Lok Sabha Question No. 2724 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-27
Subject: Jal Marg Vikas Projects
Ministry: SHIPPING
Asked by: SUDHEER GUPTA, ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE, T. RADHAKRISHNAN, VIJAY KUMAR S.R., KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH, S. RAJENDRAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SHIPPING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 2724 TO BE ANSWERED  ON 27TH DECEMBER,  2018

## JAL MARG VIKAS PROJECTS

2724. SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

SHRI ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN:

SHRI T. RADHAKRISHNAN:

SFIRI S. R. VIJAYAKUMAR,

KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH:

SHRI S. RAJENDRAN:

Will the Minister of SHIPPING be pleased to state:

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- (a) the present status of implementation  of Jal Marg Vikas Project (JMVF');
- (b) the number of inland  wateruays that are functional in the country as on date;
- (c) whether the World Bank has economically  analyzed JMVP and if so, the outcome  thereof;
- (d) whether it has been pointed out in the said analysis regarding employrnent generation in the shipping sector of the country and if so, the details thereofi
- (e) the number of projects running under JMVP along with the tinreframe fixed by the Government for its completion,  pro.lect-wise;  and
- (0 the steps taken/ being taken by the Government to execute  prolects thereunder in a time bound manner?

## ANSWER

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

(a), (c) to (f): The lnland Waterways Authority of lndia (lWAl) is implementing the Jal Marg Vikas Project (JMVP) at a cost of Rs. 5369.18 crore for capacity augmentation of navigation  on National Waterway-1  (NW-1) on the Haldia  -  Varanasi stretch of Ganga-Bhagirathi-Hooghly River system with the technical and financial  assistance of the World  Bank. Projects worth Rs. 1800 crore (approx.) have commenced on ground in a time period of threr: years after statutory clearances.  Details are at Annex.-1.

The Detailed Project  Report  (DPR) of the JMVP was finalized in consultation  with the World Bank. The DPR of JMVP indicates an Economic  lnternal  Rate of Returrt (EIRR)  of Return of 21.40%.

ItiSestimatedthatabout46,000directand84,O00indirectemploymentopportunitieswill begeneratedoncompletionofvariousongoingproiectsunderJMVP.

ToensurethattheprojectsundertheJMVParequalitativelyexecutedinatimebound manner,  lWAl has  put in ptace a structured "n'g"rnent'and monitoring  system  consisting  of two Technical  Support  s"r,rl"L  con.rltants  and six Pro.iect  lmplementation  Units at the  pro'iect sites;  and a Project  vr"nag"-;ent  Unit at the lwnl Hei  Office' all staffed  with^competent  and experienced  professionals."T;; ;;;r".. of execution  of JMVP is regularly  reviewed  at varrous levels within  lWAl and the Government'

- (b):ThedetailsofNationalWaterwayswhichareoperationalinthecountryatpresentareat Annex.-ll.

