Lok Sabha Question No. 3230 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-15
Subject: Waterways and Dry Port
Ministry: SHIPPING
Asked by: SONA RAM CHOUDHARY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SHIPPING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3230 TO BE ANSWERED ON 1sth MARCH,2O18 WATERWAYS  AND DRY PORT

13230.  COL. SONARAM CHOUDHARY:

Will the Minister of SHIPPING be pleased  to state:

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- (a) the details of the  projects and policies  for the new watenruays in the country;
- (b) whether the Government has received  any proposal for constructing a dry port at Barmer Sanchore Basin and if so, the details and the present status  thereof; and
- (c) the steps  taken/being  taken by the Government  for the construction of the said port?

## ANSWER

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

(a): 111 inland waterways spread over 24 States,  have been declared as 'National Waterways' (NWs), underthe National WateMays Act, 2016, enforced  w'e'l'12042O16' National Waterways-  1,2 and 3 are already operational.

ln the Vijayawada  -  Muktyala stretch of NW-4,  works for development  of fairway and installation of floating terminals  at four locations has commenced

As regards development  of NW.S,  preparation  of DPR including  Front End Engineering  Sesign (FEED) for construction  of weirs/barrages with navigational  locks and chJck dami between Pankapal and Paradip/Dhamra  (Phase-1) has been sanctioned.

out of the 106 new NWs and as per the feasibility  reports completed  so far, 36 NWs have been found technically viable.  Out of these 36 NWS, development activities have been initiated  on 8 NWs i; 2017-18  as per Annex-1  , and the status of Detailed iiojlct  neports  (DpRs) of 28 NWs is at Annex-z.  The status of feasibility  study of 50 NWs is at innex-3. Details of 20 NWs not found technically  viable for development as of now is at Annex'4.

(b)&(c):Proposals for setting up of lnland container  Depots  (cDs) wttich are considered I.  firy  port.,  Container Fieight Stations  (CFSs) and Air Freight Stations  (AFS\_s) are receivld from Central and State Government  Public  Sector Undertakings  and Private developers from time to time. An lnter-Ministerial  commiftee  (lMc) is functioning  under tfre aedis  of Department of Commerce since  't  992 for giving  single window clearances  to these  lgencies  for setting  up of lCDs / CFSs / AFSs in lndia.  Department of Commerce ii"LffOo"". not set up suci  a facility. Presently,  there is no proposal in Barmer Sanchore Basin,  Rajasthan  pending before  the lMC.

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Annex-l

| Name of the WaterwaY                                                     | Status                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1. River Barak (NW-16)                                                   | Phase-lofNW-16fromSilchartotshangalSbelngoevelopeuat a cost of Rs. 76.01 crore. Maintenance dredging for fairway development work in Silchar- Bhanga stretch has commenced. DpRs for the upgradation of terminals at Badarpur, Karimganj and new floating terminal at Silchar ate at an advanced stage' |
| 2. River Gandak (NW-37)                                                  | Proposal for development at a cost ot'Rs' l2'91 crore nas Deen approved on 02.06.2017 and fairway maintenance work has commenced.                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Waterways in Goa 3. NW-27-Cumberjua 4, NW 68 - Mandovi 5. NW I ll -Zuari | A proposal for the development of NWs tn Uoa at an e$lmaleq cost of Rs. 22.65 crore has been approved on 02.06.2017. Work is proposed to be executed through Government of Goa with the assistance of Mormugao Port Trust. A Tripartite MoU is expected to be signed for the commencement of works'     |
| 6. Alappuzha - KottaYam Athirampuzha Canal (NW-e):                       | Ploposal for development of the waterway at an estimated cost oI Rs. 1.60 crore has been approved on 02.06.2017. Tendering for night navigation facilities has been completed. Dredging is proposed departmentallY.                                                                                     |
| 7. River RupnaraYan (Nw-86)                                              | Proposal for development of the waterway at an estlmateo cosl oI Rs. 24.00 crore has been approved on 02.06.2017. Work has been awarded for setting up of floating terminal'                                                                                                                            |
| 8. Sunderbans WaterwaYs (Nw-e7)                                          | @ment of waterway at an estimated cost of Rs. 18.10 crore has been sanctioned on 10.08.2017. Tender for dredging and floating terminals are in advanced stages'                                                                                                                                         |

