Lok Sabha Question No. 515 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-13
Subject: Development of Waterways
Ministry: SHIPPING
Asked by: BHAGWANTH KHUBA

## GOVERNMENT OIT INDIA MINISTRY OF SIJIPPING

## I,OK SAt}t{A UNSTARUED  QUESTTON  NO. 515 To BE ANSWERED oN r3'fH DECEMIIER,  2018

## DEVE,LOPMENT  OF WATERWAYS

## 5I5. SHRI BHAGWANTH KHUI}A:

Will the Minister  of SHIPPING be pleased  to state:

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- whether the Government has framed or is lraming any waterways  in the country and if so, the details thereof; (a) policy for development  of
- the details of locations/lengths  identified  by the Government for the purpose; and (b)
- whether  any budgetary  allocation has been made for the thereof? same and lf so, the details (c)

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b)  On the policy regarding development of National Waterways in the country, the Governmept  is guided by the Inland Waterways Authority  of India Acl, 1985 and the National  Waterways Act,2016.  A list of the National Waterways  (NWs), their location and length is as Annex.
- (c) The details of funds allocated  for development  of NWs from 2016-l''7 onwards are as under:

## (Rs. in crore)

| Year      | Budgetary Estimates (BIi)               | Revi setl Eslinrate (RE)     |
|-----------|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------|
| 2016-17   | BE Rs.350.00 + Rs.340.00 (EBRs)*        | Rs.302.00 + Rs.EBRs 340.00   |
| 2017-18   | Rs.228.00 (Grants) + Rs.660.00 (EBRs)*  | Rs.329.66 + I{s.EBIts 660.00 |
| 20 I 8-19 | Fts.322.75 (Grants) + Rs.420.92 (EBRs)+ | Yet to be cle,:ided.         |

## List of 111 National  Waterways

()na aterwa C enacted on (Government of lndia has declared I 1 I waterways  as National  Waterways  through National  Waterways  Act, 2016 enacted 12.04.2016

| SI. No.   | National Watcnvay No.   | Length (km)   | Details of Watenvavs                                                                                          | STATES                                                                                              |
|-----------|-------------------------|---------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| I         | National Walcrway I     | t620          | Ganga-Bhagiratlii-Hooghly River System (Haldia - Allahabad)                                                   | Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand & West Bengal                                                       |
| 2         | National Waterway 2     | 891           | Brahmapr-rtra River (Dhubri - Sadiya)                                                                         | Assam                                                                                               |
| J         | National Watcrway 3     | 205           | West Coast Canal (Kottapuram - Kollam), Champakara and Udyogmandal Canals                                     | Kerala                                                                                              |
| J         | National Watcrway 3     | 170           | West Coast Canal (Kottapuram - Kozhikode)                                                                     | Kerala                                                                                              |
|           | National Waterway 4     | s0            | Kakinada Canal (Kakinada to Rajahmundry)                                                                      | l ] onon., pradeslr. r.tunguru. I Chhattisgarh. Karnaraka. I Tamil Nadu. Pondichery and Maharashrra |
|           | National Waterway 4     | 171           | Godavari river (Bhadrachalam to Rajahmundry)                                                                  | I                                                                                                   |
|           | National Waterway 4     | 139           | Elurr"r Canal (Rajahmundry to Vijayawada)                                                                     | l                                                                                                   |
|           | National Waterway 4     | 157           | Krishna river (Wazirabad to Viiayawada)                                                                       | l ] onon., pradeslr. r.tunguru. I Chhattisgarh. Karnaraka. I Tamil Nadu. Pondichery and Maharashrra |
|           | National Waterway 4     | 113           | Commamur Canal (Vijayawada to Peddaganjani)                                                                   | l                                                                                                   |
|           | National Waterway 4     | 3r6           | North Buckingharn Canal (Peddaganjam to Central Station of Cllennai)                                          | I                                                                                                   |
|           | National Waterway 4     | I l0          | I South Buckingha, canal lcentrul | Station of Chennai to I Marakanam)                                   | l ] onon., pradeslr. r.tunguru. I Chhattisgarh. Karnaraka. I Tamil Nadu. Pondichery and Maharashrra |
|           | National Waterway 4     | 22            | Marakanam to Puducherry tl'rrough Kal-rvelly tank                                                             | l ] onon., pradeslr. r.tunguru. I Chhattisgarh. Karnaraka. I Tamil Nadu. Pondichery and Maharashrra |
|           | National Waterway 4     | 1202          | River Godavari (Bhadrachalam - \Ieql,ik)                                                                      | l ] onon., pradeslr. r.tunguru. I Chhattisgarh. Karnaraka. I Tamil Nadu. Pondichery and Maharashrra |
| /         | National Waterway 4     | 636           | River Krishna (Wazirabad Galagali)                                                                            | l ] onon., pradeslr. r.tunguru. I Chhattisgarh. Karnaraka. I Tamil Nadu. Pondichery and Maharashrra |
| 5         | National Waterway 5     | 256           | East Coast Canal and Matai river                                                                              | Odisha and West Bengal                                                                              |
| 5         | National Waterway 5     | 265           | Brahmani-Kharsua-Dhamra rivers                                                                                | Odisha and West Bengal                                                                              |
| 5         | National Waterway 5     | 67            | Mahanadi delta rivers (Consisting of I{ansua river, Nunanala, Gobrinala, Kharnasi river and Mal-ranadi river) | Odisha and West Bengal                                                                              |
| 6         | National Waterway 6     | 68            | AAI RIVER                                                                                                     | Assam                                                                                               |
| 7         | National Waterway 7     | 90            | A.roY (AJAY) RTVER                                                                                            | West Bengal                                                                                         |
| 8         | National Watcrway 8     | 29            | A^I,AI'I'ULHA- CI{ANGANASSERY CANAL                                                                           | Kerala                                                                                              |

