Lok Sabha Question No. 3870 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-18
Subject: Use of Inland Waterways
Ministry: PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS
Asked by: Darshana Vikram Jardosh

## GOVERNMENT  OF INDIA MINIS TRY OT PONTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO. 3870 ro ee ANswTRED  oN 18r'MARCH'  2021

## USE OF INLAND WATERWAYS

3B7O SHRIMATI DARSHANAVIKRAM  JARDOSH:

Will the Minister of PORTS'  SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS  be pleased  to state' rra-a-a,  ma  qtrd-fd  3ll{ 3-{flrrt frfr

- (a)  whether  any action has been taken for the use of inland  waterways  and if so the details  thereof  , State-wise:
- (b)  the details  of the  projects under implementation  for the use of inland  wateruays' State-wise;  and
- (c)  whether  the Government  is planning to start ro-ro ferry service from  Hazira (Surat)  to Diu and Goa?

## ANSWER

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- (a) To promote  lnland Water Transport  in the country'  111 waterways  have been declaredasNationalWaterways(NWs)undertheNationalWatenrvaysAct'2016which came into effect from 12th Airil, 2016  Based on the outcome of techno-economic feasibility  and  Detailed eroieci neports  (DPRs) of NWs' lnland  Waterways  Authority  of lndia (lwAl) has concludei  that 23 NWs have been found viable for cargo  movement' Out of these, developmental  activities  have been taken up in 13 NWs  The list of the 23 NWs viable  for cargo movement  is at Annex-1'
- (b)ThedetailsofdevelopmentactivitiesinitiatedonNationalWaterwaysforshipping and navigatron  including  cargo movement  in various States are at Annex'-2'
- (c)Yes'sir,sagarmalaDevelopmentCorporationLimitedhasrecentlyinvitedExpressionof lnterest  (Eol) for Ro-Ro/  Ro-Pax/ ferry  services'  which includes  ferry servi.c:s-lr:m  Hazira to Diu Total 82 proposals,  including  both domestic  and international  routes'  have been received

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Annex.-1

| sl.    | sl.                                              |               | Details of w4"ry1:-                                                 | STATES                                        | Status                                                                                                            |
|--------|--------------------------------------------------|---------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| No. 1  | NationalWaterwaY ,l                              | i6j:m) l      | - Ganga-Bhagirathi- HooghlY River , System (Allahabad- 1 Haldta)    | Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand & West Bengal | DeveloPment taken uP with Assistance from World Bank Jal Marg Vikas Project                                       |
| 2      |                                                  |               | ArahmaPutra River (Dhubri : sedry4-                                 | Assam                                         | -Development taken uP as per aPProved SFC for FY 2020-21 to                                                       |
| 3      | lNationarwatenruay' lNationat WateruvaY 16 rl-*- | \',=          | Barak River                                                         | ^'T1                                          | 2024-25                                                                                                           |
| l]-^ 4 | lNationatWateruvaY .                             | I i           | West Coast eanat | {Kottapuram - I Kollam), I cnampaxara and j | Kerala Odisha                                 | OPerational WaterwaYs and develoPment and maintenance work                                                        |
| 5      | ationalWaterway 4                                | I OZ          | U{pgrnglqalCanal lKrishna River I (vijayawada -                     | Anonra Pradesh                                | OPerational WaterwaYs and develoPment and maintenance work                                                        |
| b      | ationalWaterwaY 5                                | ]=a I         | LYuqvetel- lDhamra-Paradio vta I Mangalagadi to I Sellepql-         |                                               | OPerational WaterwaYs and develoPment and maintenance work                                                        |
| 7      | ationalWaterwaY B                                | 29            | lAlappuzha- I Changanassery I a.r.,al                               | Kerala                                        | taken uP.                                                                                                         |
| 8      | NationalWaterwaY 9                               | 40            | + 1 \lappuzrla-NUttdy ar I I AthiramPuzh Cana!                      | V aral Alternate route: 1 1.5kt               | OPerational WaterwaYs and develoPment and maintenance work                                                        |
| I      | Nati""alW"t"*,V Z                                | 17            | I I ^ r rrnharir ra Rivgr                                           | Goa                                           | OPerational WaterwaYs and develoPment and maintenance work                                                        |
| 10     | 68                                               | n1            | Mandovi River                                                       | Goa l                                         | OPerational WaterwaYs and develoPment and maintenance work                                                        |
| 11     | iNationalWateruvay lNationatWaterway 86          | :n-           | Ruonaravan River                                                    | West Benga I                                  | OPerational WaterwaYs and develoPment and maintenance work                                                        |
| 12     | NationalWateruvaY 97                             | -) 172        | Sunderbans \ruaterwav                                               | I West Benga                                  | OPerational WaterwaYs and develoPment and maintenance work                                                        |
| 13     | NationalWaterway I I                             | 50            | Trrari River                                                        | I Goa I                                       | be taken to SFC/ apProval.                                                                                        |
| 14     | i^^al \A/atonruav 10                             | 45            | Amba River                                                          | Maharashtra                                   | be taken to SFC/ apProval.                                                                                        |
| 15     | NationalWaterwaY 44                              | 63            | lchamati River                                                      | West Bengal Karnataka                         | subsequent                                                                                                        |
| 16     | NationalWaterwaY cz                              | 53            | [e!3ryel-                                                           | Assam                                         | EFC                                                                                                               |
| 17     | ftationatWateruv?Y 57                            | so            | 4gptll RrYgI-                                                       | Maharashtra                                   | be taken to SFC/ apProval.                                                                                        |
| 1B     | NationalWaterwaY 73                              | 226           | Narmada River                                                       | & Guiarat                                     | Substantial cargo moves in tidal waters/ river mouth under resoective State rurritir" Board. No interventions are |
| 19     | \ationalWaterwaY 83                              | 31            | @                                                                   | Maharashtra                                   |                                                                                                                   |
| 20     | NationalWatenruaY 85                             | 31            | lRevadanda Creek - I Kundalika River                                | Maharashtra                                   | I I                                                                                                               |
| 21     | NationalWaterwaY 91                              | as2           | !sfq!qm=------- lsrrastri River - Jaigad j creq( 9vs!gra-           | Maharashtra                                   | I I contemPlated bY lWAl                                                                                          |
| 22     | rNationalWaterwaY 94                             | - L ___ I tat | _]Sone River                                                        | Bihar                                         | .l as of now                                                                                                      |
| 23     | luationat *rr"*rl, *                             | 1=r--         | lTapi River                                                         | _ Maharashtra & Gujarat                       |                                                                                                                   |