## 30.1 1 .2018

|      | Sub-project                                                 |                 | Status of imPlementation                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1. I | Fairway DeveloPment                                         | March, 2023     | ffif LerastAssured DePth (LAD) on the stretch between [ar1t<Xa a1! kanaigaon (146 kms) through Performance AaseJ Assured Dredging was awarded on 09.04.2018 and the r,vork commenced' Tenders for Provision o1 LAD on the ani-Varanasi stretch are in |
| Z    | Tconstruction of Phase-l of multimodal terminal at Varanasi |                 | The niulttmodal terminal r,vas inaugurated by Hon'ble Prime Minister on 12'11'2018'                                                                                                                                                                   |
|      | of Phase-l of the ,rfti*oOrl terminal i iit'inl'nl.i I      | I May, 2019 I I | . Date of award of work: ?'7 '10'2016' . Cost at which awarded: Rs'280'90 . Terminal CaPacitY'.2.24 MPTA . Start date of the project: November' . Physical Progress: 54.81% . Financial progress: Rs"l43'33 crore'                                    |
|      | eonstruction of multi- modal terminal at Haldia.            | December, 2019  | . Date of award of work: 30'06'2017' Cost at which awarded: Rs'517'36 crore' Terminal CaPacitY: 3.18 MPTA Start date of the project July, 2017' Physical Progress: 22'43% . Financial Progress: Rs 75'24 crore' a a a a                               |
| S.   | T uctlon of intermodal terminal at L-w!ql-                  |                 | fender p-rocess for award of work is in progress'                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 6.   | Construction of intermodal terminal at I Construction       |                 | @ard'rf work is in Progress'                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
|      | navigational lock at Farakka.                               | une' 2019       | . Date of award of work: 24'11'2016 . Cost at which awarded Rs'359'19 crore' o Date of commencemertt of work: December' 2016. . Physical Progress: 27 'll7Yo' o Financial progress: Rs f3.'42.-ct -o-re'                                              |
|      | f ntegrated Vessel Repair & Maintenance                     |                 | are under finalization' iffiptexes are at Gaighat iprtrri and Sahibganj' trraft Project Reports                                                                                                                                                       |
|      | ilonstruction of Ro-                                        |                 | DP€- ale under finalizration'                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
|      | Vessel Procurement                                          | March,2020      | The process for proculemgnt qf lyi^-l.ll, oroo"it"O Cutter Sudion Dredgers is underuvay                                                                                                                                                               |
|      | Gnd Acquisition and                                         | March, 19       | t-ruMr H"ldi4jlglqj of lancl in the Haldia                                                                                                                                                                                                            |

| R&R/RAP   | Dock Complex have been taken on 3O-year lease from the Kolkata Port Trust on payment of Rs.40.22 crore as one-time premium. 2. MMT Varanasi: 5.586 ha of land for Phase- I (A) of the Terminal was acquired. Acquisition process for 1.415 ha. of land for road connectivity has been completed. 3. Navigation Lock at Farakka: 14.86 ha of land transferred from Farakka Barrage Project (FBP) to lWAl, Ministry of Shipping. Rs.2.36   |
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## National  Waterwavs  - OPerational

| sl. No.   | National WaterwaY (NW) No'                                                                                                                                                               | Length (km)   | Location (S)                                           |
|-----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
| 1.        | NW-1: Ganga-Bhagirathi-Hooghly River System (Haldia - Allahabad)                                                                                                                         | 1620          | Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand' West Bengal           |
| 2.        | NW.Z grahmaPutra River (Dhubri -                                                                                                                                                         | 891           | Assam                                                  |
| 3.        | f,ttnt+ West Coast Canal (Kottapuram - Kollam), Champakara and Udyogmandal Canals                                                                                                        | 205           | Kerala                                                 |
| 4.        | @lopment of the stretch MuktiyalatoVijYr@                                                                                                                                                | 82            | Andhra Pradesh                                         |
| : 9 t'    | Waterways in Maharashtra I it ttw-to (Amba River) i iiy ruw-e3 (Rajpuri creek) I iiil r.rw as (nevaoanda creek - Kundalika I RiverSYstem) iv) NW-91 lSfrastri river-Jaigad creek system) | 45 31 31 52   | Maharashtra                                            |
| 9. 10.    | ttational WaterwaYs in Goa NW-68 - Mandovi - Usgaon Bridge to Arabian Sea (41 km) NW-111 - Zuari- Sanvordem Bridge to Marmugao Port (50 km)'                                             | 41 50         | Goa                                                    |
| 'i.1. 12. | f.fationat WaterwaYs in Gujarat NW-73- Narmada river- NW-100- TaPi river                                                                                                                 | 226 436       | Gujarat &Maharastra                                    |
| 13.       | Sunderbans Namkhana to Bengal. WaterwaYs AtharaBankiKhal (NW-e7): in West                                                                                                                | 172           | West Bengal (tirrough lndo- Bangladesh Protocol Route) |