| sl. No.   | National Watenvay No.   | Length (hm)   | Details of Waterwat's                         | STATES                            |
|-----------|-------------------------|---------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| L)        | National Waterway 9     | 40            | ALAPPUZHA- KOTTAYAM - ATHIRAMI'UZIIA CANAL    | I(errla Altt rnatc routc: I 1.5km |
| r0        | National Waterway l0    | 45            | AMBA RIVER                                    | Maharashtra                       |
| t1        | National Waterr.l,ay 1  | 99            | ARLINAWATI - ARAN RIVER SYSTEM                | Maharashtra                       |
| 12        | National Waterway 12    | 5.5           | ASi RIVER                                     | Utte r Pradesh                    |
| r3        | National Waterway l3    | ll            | AVM CANAL                                     | Kerala & Tamil Nadu               |
| t4        | National Waterway l4    | 48            | BAITARNI RIVI]R                               | Odir;ha                           |
| 15        | National Waterway l5    | 135           | BAKRESWAR - MAYURAKSHI RIVER SYSTEM           | West Bengal                       |
| 16        | Nationa Waterwav l6     | t2r           | BARAK RIVER                                   | Assirm                            |
| 17        | Na ona Waterwav l7      | 189           | BEAS RIVER                                    | I-limachal Pradesh & PLrnjab      |
| l8        | Na onar Waterway 18     | 69            | BEKI RIVER                                    | Assrrm                            |
| l9        | Na ona Waterway 19      | 6l            | BETWA RIVER                                   | Uttar Pradeslr                    |
| 20        | Na ona Waterway 20      | 95            | BHAVANI RIVER                                 | Tamil Nadu                        |
| 2t        | Na olla Waterway 21     | 139           | BHEEMA RIVER                                  | Karnataka & 'felangana            |
| 22        | National Waterway 22    | 156           | BIRUPA - BADI GENGUTI - BRAHMANI RIVER SYSTEM | Odis,ha                           |
| ZJ        | Na onal Waterway 23     | 56            | BUDHA BALANGA                                 | Odisha                            |
| 24        | Nat onal Waterway 24    | 6r            | CHAMBAL RIVER                                 | Uttar Pradesh                     |
| 25        | National Waterway 25    | JJ            | CHAPORA RIVER                                 | Goa                               |
| 26        | National Waterway 26    | 5l            | CHENAB RIVER                                  | Jamrnu & Kashmir                  |
| 27        | National Waterway 27    | 17            | CUMBERJUA RIVER                               | Goa                               |
| 28        | National Waterway 28    | 45            | DABHOL CREEK -VASHISHTI RIVER SYSTEM          | Maharashtra                       |
| 29        | Nationa Waterway 29     | r32           | DAMODAR RIVER                                 | West Bengal                       |
| 30        | Nationa Waterway 30     | 109           | DEHING RIVER                                  | Assam                             |
| 3l        | Nationa Waterway 31     | tt4           | DHANSIRI / CHATHE                             | Assam                             |
| )Z        | Nationa Waterway 32     | 63            | DIKHU RIVER                                   | Assam                             |
| JJ        | Na ona Waterway 33      | 6t            | DOYANS RIVER                                  | Assam                             |
| 34        | Na ona Wateru,ay 34     | 137           | DVC CANAL                                     | Wes. Bengal                       |
| 35        | Na ona Waterway 35      | 108           | DWAREKESWAR RIVER                             | Wes'. Bengal                      |
| 36        | Na ona Waterway 36      | 119           | DWARKA RIVER                                  | Wesr Bengal                       |
| aa JI     | Na ona Waterway 37      | 296           | GANDAK RIVER                                  | Bihar & Uttar Pradesh             |
| 38        | Nat ona Waterway 38     | 62            | GANGADHAR RIVER                               | Assam & West Bengal               |
| 39        | Nationa Waterwav 39     | 49            | GANOL RIVER                                   | Meg ralaya                        |
| 40        | Nat onal Waterway 40    | 354           | GHAGHRA RIVI]R                                | Biha: & Uttar I'radesir           |
| 41        | Natior-ra Waterway 41   | 112           | GHATAPI{AtsI]A RIVER                          | Karnataka                         |
| 42        | Nat ona Waterway 42     | .5 t4         | GOMTI RIVER                                   | Uttar Pradesh                     |
| 43        | Nat ona Waterwav 43     | l0            | GURUPUR RIVER                                 | Karnataka                         |
| 44        | Nat ona Waterwav 44     | 63            | ICHAMATI RIVER                                | Wesl Bengal                       |
| 45        | National Waterway 45    | 6s0           | INDIRA GANDI]I CANAL                          | Punjab , Haryana &Rarashtan       |