The details of development  activities initiated  on National  wateruuays  for shipping  and navigation including cargo movement  in various  States

- West Bengal, Jharkhano,  air'u,. & Uttar Pradesh;  NW-2 (River Brahmaputra  from Dhubri to Sadiya  )  in Assam;NW-3(WestcoastcanalfromKottapuramtoKollamalongwithchampakaraand udyogmandal canals) in Kerala, have already  been developed  with fairway' navigational  aids'  jetties and terminals  with mechanized  equipment  handling facilities  for loading  and unloading  of cargo' These NWs are operational  and vessels  are plying on them.  Projects for operation  and maintenance  of these wateruvays are taken up on annual  basis'
- 5369.1g crore (revised cost Rs.4633.81  .rorui  for capaciiy  augmentation  of navigation  on National watenruay\_1  (NW\_1)  on the Hardia-Varanasi  stretch of Ganga-Bhagirathi-Hooghry  River System  with the technical  and financial  assistance  of the world Bank for large barge movement'

## Jal Marg vikas Project  (NW-1)  Project: status of implementation  as on 28'02'2021

The project implemlntaiion  is progressi;g ;;  per this time schedule with completion scheduled  in December'2023.Theprojecthasachievedanoverallfinancialprogressofabout39.l5%ofthe revisedcostofJMVPandthephysicalprogressisabout4o.Bso/o.Constructionsofmulti-modal terminars  at Varanasi  and sahibganj  have been compreted  and that of the murtimodal  terminal at Haldia and the Navigationar  Lock at Farakka have achieved  substantiar  physicar  progress  with 96.85%  and go.37o/orespectivery.  contracts  for providing  Least Assured Depth  (LAD) of 3 m and bottom channel width  of 45 m on the stretch  between  Farakka-Kahargaon,  surtanganj-Mahendrapur  and MahendrapurBarh have been awarded on 09,h April, 201g, lzth n[rit, 2019 and l2thApril,  2019 respectively  and are currenry in progress with financiar  progress of Rs. 82.92 crore  (out of 177 crore),  Rs. 28.83 crore  (out of 15g.30 crore)  and Rs.30.1g  crore (tut of 1g2.g0 crore) respectivery.  Dredging  Management  Plan (DMP) in consultation  with Expert  committee  including  NTCPWC' llT Madras  has been prepared and approved by lWAl Board for implementation'

## (ii)Jal Marg Vikas Project (JMVP)- Phase-ll:

Further,theprogramobjectivesof..ArthGanga,,aSannouncedbyHon'blePrimeMinisterhave been arigned with the project deveropment objectives  of JMVp  phase-il. This program includes deveropment of froating  community  jetties, no-no and Ro-pax  jetties, modernization  of existing navigation  rock at Farakka,  river cruise  & passenger ferry terminars  incruding  their road rinkages  along the NW-1 with a total estimated  cost of Rs' 746 crore'  The program also aims at enhancing connectivity  between  rocar communities/  stakehorders  and their smail/ micro business located along the banks on NW\_1 to the nearest urban and market centers  through  NW-1 with an overa, objective  of socio  \_  economic  development  of the region.  lnstitutional  and sectoral  capacity  enhancement  is also part of Arth Ganga Program'