A n nex-2

|                             | st. No. Iiiver/Canal (Nws)                                                                            | / Sfates                            |                             |
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
| [)PI{s rcccived Length (km) | [)PI{s rcccived Length (km)                                                                           | [)PI{s rcccived Length (km)         | [)PI{s rcccived Length (km) |
| I                           | CT{ACHRA R (NW-,10)                                                                                   |                                     |                             |
| 2                           | KOSI RIVLTR IVt:R (NW--sB)                                                                            | tJ.P & Bihar                        |                             |
| J                           | SUBANSIRI R (Nw_e5)                                                                                   | Il ihar                             |                             |
| 4                           | BAII-ARNI RI\ Lr-Ygt (Nw_r4)                                                                          | Assanr                              |                             |
| 5                           | MAIJANADI -t llvljR -LUryA RrVrlR                                                                     | Odisha                              |                             |
|                             | AMBA RIVt]R (NW_64) R (NW-t0)                                                                         | Odisha                              |                             |
| 7                           | REVADANI)A (NW 8s) A CRt:l:K - KUNI)ALIKA RtVI,R                                                      | Maharashtra                         |                             |
|                             | Yll'lryvlR (r (NW-66)                                                                                 | Maharashtra                         |                             |
| -! 9                        | NARMADA IiI\ llVl)R (NW-7.l)                                                                          | Cu.jarat                            |                             |
|                             | fAPt RtvtiR (N NW- t00)                                                                               | (,ulal'al & Maharashtra             | l0                          |
| ll                          | pvBl[N^l!:5 KllA RlVt:R (NW                                                                           | Cujarat                             |                             |
| t2                          | It{gY (ArAY) R 96) RIV_ER (Nw_7)                                                                      | Odisha                              |                             |
|                             | ICHAMAI-I RIV VI:R (NW-44)                                                                            | West Bengal                         | _11-                        |
| t4                          | [lgrNr f R_(fiw sl)                                                                                   | West Bengal                         |                             |
| l5                          | lJrn_1 CI-IAPOIiA RIVfr /l1R (NW-2.5)                                                                 | Karnataka                           |                             |
| t6                          | DABIIOI- C'RIrt:t l:K - VASI ilSl I't-t                                                               | Goa                                 |                             |
| t7                          | MAPUSA - MOIt Il tVt:tt (NW_2g) )lDH RIVIiR (NW_7                                                     | Maharashtra                         |                             |
| l8                          | SAVI'|RI RIVt,R t ) Ot'                                                                          | Coa                                 |                             |
| t9                          | B ( flA_NK Ct{ r:t,K ) (N w_8e) 'F.R (NW 4j)                                                          | Maharashtra                         |                             |
| 20                          | lsururuluvl, t'Els4llllr.[! (Nw-7.1)                                                                  | Karnataka                           |                             |
| 2t                          | nlvLR (Nw [lVlr:R rw-52)                                                                              | d;;k;                               | J                           |
| 22                          | f5{ut sHARA_v! R_rv rv-tjR (NW_eo)                                                                    | Karnataka                           | I                           |
| l                           | l                                                                                                     | l                                   | l                           |
| 23                          | ITaAppuzlrn- cu (Nw-8) |=<,- f)pRs undcr prc ANCANASSI,Ry CANAL ' i                              | Kerala                              | I                           |
| I KOT"I'AYAM-VAII 24        | Kalyan-Tlrane-Munr Ulhas river (NW_ 5: KOM CANn r. tNw_s,)t umbai bai Watenval.. Vasai orcck ancl 53) | Kerala                              | 25                          |
| 26                          | -- 'lizu and Zungki riv< ve rs (NW- l0                                                                | Maharashtra                         |                             |
| 27                          | t )                                                                                                   | Nagaland                            |                             |
|                             | Yarnuna (NW-l l0)                                                                                     | pradesh neriii, iriiryina a.d Urtr. | 28                          |
|                             | Jhelurn OW-49)                                                                                        | .larnrnu & Kashrnir                 |                             |