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| sl. No.   | National Watcnvay No.   | Length (k*)   | Details of Waterways                                              | STATES                    |
|-----------|-------------------------|---------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
| 46        | National Waterway 46    | 35            | INI)I]S I{tVER                                                    | Jammu & Kashrlir          |
| 4l        | National Watcrway 47    | 131           | .IAI-ANGI RIVER                                                   | West Bengal               |
| 48        | National Watcrway 48    | 590           | JAWAI-LUNI-RANN OF KU'fCH RIVER SYSTEM                            | Gujarat & Rajasthan       |
| 49        | National Waterway 49    | I l0          | .IHI]t-UM RIVER                                                   | Jammu & Kashmir           |
| 50        | National Watcrway 50    | 43            | JTNJIRAM RIVER                                                    | Assam & Meghalaya         |
| 51        | National Watcrway 5l    | L-)           | KABINI ITIVER                                                     | Karnataka                 |
| 52        | National Waterway 52    | 53            | KALI RIVER                                                        | Karnataka                 |
| 53        | National Waterway 53    | t4s           | KAI-YAN-THANE-MUMBAI WA ERWAY, VASAI CREEK AND ULHAS RIVER SYSTEM | Maharashtra               |
| 54        | National Waterway 54    | 86            | KAI{AMNASA RIVER                                                  | Bihar & Uttar Pradesh     |
| 55        | National Waterway 55    | 31 I          | KAVEITI - KOLLIDAM RIVER SYSTEM                                   | Tamil Nadu                |
| s6        | National Waterway 56    | 22            | KHERKAI RIVER                                                     | Jharkhand                 |
| 57        | National Waterway 57    | s0            | KOPILI RIVER                                                      | Assam                     |
| 58        | National Waterway 58    | 236           | KOSI RIVER                                                        | Bihar                     |
| 59        | National Waterway 59    | 19            | KOI-TAYAM-VAIKOM CANAt,                                           | Kerala                    |
| 60        | National Waterway 60    | 80            | KUMARI RIVER                                                      | West Bengal               |
| 6r        | National Waterway 6l    | 28            | KYNSHI RIVER                                                      | Meghalaya                 |
| 62        | National Waterway 62    | 86            | LOI]IT RIVER                                                      | Assam & Arunachal Pradesh |
| 63        | National Waterway 63    | 336           | I-LJNI I{IVER                                                     | Rajasthan                 |
| 64        | National Waterway 64    | 426           | MAHANADI RIVER                                                    | Odisha                    |
| 65        | National Waterway 65    | 80            | MAIIANANDA RIVER                                                  | West Bengal               |
| 66        | National Waterway 66    | 247           | MAI II RIVER                                                      | Gujarat                   |
| 67        | National Waterway 67    | 94            | MAT,APRABHA RIVER                                                 | Karnataka                 |
| 68        | Na onal Waterway 68     | 41            | MANDOVI RIVER                                                     | Goa                       |
| 69        | National Waterway 69    | 5             | MANIMUTHARU RIVER                                                 | Tamil Nadu                |
| 70        | National Waterway 70    | 245           | MANJARA RIVER                                                     | Maharashtra & Telangana   |
| 7l        | National Waterway 7l    | 27            | MAPUSA / MOIDE RIVER                                              | Goa                       |
| 72        | National Waterway 72    | 59            | NAG RIVER                                                         | Maharashtra               |
| t5        | National Waterway 73    | 226           | NARMADA RIVER                                                     | Maharashtra & Gujarat     |
| 74        | Nat onal Waterway 74    | 7c)           | Nlr'fRAVATHI RIVER                                                | Karnataka                 |
| 75        | Nat onal Waterway 75    | t42           | PALAR RIVER                                                       | Tamil Nadu                |
| 76        | National Waterway 76    | z-)           | PANCHAGANGAVALI (PANCI]AGANGOLI) RIVER                            | Karnataka                 |
|           | National Waterway 77    | 20            | PAZIJYAR RIVER                                                    | Tamil Nadu                |
| 78        | National Waterway 78    | 262           | PENGANAGA - WARDHA RIVER SYSTEM                                   | Maharashtra & Telangana   |
| 79        | National Waterway 79    | 28            | PENNAIT RIVER                                                     | Andhra Pradesh            |
| 80        | National Waterway 80    | 126           | PONNIYAR RIVER                                                    | Tarnil Nadu               |
| 8l        | National Waterway 8l    | 35            | PLNPUN RIVER                                                      | Bihar                     |

