Lok Sabha Question No. 3823 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-03
Subject: Integrated National Waterways Transportation Grid
Ministry: SHIPPING
Asked by: MAUSAM NOOR

## COVERNMENT  OF INDIA MINISTIIY OI] SHIPPINC

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUBSTION  NO. 3823 To BE ANSwERED oN 3*'JANUARY,  2ol9

## INTEGRATED NATIONAL  WATE,RWAYS TRANSPORTATION  GRID

## 3823. SHRIMATI MAUSAM NOOR:

Willthe Ministerof SHIPPINC be pleased to state:

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- (a)  whether the Government  has a broader policy in place for the developmenl  and augmentation of inland waterways for commercial  pLrrposes  and to achieve cost effective logi:;tics requirements  and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether  the Government  has given in-principle  approval for an Integrated National Waterways Transportation  Crid; and
- (c)  if so, the details thereof  along with such pro.jects which have been earmarlled  for waterways  in West Bengal?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (c) On the policy regarding developmerrt  of National Waterways, the Covernment  is guided by the Inland Waterways Authority  of India Act. 1985 and the National Waterways Act, 2016. A list of I ll  National Waterways  (includirrg  5 existing and 106 new) declared  by National Waterways Act, 2016, their location  and length including  the National Waterways in West Bengal is at Annex.

- (b)  A proposal to irnplerrent a project  for setting  r"rp of an Integrated  National  \Vaterways  Transport Cird (INWTG) at an estimated  cost of Rs. 22,163 crore was formulated  based ott the report prepared by M/s RITES Ltd. However, since the Inland Waterways  Authority  of India (lWAl) is already undertaking  the sub-cornponents of INWTG on National Waterways-l  to 5 including the Jal Marg Vikas Project related to NW-1, through bLrdgetary  sLrpport and external aid through multi-lateral funding, it was decided that the proposal of INWTG as a comprehensive project may not be pursued turther.

## Annexure

List of I I I National Waterways declared through National  Waterways  Act, 2016 enacted  on 12.04.2016).

| sl. No.   | National Waterway No.   | Length (km)   | Details of Watenvays                                                                                       | STATES                                                                                     |
|-----------|-------------------------|---------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| I         | National Waterway I     | 1620          | Canga-Bhagi rath i-Hoogh ly R i ver System (Haldia - Allahabad)                                            | Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand & West Bengal                                              |
| 2         | National Waterwav 2     | 891           | Brahmaputra River (Dhubri Sadiya)                                                                          | Assam                                                                                      |
| J         | National Waterrvay 3    | 20s           | West Coast Canal (Kottapurarn - Kollarn), Champakara and Udyogmandal Canals                                | Kerala                                                                                     |
| J         | National Waterrvay 3    | 170           | West Coast Canal (Kottapuram - Kozhikode)                                                                  | Kerala                                                                                     |
| 4         | National Waterway 4     | 50            | Kakinada Canal (Kakinada to Raiahmundry)                                                                   | Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Pondichery and Maharashtra |
| 4         | National Waterway 4     | t7t           | Godavari river (Bhadrachalam to Raiahrnundry)                                                              | Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Pondichery and Maharashtra |
| 4         | National Waterway 4     | r39           | Eluru Canal (Rajahmundry to Vilayawada)                                                                    | Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Pondichery and Maharashtra |
| 4         | National Waterway 4     | 157           | Krishna river (Wazirabad to Viiayawada)                                                                    | Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Pondichery and Maharashtra |
| 4         | National Waterway 4     | lt3           | Commamur Canal (Vijayawada to Peddasaniam)                                                                 | Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Pondichery and Maharashtra |
| 4         | National Waterway 4     | 3r6           | North Buckingham Canal (Peddaganjam to Central Station of Chennai)                                         | Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Pondichery and Maharashtra |
| 4         | National Waterway 4     | lt0           | South Buckingham canal (Central Station of Chennai to Marakanam)                                           | Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Pondichery and Maharashtra |
| 4         | National Waterway 4     | 22            | Marakanam to Puducherry through Kaluvelly tank                                                             | Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Pondichery and Maharashtra |
| 4         | National Waterway 4     | 1202          | River Godavari (Bhadrachalam - Nashik)                                                                     | Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Pondichery and Maharashtra |
| 4         | National Waterway 4     | 636           | River Krishna (Wazirabad - Galagali)                                                                       | Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Pondichery and Maharashtra |
| 5         | National Waterway 5     | 2s6           | East Coast Canal and Matai river                                                                           | Odisha and West Bengal                                                                     |
| 5         | National Waterway 5     | 265           | Brahrnan i- Kharsua-Dhamra ri vers                                                                         | Odisha and West Bengal                                                                     |
| 5         | National Waterway 5     | 6l            | Mahanadi delta rivers (Consisting of Hansua river, Nunanala, Gobrinala. Kharnasi river and Mahanadi river) | Odisha and West Bengal                                                                     |
| 6         | National Waterway 6     | 68            | Aai River                                                                                                  | Assam                                                                                      |
| 7         | National Waterway 7     | 90            | Ajoy (A.iay) River                                                                                         | West Bengal                                                                                |
| 8         | National Waterway 8     | 29            | Alappuzha- Changanassery Canal                                                                             | Kerala                                                                                     |

