Lok Sabha Question No. 1419 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-26
Subject: Proposals for Waterways
Ministry: SHIPPING
Asked by: PARASURAMAN K.

## GOVERNMENT  OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SHIPPING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1419

TO BE ANSWERED  ON 26th JULY,2O1B

## PROPOSALS FOR WATERWAYS

## 1419. SHRI K. PARASURAMAN:

Will the Minister  of SHIPPING be pleased to state:

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- (a) the details of proposals under consideration  of the Government  for development  of waterways in the country;
- (b) whether  the Government  proposes to expedite  these proposals  in view of very low cost of transportation  through waterways; and
- (c) if so, the details  thereof and the future action  plan of the Government  in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a),(b)&  (c) 1 1 1 inland  wateMays (including  5 existing) have been declared . as 'National Waterways' (NWs) under the National Wateruuays Act, 2016 with effect from 12th April, 2016, after due consultations and recommendations  of the State Governments.  Reduced transportation cost is an important  factor among others for development of National waterways. As per RITES Report of 2014 on  "lntegrated National waterways Transportation Grid", the cost saving in transportation of goods through lnland Water Transport (lWT) mode is as under:-

| Mode             |   Railways |   Highways |   IWT |
|------------------|------------|------------|-------|
| Freight (Rs/TKm) |       1.36 |        250 |  1.06 |

NW-1 (River Ganga), NW-2 (River Brahmaputra)' NW-3 (West Coast Canal from Kottapuram to Kollam along with Udyogmandal and champakara  canals), NW-16 (River Barak),  NW-27, 68 and  '1 '1  1 (in Goa), NW-9 (in Kerala) and NW-97  are operational

Government  is implementing  the Jal Marg Vikas Project (JMVP) at a cost of Rs. 5369. i 8 crore for capacity  augmentation of navigation on the Haldia  -  Varanasi  stretch of NW-1 with the technical and financial assistance  of the World  Bank

Based on the feasibility  reports  completed so far, the lnland  Waterways Authority  of lndia has found 36 NWs to be technically viable for development  of shipping and navigation. Development  activities have been initiated on B NWs as per details at Annex.-|.  The status of DPRs for the remaining  28 NWs is at Annex  -ll.

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## List of 8 National Waterwavs taken up for dgvelopment

Annex-l

| National Waterways                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Status                                                                                                                                                                                |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1. River Barak (NW-16):                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Under Phase -1, the stretch between Silchar to Bhanga (71 km) has been taken up for development. Watenruay is operational with limited infrastructure facility.                       |
| 2. River Gandak (NW-37): Bhaisalotan Barrage near TriveniGhat to confluence with Ganga river at Hajipur (296 km)in Bihar and UP.                                                                                          | Development works commenced from Ganga confluence to Bagaha Bridge (250 km approx.) stretch of NW-37 under Phase-1.                                                                   |
| Waterways in Goa 3. NW-27-Cumberjua - confluence with Zuari to confluence with Mandovi river (17 km) 4. NW 68 Mandovi- Usgaon Bridge to Arabian Sea (41 km) 5. NW 111 - Zuari- Sanvordem Bridge to Marmugao Port (50 km). | Development works for expansion / setting up of floating jetties and upgradation/ installation of navigational aids is undenruay. NWs of Goa are operational.                         |
| 6. Alappuzha Kottayam Athirampuzha Canal (NW-g) :Boat Jetty, Alappuzha to Athirampuzha (38 km) in Kerala.                                                                                                                 | Development work in the Alappuzha - Kottayam stretch has commenced under Phase-1 for cargo movement. Watenruays are already operational for ferry services.                           |
| 7. River Rupnarayan (NW-86): Confluence of Dwarkeshwar and Silai rivers (Pratappur) to confluence with Hooghly river (Geonkhali) (72 km) in West Bengal.                                                                  | Approximately 34 kms between Geonkhali to Kolaghat stretch has been taken up for development under Phase-1.                                                                           |
| 8. Sunderbans Waterways (NW-97): Namkhana to AtharaBanki Khal & 13 connected rivers (654 km) in West Bengal.                                                                                                              | Phase-l development work of this watenrvay from Namkhana to Athara Banki Khal (172 km)has been taken up. Watenruay is already operational under lndo-Bangladesh Protocol (lBP) route. |