| st. No.   | NationaI     | Watcrway No.   | Length (km)   | Details of Watcnvays                       | S:I'ATES                                    |
|-----------|--------------|----------------|---------------|--------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
| 82        | National     | Waterway 82    | 58            | PUTHIMARI RIVER                            | Assrin-r                                    |
| 83        | National     | Waterway 83    | 31            | RAJPURI CREEK                              | Ma['arashtra                                |
| 84        | National     | Waterwal, 84   | 44            | RAVI RIVER                                 | Jammu & I(ashmir, Himachal Pradesh & Punjab |
| 85        | National     | Waterway 85    | 3t            | REVADANDA CREEK - KUNDALIKA RIVER SYSTEM   | Maharasl-rtra                               |
| 86        | National     | Waterway 86    | 72            | RUPNARAYAN RIVER                           | West Bengal                                 |
| 87        | National     | Waterway 87    | 2r0           | SABARMATI RIVER                            | Gujarat                                     |
| 88        | National     | Waterway 88    | t4            | SAL RIVER                                  | Goa                                         |
| 89        | National     | Waterway 89    | 45            | SAVITRI RIVER (BANKOT CREEK)               | Mah,rrashtra                                |
| 90        | National     | Waterway 90    | 29            | SHARAVATI RIVER                            | Karnataka                                   |
| 91        | National     | Waterway 9l    | 52            | SHASTRI RIVER - JAIGAD CREEK SYSTEM        | Maharashtra                                 |
| 92        | National     | Waterway 92    | 26            | SILABATI RIVER                             | West Bengal                                 |
| 93        | National     | Waterway 93    | 63            | SIMSANG RIVER                              | Meghalaya                                   |
| 94        | National     | Waterway 94    | 141           | SONE RIVER                                 | Bihar                                       |
| 95        | National     | Waterway 95    | 106           | SUBANSIRI RIVER                            | Assaln                                      |
| 96        | National     | Waterway 96    | 3ll           | SUBARNREKHA RIVER                          | Jharkhand, West Bengal & OdislLa            |
| 97        | National     |                | 172           | SLINDERBANS WATERWAY                       | West Bengal                                 |
| 97        | National     |                | 56            | BIDYA RIVER                                | West Bengal                                 |
| 97        | National     |                | l5            | CHHOTA KALAGACHI (CHHOTO KALERGACHT) RIVER | West Bengal                                 |
| 97        | National     |                | 7             | GOMAR RIVER                                | West Bengal                                 |
| 97        | National     |                | t6            | HARIBHANGA RIVER                           | West Bengal                                 |
| 97        | National     |                | 37            | HOGLA (HOGAL)- PATHANKHALI RIVER           | West Bengal                                 |
| 97        | National     | Waterway 97    | 9             | KALINDI (KALANDI) RIVER                    | West .Sengal                                |
| 97        | National     |                | 22            | KATAKHALI RIVER                            | West l3engal                                |
| 97        | National     |                | 99            | MATLA RIVER                                | West llengal                                |
| 97        | National     |                | 28            | MURI GANGA (BARATALA) RIVER                | West llengal                                |
| 97        | National     |                | s3            | RAIMANGAL RIVER                            | West Ilengal                                |
| 97        | National     |                | t4            | SAHIBKHALI (SAHEBKI-IALI) RIVER            | West Ilengal                                |
| 97        | National     |                | )l            | SAPTAMUKHI RIVER                           | West f]engal                                |
| 97        | National     |                | 64            | .fHAKUI{RAN RIVER                          | West llengal                                |
| 98        | Na onal      | Waterway 98    | 377           | SUTLEJ RIVER                               | Himachal Pradesh & PLrnlab                  |
| 99        | National     | Waterway 99    | 62            | TAMARAPARANI RIVER                         | Tamil Nadu                                  |
| 100       | National r00 | Waterway       | 436           | TAPI RIVER                                 | Mahar:rshtra & Guj arat                     |
| l0l       | National l0l | Waterway       | 42            | TIZU. ZUNGKI RIVERS                        | Nagaland                                    |