| sl. No.   | National Waterway No.      | Length (km)   | Details of Waterways                              | STATBS                          |
|-----------|----------------------------|---------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| 9         | National Waterway 9        | 40            | Alappuzha- Kottayam Athirampr-rzha Canal          | Kerala Alternate route: I l.5km |
| 0         | Nat ona Waterrvav 0        | 45            | Arnba River                                       | Maharashtra                     |
| I         | Nat ona Waterway I         | 99            | Arunawati - Aran River System                     | Maharashtra                     |
| 2         | Nat ona Waterway 2         | 5.5           | Asi River                                         | Uttar Pradesli                  |
| J         | Nat ona Waterwav J         | ll            | Avm Canal                                         | Kerala & Tamil Nadu             |
| t4        | Nat ona Watervvav 4        | 48            | Baitarni River                                    | Odisha                          |
| l5        | National Waterway 15       | 135           | Bakreswar - Mayurakshi River System               | West Bengal                     |
| t6        | National Waterway l6       | t2t           | Barak Rivcr                                       | Assam                           |
| t7        | National Waterway l7       | r89           | Beas River                                        | Himachal Pradesh & Puniab       |
| r8        | Nat onal Waterway l8       | 69            | Beki River                                        | Assam                           |
| l9        | onal Waterway l9           | 67            | Betwa River                                       | Uttar Pradesh                   |
| 20        | Nat onal Waterway 20       | 95            | Bhavani River                                     | TamilNadu                       |
| 2t        | National Waterway 2l       | 139           | Bheenra [(iver                                    | Karnataka & Telangana           |
| 22        | National Waterway 22       | rs6           | Birr"rpa - llacliGenguti - Brahmani River Systcrr | Odisha                          |
| 23        | National Waterway 23       | 56            | BudhaBalanga                                      | Odisha                          |
| 24        | National Waterway 24       | 6l            | Chambal River                                     | Uttar Pradesh                   |
| 25        | National Waterway 25       | JJ            | Chapora River                                     | Goa                             |
| 26        | National Waterway 26       | 5l            | Chenab River                                      | Jammu & Kashmir                 |
| 2l        | National Waterway 27       | t7            | Cumberjua River                                   | Goa                             |
| 28        | National Waterway 28       | 45            | Dabhol Creck -Vashishti River Svstem              | Maharashtra                     |
| 29        | National Waterway 29       | t32           | Damodar [{iver                                    | West Bengal                     |
| 30        | National Waterway 30       | r09           | Dehing River                                      | Assam                           |
| 3l        | National Waterway 3 | | t4            | Dhansiri / Chathe                                 | Assam                           |
| )Z        | National Waterway 32       | 63            | Dikhu River                                       | Assam                           |
| JJ        | National Waterway 33       | 6l            | Doyans River                                      | Assam                           |
| 34        | National Waterway 34       | 137           | Dvc Canal                                         | West Bengal                     |
| 35        | National Waterway 35       | r08           | Dwarekeswar River                                 | West Bengal                     |
| 36        | National Waterway 36       | l19           | Dwarka River                                      | West Bengal                     |
| il        | National Waterway 37       | 296           | Gandak River                                      | Bihar & Uttar Pradesh           |
| 38        | National Waterway 38       | 62            | Cangadhar I{iver                                  | Assam & West Bengal             |
| 39        | National Waterway 39       | 49            | Canol River                                       | Meghalaya                       |
| 40        | National Waterway 40       | 354           | Ghaghra River                                     | Bihar & Uttar Pradesh           |
| 4t        | Nat onal Waterway 4l       | |2       | Ghataprabha River                                 | Karnataka                       |
| 42        | Nat onal Waterway 42       | 514           | Gomti River                                       | Uttar Pradesh                   |