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## Annex-3

| Sl. No.   | Nam e of thc Water.rva.1,s                                                   | Statc                                              | Length (km)   | - Status of Stutliei                                                          |
|-----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|---------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| I         | AAI RIV PE (Nw_6)                                                            |                                                    |               | ^ Field work completcd. Draft fbasibilty reports examined and comments issued |
| 2         | BEKI R IVDR (N y_[:E (NW_ts)                                                 | .'\ ssa rl                                         | 68            |                                                                               |
| J         | DI]tIINC j_!uYriR (Nw-]0)                                                    | ,,\ s sa rrr                                       |               |                                                                               |
| 4         | _-D_15]l_u- ;:j                                                              | ,,\ s sa rn                                        |               |                                                                               |
| __5_      | DOYAN 3.r1'1-151Nw q Rr_vIR (N\\/-]l)                                        | A ss:tnr                                           |               |                                                                               |
| 6         | cANca i8) DIIAR Rl\/trR (N\\,                                                | .\ssarrr \ssarn & \,\,est                          |               |                                                                               |
| 7         | JINJIRAI M RIVIiR (Nur--ig)                                                  | Ilcn.rrtr I ,Assarn &                              | 62            |                                                                               |
| 8         |                                                                              | I\lcqh2ln1,2                                       | 43            |                                                                               |
| 9         | -l!9!11{:r-E 31yi1a 1Nw szl                                                  | Assarn                                             | 49            |                                                                               |
| t0        | -i!II-![\4r Tt,WANG AE|_S I V IIR 1 rrr.. r,r,r-S: ) :l (DllAl.r;SWantt | Assarrr r\ssartr                                   | i-            | for fi nalisation of reports.                                                 |
|           | RIVDR TN 34NOt. ri !w- 102)                                                  | & i\4 izor.arrr                                    | &;-           |                                                                               |
|           | ..rMNcoi' E-lv-r.tR (N\t_je) I'(r)AW(r) Rrvt:R                               | \,lcr-thala,r a                                    | 49            |                                                                               |
|           | NW:_r06) )                                                                   | \zlc.qhalara                                       |               |                                                                               |
|           | ;IMSANG !Y_-\sl!l_g ; nlvitn iNw-,;:y ElvlrR (Nw_6 r                         | I I\4c.siha la.r.,a                                |               |                                                                               |
|           | .UNCAI]II \w_ 104) ) IIADttA RIVIltt                                         | N4 crllta laya r\rrclltr.a [)r.adcsh. Karrrataka & |               |                                                                               |
| l5        |                                                                              | .le lan:larrir .l                                  |               | Report under examination                                                      |
| t6 t7     | B V I.tf]I]MA R IANJARA RtvriR (NW-2 t) A RIV[)tt                            | clarrllana & Kat'rrataiia 'l clan.garra &          |               | Report under examination                                                      |
| l8        | ;j U :NCANN< VI]R SYS' (Nw-70) n<;a - waRI)rr,r (!-lli^/ (Nw_78)             | I\4 a har.ash tra lelarrsarra &                    |               | Further cargo study proposed.                                                 |
| t9        | n ArNcaN( VI:]R SVS' N(lA - PtlANi\r tr r A 's-lfM (Nw_l0e)                  | rVl alra r.ash tr.a l clarr.qana &                 |               | Further cargo study proposed.                                                 |
| 20        | ( \ JATAPRA W*1Q- TABIIA RIVIiR                                              | t\4 ahar.irsh r ra                                 | t66           | Report under exanr i nation                                                   |
| 2t        | \LAPRAI] Mt ,rl1trn Rlvt:R (Nw_                                              | Karnata ka                                         | u2            | Report under exam ination                                                     |
| 22        | I uNnM(i 91) AR )(fr-,rn,rN RlvtiR                                           | K alnataka                                         | 94            | Report under examination                                                      |
| 23        | s'lt,lt(N] SY NW-il)                                                         | Nulaha rasht r.a                                   | 99            | Reporl under examination                                                      |
| 24        | G RIVr]R :NiMuTi f, N7 M7 ,$ (Nw--?2) .IIARIJ RIVI]R                         | A4ahar.ashtra 'l                                   | -60           | unde, examinition                                                             |
| 25        | v{2__ VA (Nw,!ozt                                                            | artril Nadu                                        | 5             | Report under exami nation                                                     |
|           | !9AL&IYI 1z-i,n                                                              | I irnil Nadu                                       |               |                                                                               |
| 26        | \VANI RI BIlr RI\/11R (N\\,-20)                                              | .l anril Nldu                                      | 94            | Stat^e Covt. may be requested ror further proposals.                          |
| 27        | / CANAI- AVI (NW-t:r)                                                        | larrril Kcrala Natlu ct                            |               |                                                                               |
| ?8        | lL8lyri8 ( .LU-\ 1ryw,ojl                                                    | lla jast                                           |               | Report under exantination                                                     |
| 29        | NAB RIVI CI.IE IJR (NW-2(,)                                                  | .lantlttLr anrJ l..a sh rl i r-                    |               | Survey i, bata;;;GGh of t8 km, rslolanned as requested by under examinat6n    |
| 30        | JS RIVT]R INDI :(NW-16)                                                      | .lantrrtrr artti Kashrrr ir .larrtrtrtr            |               | J&K Covt. f u rtfrei prolosat f.o,rl j& K- c o:L_t_!S, n g_f es1" d.          |
| 3r        | RrvtiR ( {AVI NW-84)                                                         | arrcl I(ash rrr ir. l linrachal I)r'adcsir &       | 44            | 9g-! Further proposal fr.onr J&K                                              |
| 32        |                                                                              | l']rrn ja h [-ittar [)rirdcslr                     |               | Covt. is being requested.                                                     |
|           | r[ nrVr:n !tr'fv ( (N\ 1- 19)                                                |                                                    |               |                                                                               |

