Lok Sabha Question No. 3127 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-11
Subject: Proposals for Development of Waterways
Ministry: SHIPPING
Asked by: Manickam Tagore B

## GOVERNMENT  OF INDIA MINISTRY  OF SHIPPING

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO'3127

## 'o PROPOSALS  FOR DEVELOPMENT  OF WATERWAYS

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3127.  SHRI MANICKAM  TAGORE  B': "  -' w,fi ,h" Minitt"'  of SHIPPING  be pleased  to state'
2. raln. o*ff *1flun..".. of  proposals  lying  pending with the Government  for \*' oeretopment  of waterways  in the country;
3. (c) if so, the details  thereof  and the future  plan of action  of the Governntent  in this regard?
4. (b) whether  the Government  has initiated the  proposals  for their  approvirl  since  wateruays \u,, itr".o"i  t"o"e  the transport  cost significantly;  and

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF STATE  (INDEPEN-DE.NT  CHARGE)  FOR SHIPPING '" -isHniMANsuKH  MANDAvIYA)

- (a) to  (c) To  promote lnland  Water  Transport  (lWT) in the country  as an economical' environmentfriendlySupplementarymodeoftransporttorailandroad'lllinlandwaterways were declared  as National  waterways  (including  5 National  waterways  declared  earlier)  under theNationalWaterwaysAct,20l6.Thedetailsofworkdoneonthesel,lationalWaterwaysis as under:
- (i) National  Waterway-1  (NW-l)  (Ganga-Bhagirathi-Hooghly river  s'ystem  from Allahabad toHaldia),NW-2(RiverBrahmaputrafromDhubritoSadiya)'NW-3(\l/estCoastCanalfrom Kottapuram to Kollam  along with Udyogmandal  and Champakara  Canals)  have  been developedwithfaiMay'navigationalaids'iettiesandterminalswithrnechanizedequipment handling  facirities  for roading  and  unroading  of cargo.  These  NWs  irrcluding  Nw-10  (River Amba),  NW-27  (Cumberiua)'  NW-68  (River Mandovi)'  NW-73  (Ri'rer Narmada)'  NW-83 (RajpuriCreek)'NW-85(RevadandaCreek-KundalikaRiverSystem),NW-91(ShastriRiverJaigad  creek system)'  NW- 97 (Sunderbans  Watenways)'  NW-l00  (River Tapi)  and NW-1  11 (RiverZuari)areoperationalandvesselsareplyingonthem.
- (ii) lnland Wateruays  Authority  of lndia (lWAl)  is implementing  the Jal Marg Vikas Project (JMVP) at an estimated  cost of Rs. 5369.18 crore for capacity  augmentation  of navigation on the Haldia-  Varanasi stretch of NW-'1 with the technical and part financial assistance of the World Bank. Projects worth Rs. 1800 crore (approx.) have commenced  on ground in a time period  of three years after statutory clearances.
- (iii) On the Vijayawada  -  Muktyala  stretch  of river Krishna  on NW-4, fairway development works have commenced at a cost of Rs. 96 crore.
- (iv) Based on the outcome of techno-economic feasibility  and Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) prepared  for the new NWs, technical interventions have been planned  for safe navigation and shipping on technically viable  NWs. As per the DPRs completed  so far for the new NWs, 36 NWs have been found to be technically viable and development activities have been initiated on 10 viable NWs detailed at Annex.

## Status  of works on 10 National Waterways

| Name of the National Waterway                                          | Status of works                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1. River Barak (NW-15)                                                 | 1 crore for from Silchar to Bhanga has commenced. This maintenance dredging, upgradation of terminals at andKarimganj. Watenrvay is operational with infrastructu re facility. Phase -1 includes Badarpur limited                                                               |
| 2. River Gandak 3. (NW-37)                                             | Development works at a cost of Rs. t;fgl fainruay maintenance work has cornrfl€r,tc€d. operational with limited infrastructure facility. crore including Watenruay is                                                                                                           |
| Waterways in Goa 4. NW-27- Cumberjua 5. NW 68 Mandovi 6. NW 111 -Zuari | work is proposed to be exe-uteo througlr ffi with the assistance of Mormugao port irust. A Tripartite MoU has been signed for the commencement of urorks. Development works at an estimated cost of Rs. 22.65 crore has commenced. NWs of Goa are operational.                  |
| 6.Alappuzha Kottayam Athirampuzha Canal (NW-e)                         | Development works on the waterway at an effi 1.60 crore has commenced. Night navigation facilities has been procured and installed. Dredging is proposed departmentally. Watenruay is already operational for ferry seruices.                                                   |
| 7. River Rupnarayan (NW-86)                                            | ffi 24.00 crore has commenced. work has been awarded for setting up of floating terminal. Tendering for dredging is at an advanced stage. Waterway is operational. -                                                                                                            |
| S.Sunderbans Waterways (NW-g7)                                         | ueveropmenr worKs on waterway at an estimated cost of Ri. 18.10 crore has commenced. Dredging work is in progress. Waterway is part of lndo-Bangladesh protoc,rl route and already operational for vessels.                                                                     |
| 9. River Kosi (NW-58)                                                  | Projectsanction @ with minimum required infrastructure (bandailing, channel marking, floating terminals and conducting monthly Jurvey etc.). Tender for river conservancy works and floating ptntoon-faciliiy ?re in progies: for the wate ay operationat.                      |
| 10. River Ghagra (NW-40)                                               | T?kirlg An amount of Rs. 11.60 ciore nas oeen dr@ development by bandalling and day channel inarking, creation of floating terminals and monthly surveys. Tender for river conservancy works and floating pontoon facility are in progress for making the waterway operational. |

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