| SI. No.   | National Waterway No.   | Length (km)   | Details of Watenvays               | STATES                                |
|-----------|-------------------------|---------------|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| r02       | National Waterway 102   | 87            | TLWANCJ (DHALESWARI RIVER)         | Assam & Mizoran-r                     |
| l0:i      | National Waterway 103   | /-)           | TONS RIVBR                         | Uttar Pradesh                         |
| 104       | National Waterway 104   | 232           | TtrTliGA B I{ADRA RIV ER           | Karnataka, Telangana & Andhra Pradesh |
| 105       | National Waterway 105   | 15            | LJDAYAVARA RIVEI{                  | Karnataka                             |
| 106       | National Waterway 106   | 20            | uMNGO.['(DAWKT) RIVER              | Meghalaya                             |
| 107       | National Waterway t07   | 46            | VAIGAI RIVER                       | TamilNadu                             |
| 108       | National Waterway 108   | 53            | VARLTNA ITIVER                     | Uttar Pradesh                         |
| 109       | National Waterway 109   | r66           | WAINGANGA - PRANAHITA RIVER SYSTEM | Maharashtra &Telan gana               |
| 110       | National Waterway u0    | I 080         | YAMUNA RIVER                       | Dellii, Haryana & Uttar Pradesh       |
| il1       | National Waterway lll   | 50            | ZUARI RIVER                        | Goa                                   |
|           |                         | 20162.5       |                                    |                                       |

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