| 34   | -441,                                         | [.irtar I)r.acJcslr                      |      | under exanrination                                                                                                                                                       |
|------|-----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 35   | VAR -!f BUNn R I \, 1:R (N\\,- t 0ri)         | Iittar Pr.adesh                          |      | Further study;qr*d                                                                                                                                                       |
|      | _CO_M-IIRtVI;R rNw^ [) . : _ \' " t1l         | []ttar. I)r-trdcsh                       |      |                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 36   | KAR 54) TRAMNASA ttlVt,H 1N\A                 | Bihar & I..lttar                         | 86   |                                                                                                                                                                          |
| )/   | TONS RIVt:R (\\1,- I 0'j)                     | [)radcsh [,jltar'                        |      | Report under examination                                                                                                                                                 |
|      | 5ll &Bejha_r-r.ivcr                           | [)racicsh                                | IJ   |                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 38   | PUN l,rlN (Nw,-s                              | i\,ladh,r,a l)r.adcsh                    | il6  | under examinatiori                                                                                                                                                       |
| 39   | ToN Bl\/riR rl Ir E!vqR (Nw_e4)               | Ilihar'                                  | _11  |                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 40   | JAI,A \NCt RIVTTR (NW-47)                     | Ilihar                                   | t4t  | 5r.tt", str?/ffii."A                                                                                                                                                     |
| 4t   | CIIA f,,! rJ4-l Rt v tjR (N W_1.1) .:         | Wcsr tlcrrglil                           |      |                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 42   | l(uivt : 'lAItl RlVt:R (NW-60)                | IJttiil Pra(lcsh                         |      | fr4q". rtray *ori*0.                                                                                                                                                     |
| 43   | {1]PI RKAI RtvtrR (N\\i_5(r)                  | Wcst Iicnqal                             |      | unde, e*aminatGn                                                                                                                                                         |
| 44   | BAKI MAY SYST It[SWAR - 'URAKSI-II RIVIJR r5) | .l ltar'li lrirrrd \\i csr llcngal       |      | under examination                                                                                                                                                        |
| 45   | DWA l9l\4 {\lw- :E_r! RlvrjR                  |                                          |      | Report under examination                                                                                                                                                 |
| 46   | I MAH/ q5) 1Nw_:ot ANANDA Rtvr,R (\\\,_       | Wcst \\i llcngil                         |      |                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 4?   | JAWA Kq rq ti-[itxl-R,rNN t>r, rt (NW-48)     | cst llcrrgal                             | 8r   | Rcport urrder preparatiorr.                                                                                                                                              |
| 48   |                                               | llajastltarr & OLr jarat                 | -;90 | Rcporl rrndcr preparation.                                                                                                                                               |
| 49   | Beas ( NW- t7) (NW_e8)                        | Ilirtrachal Placlcslr & [)Lrrr.iab       |      | Security .t.**..i*uit"a fi'om Govt. of punjab and pradesh.                                                                                                               |
| 50   | :::'"                                         | I Iirnachal l)radcsh & [)tr rr.ia lr     |      | Himachal                                                                                                                                                                 |
|      | INDIRA 'NW-45) (;ANDIJI (]ANN I,              | Ii.a jastha n. I laryarra arrcl Pun jalt |      | I) Survey of :7:t tm st.ercfrin Rajasthan completed and report being finalized. 2) Security clearance awaited fronr Govt. otpunjab and Rajasthan for rernaining stretch. |

