Lok Sabha Question No. 3080 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-11
Subject: Potential of Inland Waterways
Ministry: SHIPPING
Asked by: Umesh G. Jadhav

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SHIPPING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3O8O

TO BE ANSWERED ON 11TH JULY,2019

## POTENTIAL  OF INLAND WATERWAYS

3080. DR. UMESH G. JADHAV:

Will the Minister  of SHIPPING  be pleased  to state:

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- (a) whether the country's inland waterways have been utilized to their full potential;
- (b) if so, the details thereof  along with the country's cargo transported through inland waterways during the last three years and the current year;
- (c) whether the Government has formulated any proposal to increase  the use of inland watenruays  and coastal shipping for greater cargo shipment;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the total funds sanctioned  and utilised  for the development  of waterways in the country during the said period?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b) 111 inland waterways  (including existing  5 National Watervvays) were declared National Waterways (NWs) under the National Waterways  Act, 2016 to create a network of National Waterways to optimize the full potential  of lnland  Watenruay  Transport (lWT). The list of these NWs river/ waterway-wise is at Annex-1. Development  of these waterways has been taken up in phased manner for shipping and navigation. l'he details of cargo transportation during the last three years and the current year are as undr:r:

| Year    | Quantity (in million tonnes)   |
|---------|--------------------------------|
| 2016-17 | 55.20                          |
| 2017-18 | 55.03                          |
| 2018-19 | 72.31                          |
| 2019-20 | 1459 (up to lVtay, 2OtSl       |

- (c)  & (d) Following initiatives  have  been taken by the Government  to increase  the use of lnland Waterways and Coastal Shipping for greater  cargo shipment:
- i Provision  of assured fairway with targeled depth, navigation  aids for round  the crock operation,  floating  or permanent  terminal facilities  at various locations,  facilities for mechanized  handling  of cargo, fortnightly  thalweg  surveys, issue of river notices,  Differential Global Positioning  system (DGps)  srations,  River rnformation  system (RrS), providing pilotage  service. crose  interaction  with prospective  shippers  and operators erc.
- iii. similarry,  Deparrment  of  promotion  of rndustry and rnternar  rrade (DpIT)  has arso included IWT in their scheme for providing  subsidy for transportation  of raw materials  and finished goods for new industrial  units in North Eastern Region (NER).
- ii Ministry  of fertilizers has agreed lo provide  subsidy for transpo(ation  of fertilizers through IWT mode equivalent  to road and rail modes.
- iv Discounts  of minimum  4ook on vessel and cargo related charges for coastal vessels  at Major Ports.
- v Notification  of priority  berthing  for coastal vessels  at Major  ports  to reduce turn-around time.
- vi. Licensing reraxations  under section 406 and 407 of rhe merchant  shipping act 1g5B for the following commodities.
- . Fertilizers.
- o Agricultural,  fisheries,  horticultural,  and animal husbandry.
- ' Empty  containers  and containers  being transhipped  from another rndia port.
- vii Allowing  the carriage of coastal containers  through the territorial waters of Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Myanmar.
- . Special vessels such as Ro-Ro, Ro\_pax,  project  cargo/ODC,  etc.
- viii. streamrining  of mechanism  for freight subsidy reimbursement  for fertirizers.

- (e) The details  of funds sanctioned and utilized  for the development  of waterways  in the country during the last three years and the current financial year are as under:

(Rs. in crore)

| Year    | BE                                | RE                                | Exp.                                |
|---------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| 2016-17 | BE 391.01 (Grants) + EBRs 340.00  | RE 362 01 (Grants) + EBRs 340 00  | 358.41(Grants) + 237.32 (EBRs)      |
| 2017-18 | 228.1542 (Grants) + 660.00 (EBRs) | 433.1542 (Grants) + 660.00 (EBRs) | 431.9214 (Grants) + 335.2686 (EBRs) |
| 2018-19 | 480.00 (Grants)                   | 862.49 (Grants)                   | ti62.49 (Grants) + 111.94 (EBRs)    |
| 2019-20 | 750.36 (Grants)                   |                                   | 167.33 (up to 31.05.2019)           |

(Government of lndia has declared 111 waterways  as National  Waterways through n rwa S

List of 111 National  Waterwavs -National Watenruays  Act, 201 6 enacted on 12.04.201

