHRIMATI VANAROJA R.:

DR. K. GOPAL:

Will the Minister of SHIPPING be pleased to state:

## पोतप�रवहनमंत्

- (a) whether the Government has awarded contracts worth Rs. 2000 crore for Inland Waterways projects in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, projectwise;
- (c) whether the waterways project National Waterways-1 has been granted approval and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government is aware that the projects of new Inland Waterways have not started and if so, the details thereof along with the reasons therefor; and
- (e) whether the Government proposes to issue infrastructure bonds worth Rs.1000 crore for funding of these projects and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a)&(b):Since  inception  of  Inland  Waterways  Authority  of  India  (IWAI)  in  October  1986, projects  worth  Rs.  1871.567  crore  (cr.)  for  development  of  National  Waterways  (NWs)  have been implemented till March 2016.  At present, the details of various ongoing major projects for development of NWs are as under:

## National Waterway - 1 (NW-1)

- (i) Construction of Phase-I (A) of the multimodal Inland Water Transport (IWT) terminal at Varanasi at a cost of Rs.169.60 cr.
- (ii) Construction  of  Phase-I  of  the  multimodal  IWT  terminal  at  Sahibganj  at  a  cost  of Rs.292.10 cr.
- (iii) Construction of a new navigational lock at Farakka at a cost of Rs 359 cr.
- (iv)  River  Conservancy Works at Haldia : Comprising of fairway development, navigational aids  and  O&M  of  terminals  River  Information  Systems,  RIS  stations,  O&M  of Differential  Global  Positioning  System(  DGPS)  and  removal  of  hard  strata  in  the Ghazipur-Varanasi stretch  costing   Rs.33.87 cr.
- (v) Mechmarine works at a total cost of Rs. 56.7 cr.

## National Waterway -2 (NW-2)

River  Conservancy  works  comprising  of  fairway  development,  navigational  aids,  O  &  M  of floating terminals, construction of slipway and bank protection (channelization) at a cost of   Rs 81.1369 cr.

## National Waterway -4 (NW-4)

Fairway development in the Vijayawada to Muktyala stretch at a cost of Rs. 42.57 cr.

## National Waterway -5 (NW-5 )

Dredging between Erada and Padanipal stretch, EIA /EMP Studies and construction of floating terminal facilities  at a cost of   Rs. 47.85 cr

## 106 New NWs

Techno-economic  feasibility  studies  and  Detailed  Project  Report  (DPR)  for  the  106  new National Waterways at a cost of Rs. 25.32 cr.

- (c): The major sub-projects under the Jal Marg Vikas project (NW-I : River Ganga) are being implemented  after  the  approval  by  the    competent  authority.    These  include  construction  of multi-modal terminals, jetties, RIS, channel marking, navigational lock, river training, conservancy works etc.
- (d): After declaration of 106 new NWs under  the National Waterways  Act, 2016, the process for preparation of two-stage DPR study (Stage I: Preparation of Feasibility report and  Stage II : Preparation of Detailed Project Report for the waterways found feasible) has been initiated. As per feasibility reports completed so far for the 106 new NWs, it has been decided to undertake development of 32 NWs in the next three years.

(e): The Government has approved raising of Rs 1000 crore as Extra Budgetary Resources (EBRs) by the IWAI  in Financial Year 2016-17 for the development of inland waterways and shipping infrastructure

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