| sl. No.   | National Waterway No.   | National Waterway No.   | Lcngth (knr)   | Details of Waterways                                               | STATES                      |
|-----------|-------------------------|-------------------------|----------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
| 43        | National                | Waterway 43             | l0             | Gurupur River                                                      | Karnataka                   |
| 44        | National                | Waterway 44             | 63             | Ichamati River                                                     | West Bengal                 |
| 45        | National                | Waterway 45             | 650            | Indira Gandhi Canal                                                | Punjab , Haryana &Raiashtan |
| 46        | National                | Waterway 46             | 35             | Indus River                                                        | Jamrnu & Kashntir           |
| 47        | National                | Waterway 47             | r3r            | Jalangi River                                                      | West Bengal                 |
| 48        | National                | Waterway 48             | 590            | Jawai-Luni-Rann Of Kutch River Systern                             | Cu.iarat & Ra.iasthan       |
| 49        | Nat onal                | Waterway 49             | ll0            | Jhelum River                                                       | .larnmu & Kashntir          |
| 50        | Nat onal                | Waterway 50             | 43             | Jinjiram River                                                     | Assarn & Meghalaya          |
| 5l        | Nat onal                | Waterway 5l             | z-)            | Kabini River                                                       | Karnataka                   |
| 52        | National                | Waterway 52             | 53             | Kali River                                                         | Karnataka                   |
| 53        | National                | Waterway 53             | 145            | Kalyan-Thane-M um bai Waterway, Vasai Creek And Ulhas River System | Maharashtra                 |
| 54        | National                | Waterway 54             | 86             | Karamnasa River                                                    | Bihar & Uttar Pradesh       |
| 55        | Nationa                 | Waterway 55             | 3ll            | Kaveri - Kollidarn River Svstem                                    | TamilNadu                   |
| 56        | Nationa                 | Waterway 56             | 22             | Kherkai River                                                      | Jharkhand                   |
| 57        | Natiorra                | Waterwav 57             | 50             | Kopili River                                                       | Assam                       |
| 58        | Nationa                 | Waterwav 5B             | 236            | Kosi River                                                         | Bihar                       |
| 59        | Natiorral               | Waterway 59             | t9             | Kottayam-Vai ko rr Canal                                           | Kerala                      |
| 60        | National                | Waterway 60             | 80             | Kumari River                                                       | West Bengal                 |
| 6l        | National                | Waterway 6l             | 28             | Kynshi River                                                       | Meghalaya                   |
| 62        | National                | Waterway 62             | 86             | Lohit River                                                        | Assam & Arunachal Pradesh   |
| 63        | Nat ona                 | Waterway 63             | JJO            | Luni River                                                         | Rajasthan                   |
| 64        | Nat ona                 | Waterway 64             | 426            | Mahanadi River                                                     | Oclisha                     |
| 65        | Nat ona                 | Waterway 65             | 80             | Mahananda River                                                    | West Bengal                 |
| 66        | Nationa                 | Waterway 66             | 247            | Mahi River                                                         | Gujarat                     |
| 67        | Nationa                 | Waterway 67             | 94             | Malaprabha River                                                   | Karnataka                   |
| 68        | Nationa                 | Waterway 68             | 4t             | Mandovi River                                                      | Goa                         |
| 69        | Nationa                 | Waterway 69             | 5              | ManimutharLr River                                                 | Tamil NadLr                 |
| 70        | National                | Waterway 70             | 245            | Manjara River                                                      | Maharashtra & Telangana     |
| 71        | National                | Waterway 7l             | 27             | Mapusa / Moide River                                               | Goa                         |
| 72        | National                | Waterway 72             | 59             | Nag River                                                          | Maharashtra                 |
| t)        | National                | Waterway 73             | 226            | Narmada River                                                      | Maharashtra & Cuiarat       |
| 74        | Nat onal                | Waterway 74             | 79             | Netravathi River                                                   | Karnataka                   |
| 75        | Nat onal                | Waterway 75             | 142            | Palar River                                                        | Tarnil Nadu                 |
| 76        | National                | Waterway 76             | 23             | Panchagangaval i (Panchagangol i) River                            | Karnataka                   |
| 77        | National                | Waterway 77             | 20             | Pazhyar River                                                      | Tarnil Nadu                 |

