Lok Sabha Question No. 709 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-07
Subject: Navigable Waterways
Ministry: SHIPPING
Asked by: POONAM  MAHAJAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SHIPPING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 709 To BE ANSWERED  oN 7" FEBUARY,  2019

## NAVIGABLE WATERWAYS

## 709 SHRIMATI  POONAM MAHAJAN:

Will the Minister  of SHIPPING  be pleased to state' drd  qftd-{r  d4

- (a)  whether certain inland waterways  projects have been sanctioned  Lry the Government  in Maharashtra;
- (b)  if so, the details thereof and the number of navigable waterways  identified by the Government for commercial transportation  in the State and the nurnber  of MoUs signed with ports trusts and comPanies;
- (c) the funds sanctioned by the Government for the said projects; and
- (d)  the details of cargo handled through  inland waterways during e,ach of the last three years, State-wise including Maharashtra?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY  OF SHIPPITIG (sHRl PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)

(a) to (c) To promote lnland Water Transport in the country, 111 (including 5 existing and iOo new; National Waterways  (NWs) spread over24 states have been declared under the National  Waterways Act, 2016.15 NWs are in the State of Maharashtra ils at Annex-1.

Directions  have been issued by the Ministry of Shipping  on 18.0'4.2018 under Section 111 of the Major  port  Trusts Act, 1963 to five major port trusts to undertake  development of National  Waterways  allocated to each of them through release of grants by lnland Waterways Authority of lndia (lwAl). Accordingly, development  of 11 NWs in tlre Maharashtra  have been allocated to Jawaharlal  Nehru Port Trust (JNPT). Details of these NWs are at Annex-2.

The development of National  Wateruuays is undertaken  through Gross Budgetary Support (GBS), Extra Budgetary Resources  (EBRs) and multilateral assistance  provided by the Government  to lWAl. fhe details of funds provided since 2015-16 for implementation of developmental works on NWs and preparation of feasibility studies and detailed  project reports, including the NWs in Maharashtra are tabulated below:

## (Rs. in crore)

| Year      | BE                               | RE                            |
|-----------|----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| 2015-16   | 300.00 (Grants)                  | 298 72 (Grants)               |
| 2016- 17  | BE 350.00 (Grants) + 340(EBRs)-  | 303.00 (Grants) + EBRs 340.00 |
| 2017 - 18 | 228.00 (Grants) + 660.00 (EBRs)- | 335.32 (Grants)+ EBRs 660'oo  |
| 2018 -1 9 | 399.75(Grants)                   | 780.29 (Grants)               |

## List of National  waterwavs in the state of Maharashtra

| National WaterwaY                                                                                                |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| National WaterwaYs-4 Krishna - Godavari including Kakinada and Eluru canal and North and South Buckinqham canals |
| Amba (NW-10)                                                                                                     |
| OaOfrot Creef- Vashishti River (NW-28)                                                                           |
| ffindalikaRiver (NW-85)                                                                                          |
| Sairrtri (Bankot Creek) (NW-89)                                                                                  |
| Kdyan -ffirway - Vasai Creek -Ulhas River (NW-53)                                                                |
| Narmada (NW-73)                                                                                                  |
| Tapi (NW-100)                                                                                                    |
| Sfiashtr'r Rrver-Jaigad Creek (NW-g1 )                                                                           |
| Rajpuri Creek (NW-83)                                                                                            |
| Rrunawati-Aran (NW-1 1 )                                                                                         |
| Walnganga- Pranahita (NW-1 09)                                                                                   |
| Nag (NW-72)                                                                                                      |
| Maniara (NW-70)                                                                                                  |
| Panganga-Ward ha (NW-78)                                                                                         |

Annex-2

## List of National Waterwavs  allocated for development  to Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT)

|   Sl. No. | NWs Number   | Name of Waterways                                    |   Distance (Km.) | Remarks                                                                  |
|-----------|--------------|------------------------------------------------------|------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | NW-10        | Amba River                                           |               45 | DF'R under Preparation                                                   |
|         2 | NW-11        | Arunavati - Aran River                               |               98 | Feasibility Reports be nq finalized                                      |
|         3 | NW-28        | Dabhol Creek - Vashisti River                        |               45 | DF'R under Prr:paration                                                  |
|         4 | NW-53        | Kalyan-Thane-Mumbai Waterway Vasai Creek Ulhas River |              145 | DF'R under consideration. Being prerpared by Thane Municipal Corporation |
|         5 | NW-70        | Manjara River                                        |              242 | Feasibility Reports be nq finalized                                      |
|         6 | NW-72        | Nag River                                            |               60 | Feasibility Reports be nq finalized                                      |
|         7 | NW_78        | Penganga-Wardha River                                |              265 | Feasibility Reports bernq finalized                                      |
|         8 | NW-85        | Revdanda Creek - Kundalika River                     |               31 | DF'R under Preparation                                                   |
|         9 | NW_89        | Bankot Creek - Savitri River                         |               46 | DF'R under Preparation                                                   |
|        10 | NW-100       | Tapi River                                           |              436 | DF'R under Preparation                                                   |
|        11 | NW-109       | Wainganga-Pranahita River                            |              164 | Feasibility Reports be ng finalized                                      |

## Carqo transported  on National  Wate

## Annex-3

## (in Million  Tonnes)

| YEAR     | NW.1   |   NW-2 |   NW-3 | NWs in Goa#   | NWs in Maharashtr a#   | NWs in Gujarat #   | Total   |
|----------|--------|--------|--------|---------------|------------------------|--------------------|---------|
| 2014-15  | s.05   |   0.52 |  97    |               |                        |                    | 654     |
| 2015-16  | 624    |  60    |   1.06 |               |                        |                    | 7.90    |
| 2016-17  | 4.62   |   0.61 | 103    | 15 65         | 33.29                  | NA                 | 55 20   |
| 2017 -18 | 548    |   0.56 |  42    | 1 1.09        | 25.96                  | 11.52              | 55.03   |

# lnland Waterways in Goa, Maharashtra  and Gujarat declared as  "National Watenruays" on 12th April, 2016.