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| Sl. No.   | Na nrc ol' thc Wa lcr.\r,:lvs                                  | i State                          | Length (km)   |
|-----------|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|---------------|
|           | DI{ANSIR I / CI IAI'I II: RlVl;R (NW-j l)                      | I I Assam                        | n4            |
|           | LOltll' RIVI,R (NW_62)                                         | L. I nrurracfnleraOah A I Assanr |               |
|           | DVC CANAt. (NW_j4)                                             | West                             | 86            |
|           | Dn MOI)A I{ RIVt:lt (NW_:q)                                    | I Bengal                         | t37           |
|           | DWAITI:,K                                                      | West Bcngal --=-                 | t32           |
|           | sll.n Bn'il Rtvl:tt                                            | *; t",lgur                       | r0B           |
|           | (NW.rr21                                                       | Wesr [Sengal                     | 26            |
|           | tiinupn - Bn I)t Gl:Ncu l.t _ BITAIIMANI IUVtrtt SyS iNW_22)   | Odisha                           | 156           |
|           | I t,N4 BlJDtin BAt.ANGA (NW_21 )                               | UdISha                           | 56            |
|           | PI:NNAR R I Vlltt ( N W-79) PN (JANCAVN                        | ^l!lls l:1"1.                    | 28            |
|           | NCIIN I,I (PAN(:l Iu\(jANOOLI                                  | Karnataka                        | z)            |
|           | ) R I Vl :ft ( N W-76) llD_AYAVA RA tt I Vt,ri (N W_ I 0-5)    | Karnataka                        |               |
|           | tn Jl'tJR I ('ttt;t:K (NW_til                                  | Mr!rlThr,l1                      | l5            |
|           | ) SilzrSt'ttt tUVt:R -.tn t(;n I) (.til,1..K SYS I'l:M (N W-91 | Maharashtra                      | 3l 52         |
|           | ) Sn L RIVI:R (NW-88)                                          | L,Oa                             |               |
|           | KAVI]RI- I(OI,I,II)N M ItIVIlR SYS I'l:M (Nw:!s)               |                                  | t4            |
|           | lll:Att Rtvt:R (Nw_7s)                                         | 'arnil Nadu                      | 3lr           |
|           |                                                                | arnil Nadu                       | 142           |
|           | l-1zl tYAR RtvrlR (NW_77)                                      | lamil Nadu                       | 20            |
|           | IONNIYA R til Vl:r{ ( N w_80)                                  | 'amilNadu                        | 126           |
|           | fAMn RAPARANT IUVI:R (NW-99)                                   | 'aniilNadLr                      | 62            |
| 20        | Sn BARMA t't RtVr:R (NW-87)                                    | u.,ara                           | 210           |