| sl. No.   | National Waterway No.   | Length (km)   | Details of Watcrways                      | STATES                                     |
|-----------|-------------------------|---------------|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| 78        | National Waterway 78    | 262           | Penganaga - Wardha River System           | Maharashtra & Telangana                    |
| 79        | National Waterway 79    | 28            | Pennar River                              | Andhra Pradesh                             |
| 80        | Natiorral Waterway 80   | 126           | Ponniyar River                            | TamilNadu                                  |
| 8l        | Natiorral Waterway 8l   | 35            | Punpurt River                             | Bihar                                      |
| 82        | National Waterway 82    | 58            | Puthirrari River                          | Assam                                      |
| 83        | National Waterway 83    | 3l            | RajpLrri Creek                            | Maharashtra                                |
| 84        | National Waterway 84    | 44            | Ravi River                                | Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh & Puniab |
| 85        | National Waterway 85    | 3l            | Revadanda Creek - Kundalika River Systern | Maharashtra                                |
| 86        | National Waterway 86    | 72            | Rupnarayan River                          | West Bengal                                |
| 81        | Nationa Waterway 87     | 2t0           | Sabarmati River                           | CLr jarat                                  |
| 88        | Nationa Waterway 88     | t4            | Sal River                                 | Goa                                        |
| 89        | Nat ona Waterway 89     | 45            | Savitri River (Bankot Creek)              | Maharaslttra                               |
| 90        | Nationa Waterway 90     | 29            | Sharavati I{iver                          | Karnataka                                  |
| 9l        | 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                           | Assam                                      |
| 96        | Natiorral Waterway 96   | 3il           | Subarnrekha River                         | Jharkhand, West Bengal & Odisha            |
| 97        | National WaterwaY 97    | 172           | Sunderbans WaterwaY                       | West Bengal                                |
| 97        | National WaterwaY 97    | 56            | Bidya River                               | West Bengal                                |
| 97        | National WaterwaY 97    | t5            | ChhotaKalagachi (ChhotoKalergachi) River  | West Bengal                                |
| 97        | National WaterwaY 97    | 7             | Gomar River                               | West Benga                                 |
| 97        | National WaterwaY 97    | t6            | Haribhanga River                          | West Benga                                 |
| 97        | National WaterwaY 97    | 37            | Hogla (Hogal)-Pathankhal i River          | West Benga                                 |
| 97        | National WaterwaY 97    | 9             | Kalindi (Kalandi) River                   | West Benga                                 |
| 97        | National WaterwaY 97    | 22            | Katal<hali River                          | w":l_Pggq                                  |
| 97        | National WaterwaY 97    | 99            | Matla River                               | West Benga                                 |
| 97        | National WaterwaY 97    | 28            | Muri Ganga (Baratala) River               | West Benga                                 |
| 97        | National WaterwaY 97    | 53            | Raimangal River                           | West Benga                                 |
| 97        | National WaterwaY 97    | l4            | Sahibkhali (Sahebkhali) River             | West Benga                                 |
| 97        | National WaterwaY 97    | )l            | Saptarnukhi River                         | West Benga                                 |
| 97        | National WaterwaY 97    | 64            | ThakLrrrart River                         | West Benga                                 |
| 98        | National Waterway 98    | 377           | Sutlej River                              | Himachal Pradesh & Puniab                  |
| 99        | National Waterway 99    | 62            | Tamaraparani River                        | TamilNadu                                  |
| r00       | National WaterwaY 100   | 436           | Tapi River                                | Maharashtra &                              |

| sl. No.   | National WaterwaY No.   | Length (km)   | Details of WaterwaYs               | STATES                                |
|-----------|-------------------------|---------------|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|           |                         |               |                                    | Cujarat                               |
| l0l       | National Waterway l0l   | A ''l AL      | Tizu - Zungki Rivers               | Nagaland                              |
| 102       | National Waterway 102   | 8l            | Tlwang (Dhaleswari River)          | Assam & Mizorarn                      |
| 103       | National Waterway 103   | l-)           | Tons River                         | Uttar Pradesh                         |
| 104       | National WaterwaY 104   | 1.) Z         | Tungabhadra River                  | Karnataka, Telangana & Andhra Pradesh |
| 105       | National WaterwaY 05    | l5            | Udayavara River                    | Karnataka                             |
| 106       | National Waterway 06    | 20            | Umngot (Dawki) River               | Meghalaya                             |
| 107       | National WaterwaY 01    | 46            | Vaigai River                       | TamilNadu                             |
| 108       | National WaterwaY 08    | 53            | Varuna River                       | Uttar Pradesh                         |
| r09       | National WaterwaYl09    | 166           | Wainganga - Pranahita River System | Maharashtra &Telangana                |
| 110       | National Waterway I 10  | I 080         | Yamuna River                       | Delhi, Haryana & Uttar Pradesh        |
| 1il       | National WaterwaY ll I  | 50            | Zuari River                        | Goa                                   |
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