Lok Sabha Question No. 2802 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-05
Subject: Development of Waterways
Ministry: SHIPPING
Asked by: Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu

## GOVERNMENT  OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SHIPPING

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 2802

TO BE ANSWERED  ON 5I DECEMBER, 2019

## DEVELOPMENT  OF WATERWAYS

## 2802,  SHRI LAVU SRI KRISHNA DEVARAYALU

Will the Minister of SHIPPING be pleased to state: qlT qF.{{a ri*

- (a) whether the Government  has taken steps to develop 36 waterways  in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with lhe wateruays that have been identified;
- (c)  whether any stretches from Andhra  Pradesh and Telangana  have been identified' and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not' the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINIS IER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE)  FOR SHIPPING (SHRI MANSUKH MANDAVIYA)

- (a)&(b)Basedontheoutcomeoftechno-economicFeasibilityStudy(FS)andDetailedProject Reports(DPRS)preparedforl06newNationalWateMays(NWs)'technicalinterventionshavebeen plannedforSafenavigatlonandShippingontechnicallyviableNWsbythelnlandWateMaysAuthority oflndia(lWAl)-ASpertheFS/DPRscompletedSofarforthenewNWs,36NWshavebeenfoundto betechnicallyViableaSperdetailsatAnnex,landdevelopmentactivitieShavebeeninitiatedonl0 viableNWsvizNW-9,NW-16,NW-27'NW-37'NW-40'NW-58'NW-68'NW-86'NW-97andNW-111
- (c) & (d) Seven rivers passrng  through  the States  of Andhra Pradesh  & Telangana have been declaredasNationalWaterways(NWs)andoneexistingNationalWaterway.4hasbeenextended vide The National waterways Act, 2016 for shipping and navigation as  per details at Annex-2' FairwaydevelopmentWorksinVijayawada-MuktyalastretchofriverKrishna(partofNW.4)has commenced at a cost of Rs 96 crore'

## LIST OF 36 NATIONAL  WATERWAYS

| sl. No.   | River/Canal (l!W!)                                          | States                           | Lensth (km)   |
|-----------|-------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|---------------|
|           | qEaglEA ElyE8fNly-4q                                        | U P & Bihar                      | 354           |
| 1         | KOS| RIVER (NW-58                                      | Bihar                            | 236           |
| 2 3       | GANDW                                                       | Bihar & U.P                      | 296           |
| 4         | SUNoTnSANS wATERWAY NlYlZL                                  | West Benqal                      | 201           |
| 5         | - CUMBERJUA RIVER Nlyz                                      | Goa                              | 17            |
| 6         | MANpOVI RIVER (NW-qg)                                       | Goa                              | 41            |
| 7         | zuARl RIVER (NW-111                                         | Goa                              | 50            |
| B         | BARAI( Blvqe (Ny1L19I_                                      | Assam                            | 121           |
| I         | ___ RUPNARAYAN RIVER (NW _BQ                                | wes! Qerygl                      | 45            |
| 10        | suBANSIRl RIVER (NW-                                        | 4sgqu                            | 106           |
| 11        | BI/EBfryW 1_A)                                              | Odisha --                        | 4B            |
| 12        | EAIIABN! MAHANADI -LUN4_8IyEB,(NW-64) _                     | -oAishr-                         | 9B            |
| '13       | AMBA RIVER (NW-1qI_-                                        | Maharashtra                      | 45            |
| 14        | NTVNONruDA CREEK - KUNDALIKA RIVER (NW-85)                  | Mahqqg!!1_q__                    | 31            |
| '15       | MAHr RIVER (NW-66L__                                        | Gujarat                          | 247           |
| 16        | NARMADA RIVER (NW-7                                         | __ Gujarat & Maharashtra         | 226           |
| 17        | TAPI RIVER (NW-1                                            | Guiarat                          | 173           |
| 18        | s u BAR NARE KHA R lvE8lllw-eql_                            | Odisha                           |               |
| 19        | AJOY (AJAN RIVER (NW-7)                                     | West                             | 19            |
| 20        | TCHAMATI RIVER (NW44                                        | West Benqal                      | 63            |
| 21        | KABTNI RIVER (NW-51                                         | Karnataka                        | 23            |
| 22        | c H AP o Ra8!YE8_N uL?5L                                    | Goa                              | 25            |
| 23        | _ __ DABHOL CREEK - VASHISHTI RIVER -2                      | Maharashtra                      | 45            |
| 24        | MAPUSA - MOIDE RIVER (NW-71                                 | Goa                              | 27            |
| 25        | ffidnrrtfttlw                                               | __l4qh_Crasrtrg                  | 45            |
| 26        | GURUPUR RlvEElNWl!)                                         | Karnataka                        | 10            |
| 27        | _, ALAPPUZHA- CHANGANASSERY CANAL                           | Kerala                           | 29            |
| 28        | ALAPPUZHA- KOTTAYAM ATHIRAMPUZHA CANAL (NW_                 | Kerala                           | 52            |
| 29        | KqIIAY !&y lKQM c4l_\411\rwfe)                              | Kerala                           | 19            |
| 30        | Kalyan-Thane-Mumbai WaterwaY, Creek and Ulhas river (NW- 53 | Maharashtra                      | 145           |
| 31        | Tizu and Zungki rivelq (l!14l1!ll --                        | Naqaland                         | 42            |
| 32        | N ETRAVATH I R lv€ R_(N!y-n_                                | Karnataka                        | 30            |
| 33        | KALI RIVER (NW                                              | Karnataka                        | 53            |
| 34        | SHARAVATI RIVER NW:9aI-                                     | Karnataka                        | 29            |
| 35        | Yamuna NW-l1QI                                              | Delhi, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh | 1 089         |
| 36        | Jhelum NW                                                   | Jammu & Kashmir                  | 110           |

## Annex.  1

## Annex.  2

| Name of the Wa T1'                                                                                                                                                                                     | State                                                                                                 |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Bheema River (NW-21                                                                                                                                                                                    | :e!e!qe!g t Karnataka                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                        | -= Telangana & Mglglq9ltra                                                                            |
| Tungabhadra River (NW-1 04 4)                                                                                                                                                                          | - Andhra Pradesh & Karnataka                                                                          |
| - Wardha River ;yqlgm (r.J'WrB)                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                       |
| - Pranahita River - --- 1r syslgp (NW-'1ee)-                                                                                                                                                           | Telanqana & lVlaharashtra                                                                             |
| Kakinada-PuducherrY stret RajahmundrY stretch of river near village Galagali-W stretch of river Krishna (NW-4 ch of canals and the Nashik-Bhadrachalam- ver Godavari & bridge i-Wazi rabad-Vij aYawada | -reungana, - Andhra Pradeslr, Telangana' Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Maharashtra |
| Pen na r R ivellt',\4L29)                                                                                                                                                                              | Andhra F'radesh                                                                                       |
| fungabhadra River (NW-1 04                                                                                                                                                                             | Andhra PradeshJelangana & Karnataka                                                                   |