## 2. Development  of the North East Region through waterway  connectivity:

| i) Status of the lW I Projects, TOr   | i) Status of the lW I Projects, TOr   | i) Status of the lW I Projects, TOr   | i) Status of the lW I Projects, TOr   |
|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                               | Name of Project                       | Name of Project                       | Status                                |
| A                                     | ArafrmaPutra River NW-2)              | ArafrmaPutra River NW-2)              | ArafrmaPutra River NW-2)              |
| 1                                     |                                       | Annual                                | ic fhis worr lncruoes regular al      |

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|    | bevelopment and Maintenance Work                                                                                                                     | Survey, BanOairrng, dredglng,-operat'on' n''anagement and manning of vessels already deployed on NW-2 on yearly basis'                                                                                                                                                                                                              | Survey, BanOairrng, dredglng,-operat'on' n''anagement and manning of vessels already deployed on NW-2 on yearly basis'                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|----|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 2  | O&Mof Navigation aids                                                                                                                                | -the Op"rat,on a Vfa'ntena navigaiional aids and Differential Global Positioning system (ocFsl statrons which have already been established is taken up as regular annual activities'                                                                                                                                               | -the Op"rat,on a Vfa'ntena navigaiional aids and Differential Global Positioning system (ocFsl statrons which have already been established is taken up as regular annual activities'                                                                                                                                               |
| 3  | OaUofTerminals                                                                                                                                       | -Two peamanentino rr floatrng termiffi details mentioned below: t- I Permanent Terminals: (i) Pandu, a$..(1i) Dhub1i..... I Fffiffi;r.r r'' ri ) ii atsi n s i m a ri (ii)'.h :,b'' (ril1 *P :"^11^l'l i"rp* frl Silghat (vi) Biswanathghat (vii) Neamati (viii) Sengajan (ix) Bogibeel (x) Dibrugarh/ Oakland' and (xi) Oriumghat' | -Two peamanentino rr floatrng termiffi details mentioned below: t- I Permanent Terminals: (i) Pandu, a$..(1i) Dhub1i..... I Fffiffi;r.r r'' ri ) ii atsi n s i m a ri (ii)'.h :,b'' (ril1 *P :"^11^l'l i"rp* frl Silghat (vi) Biswanathghat (vii) Neamati (viii) Sengajan (ix) Bogibeel (x) Dibrugarh/ Oakland' and (xi) Oriumghat' |
| 4  | ncqulsrtion of four Ro-PAX vessels (200 passengers, 2 trucks and 4 cars)                                                                             | Vessefs f,avJ Ueen -frinOeO over to Covt ot Assam and inaugurated by Hon'ble Prime Minister in February ' 2021 '                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Vessefs f,avJ Ueen -frinOeO over to Covt ot Assam and inaugurated by Hon'ble Prime Minister in February ' 2021 '                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 5  | Construction of shiP repair facilitY (SlipwaY) at Pandu.                                                                                             | For development of a snlp repalr Taclllty I'rrruuvrr I I I rtrvv tangible progress has been made Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) has been requested to take up the work'                                                                                                                                                              | For development of a snlp repalr Taclllty I'rrruuvrr I I I rtrvv tangible progress has been made Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) has been requested to take up the work'                                                                                                                                                              |
|    | Earat< river (NW-1e)                                                                                                                                 | Earat< river (NW-1e)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Earat< river (NW-1e)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
|    | Dredging & maintenance depth of providing fainruaY for a least available 2 m along with navigational aids Sridharpur (95 km) to (121 km) - Stretch C | Dredging & maintenance depth of providing fainruaY for a least available 2 m along with navigational aids Sridharpur (95 km) to (121 km) - Stretch C                                                                                                                                                                                | Devefopm-ent ata;ost of Rs.76Ol crore for Phase-1 of NW-16 from Silchar to Bhanga has been commenced' This includes maintenance dredging (completed as per requirement), upgradation of terminals at Badarpur and Karimganj. Watenruay is operational with limited infrastructure facilitY. between Bhanga                          |

## C. lndo-Bangladesh  Protocol  (lBP) Route:

Dredging  for the development  of fairway from sirajganj  to Daikhowa  (175 km) and Ashuganj to Zakiganj (295km)onlndo-BangladeshProtocolroutehascommencedforproviding2.5mdepth&30mwide navigationar  channer "i p". Memorandum  of Understanding  (MoU) signed on 0'th April, 2017 between Govt. of lndia and Bangladesh  for 07 years at cost sharing  of 80:20.  The dredging has commenced  from March,20lginAshuganj-Zakiganjstretchwith40.33%uptoJanuary,2O2landApril,20lginSirajganjDaikhowa  stretch with 66.65%  upto January  ' 2021'

(part of NW\_4) under  phase-r  has neen compreted.  Fabrication  of three froating pontoons  also completedandlandacquisitiontakenupforfixedterminals(4nos.)atlbrahimpatnam, Harischandrapuram,  Muktyala  and Madipadu  through Andhra Pradesh  state Govt'