## Anngx-ll

| Status of Detailed. Proiect Reports (DPRs) of 28 NWs   | Status of Detailed. Proiect Reports (DPRs) of 28 NWs                  | Status of Detailed. Proiect Reports (DPRs) of 28 NWs   | Status of Detailed. Proiect Reports (DPRs) of 28 NWs   |
|--------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
| st. No.                                                | River/Canal (NW)                                                      | States                                                 | Length (km)                                            |
| DPRs receivecl                                         | DPRs receivecl                                                        | DPRs receivecl                                         | DPRs receivecl                                         |
| 1                                                      | GHAGHRA R|VER (NW-40)                                            | U.P & Bihar                                            | 354                                                    |
| 2                                                      | KOSr R|VER (NW-58)                                               | Bihar                                                  | 236                                                    |
| 3                                                      | suBANSrRt RTVER (NW-95)                                               | Assam                                                  | 106                                                    |
| 4                                                      | BATTARNt RTVER (NW-14)                                                | Odisha                                                 | 4B                                                     |
| 5                                                      | MAHANADT -LUNA RTVER (NW-64)                                          | Odisha                                                 | 9B                                                     |
| 6                                                      | AMBA R|VER (NW-10)                                               | Maharashtra                                            | 45                                                     |
| 7                                                      | REVADANDA CREEK - KUNDALIKA RrvER (NW-85)                             | Maharashtra                                            | 31                                                     |
| B                                                      | MAHr R|VER (NW-66)                                               | Gujarat                                                | 247                                                    |
| I                                                      | NARMADA RTVER (NW-73)                                                 | Gujarat & Maharashtra                                  | 226                                                    |
| 10                                                     | TAP| R|VER (NW-100)                                         | Gujarat                                                | 173                                                    |
| 11                                                     | SUBARNAREKHA RTVER (NW-96)                                            | Odisha                                                 | 30                                                     |
| 12                                                     | AJOY (AJAY) RTVER (NW-7)                                              | West Bengal                                            | 19                                                     |
| 13                                                     | TcHAMATT R|VER (NW-44)                                           | West Bengal                                            | 63                                                     |
| 14                                                     | KABTNT RTVER (NW-51)                                                  | Karnataka                                              | 23                                                     |
| 15                                                     | cHAPORA RTVER (NW-25)                                                 | Goa                                                    | 25                                                     |
| 16                                                     | DABHOL CREEK - VASHISHTI RIVER (NW-28)                                | Maharashtra                                            | 45                                                     |
| 17                                                     | MAPUSA - MOTDE RTVER (NW-71)                                          | Goa                                                    | 27                                                     |
| 1B                                                     | sAVrTRr R|VER (BANKOT CREEK) (NW- Be)                            | Maharashtra                                            | 45                                                     |
| 19                                                     | GURUPUR RTVER (NW-43)                                                 | Karnataka                                              | 10                                                     |
| 20                                                     | NETRAVATHT RTVER (NW-74)                                              | Karnataka                                              | 30                                                     |
| 21                                                     | KAL| R|VER (NW-52)                                          | Karnataka                                              | 53                                                     |
| 22                                                     | SHARAVAT| RTVER (NW-90)                                          | Karnataka                                              | 29                                                     |
| DPRs under preparation                                 | DPRs under preparation                                                | DPRs under preparation                                 | DPRs under preparation                                 |
| 23                                                     | ALAPPUZHA- CHANGANASSERY CANAL (NW-B)                                 | Kerala                                                 | 29                                                     |
| 24                                                     | KOTTAYAM-VA| KOM CANAL (NW-59)                                   | Kerala                                                 | 19                                                     |
| 25                                                     | Kalyan-Thane-M umbai Watenrruay, Vasai Creek and Ulhas river (NW- 53) | Maharashtra                                            | 145                                                    |
| 26                                                     | Tizu and Zungki rivers (NW-101)                                       | Nagaland                                               | 42                                                     |
| 27                                                     | Yamuna (NW-1 10)                                                      | Delhi, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh                       | 1 089                                                  |
| 28                                                     | Jhelum (NW-49)                                                        | Jammu & Kashmir                                        | 110                                                    |