| st. No.   | National Waterway No.   | Length (km)   | Details of Waterways                                                                                       | STATES                                                                                     |
|-----------|-------------------------|---------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1         | National Wateruvay 1    | 1620          | Ganga-Bhagi rathi-Hooghly River System (Haldia - Allahabad)                                                | Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand & West Benqal                                              |
| 2         | NationalWatenruay 2     | 891           | Brahmaputra River (Dhubri Sadiya)                                                                          | Assam                                                                                      |
| 3         | National Watenruay 3    | 205           | West Coast Canal (Kottapuram - Kollam), Champakara and Udyogmandal Canals                                  | Kerala                                                                                     |
| 3         | National Watenruay 3    | 170           | West Coast Canal (Kottapuram - Kozhikode)                                                                  | Kerala                                                                                     |
| 4         | National Watenrray 4    | 50            | Kakinada Canal (Kakinada to Rajahmundry)                                                                   | Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Pondichery and Maharashtra |
| 4         | National Watenrray 4    | 171           | Godavari river (Bhadrachalam to Raiahmundrv)                                                               | Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Pondichery and Maharashtra |
| 4         | National Watenrray 4    | '139          | Eluru Canal (Rajahmundry to Vijayawada)                                                                    | Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Pondichery and Maharashtra |
| 4         | National Watenrray 4    | 157           | Krishna river (Wazirabad to Vijayawada)                                                                    | Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Pondichery and Maharashtra |
| 4         | National Watenrray 4    | 113           | Commamur Canal (Viiayawada to Peddaqaniam)                                                                 | Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Pondichery and Maharashtra |
| 4         | National Watenrray 4    | 316           | North Buckingham Canal (Peddaganjam to Central Station of Chennai)                                         | Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Pondichery and Maharashtra |
| 4         | National Watenrray 4    | 110           | South Buckingham canal (Central Station of Chennai to Marakanam)                                           | Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Pondichery and Maharashtra |
| 4         | National Watenrray 4    | 22            | Marakanam to Puducherry through Kaluvelly tank                                                             | Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Pondichery and Maharashtra |
| 4         | National Watenrray 4    | 1202          | River Godavari (Bhadrachalam - Nashik)                                                                     | Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Pondichery and Maharashtra |
| 4         | National Watenrray 4    | 636           | River Krishna (Wazirabad - Galasali)                                                                       | Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Pondichery and Maharashtra |
| 5         | NationalWatenaray 5     | 256           | East Coast Canal and Matai river                                                                           | Odisha and West Bengal                                                                     |
| 5         | NationalWatenaray 5     | 265           | B rahman i-Kha rsua-D hamra rivers                                                                         | Odisha and West Bengal                                                                     |
| 5         | NationalWatenaray 5     | 67            | Mahanadi delta rivers (Consisting of Hansua river, Nunanala, Gobrinala, Kharnasi river and Mahanadi river) | Odisha and West Bengal                                                                     |
| 6         | National Watenruay 6    | 68            | AAI RIVER                                                                                                  | Assam                                                                                      |
| 7         | NationalWatenrrray 7    | 90            | AJOY (AJAY) RTVER                                                                                          | West Bengal                                                                                |
| B         | NationalWatenruay 8     | 29            | ALAPPUZHA- CHANGANASSERY CANAL                                                                             | Kerala                                                                                     |

| st. No.   | National Waterway No.   |   Length (km) | Details of Waterways                          | STATES                         |
|-----------|-------------------------|---------------|-----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| I         | National Waterway 9     |          40   | ALAPPUZHA- KOTTAYAM _ ATHIRAMPUZHA CANAL      | Kerala Alternate route: 11.5km |
| 10        | National Watenrruay 10  |          45   | AMBA RIVER                                    | Maharashtra                    |
| 11        | National Waterway 1'1   |          99   | ARUNAWATI - ARAN RIVER SYSTEM                 | Maharashtra                    |
| 12        | National Watenruay 12   |           5.5 | ASI RIVER                                     | Uttar Pradesh                  |
| 13        | National Watenruay 13   |          11   | AVM CANAL                                     | Kerala & Tamil Nadu            |
| 14        | National Wateruuay 14   |          48   | BAITARNI RIVER                                | Odisha                         |
| 15        | National Watenruay 15   |         135   | BAKRESWAR - MAYURAKSH I RIVER SYSTEM          | West Bengal                    |
| 16        | National Watenruay 16   |         121   | BARAK RIVER                                   | Assam                          |
| 17        | National Watenaray 17   |         189   | BEAS RIVER                                    | Himachal Pradesh & Puniab      |
| 1B        | National Watenaray 18   |          69   | BEKI RIVER                                    | Assam                          |
| 19        | National Wateruray 19   |          67   | BETWA RIVER                                   | Uttar Pradesh                  |
| 20        | National Watenvay 20    |          95   | BHAVANI RIVER                                 | Tamil Nadu                     |
| 21        | NationalWatenrray 21    |         139   | BHEEMA RIVER                                  | Karnataka & Telanqana          |
| 22        | National Waterway 22    |         156   | BIRUPA - BADI GENGUTI - BRAHMANI RIVER SYSTEM | Odisha                         |
| 23        | National Watenruay 23   |          56   | BUDHA BALANGA                                 | Odisha                         |
| 24        | NationalWatenr,uay 24   |          61   | CHAMBAL RIVER                                 | Uttar Pradesh                  |
| 25        | National Watenruay 25   |          33   | CHAPORA RIVER                                 | Goa                            |
| 26        | National Wateruray 26   |          51   | CHENAB RIVER                                  | Jammu & Kashmir                |
| 27        | National Waterway 27    |          17   | CUMBERJUA RIVER                               | Goa                            |
| 28        | National Waterway 28    |          45   | DABHOL CREEK -VASHISHT RIVER SYSTEM           | Maharashtra                    |
| 29        | NationalWatenruay 29    |         132   | DAMODAR RIVER                                 | West Bengal                    |
| 30        | NationalWateruvay 30    |         109   | DEHING RIVER                                  | Assam                          |
| 31        | National Watenruay 31   |         114   | DHANSIRI / CHATHE                             | Assam                          |
| 32        | NationalWateru,ray 32   |          63   | DIKHU RIVER                                   | Assam                          |
| 33        | National Watenryay 33   |          61   | DOYANS RIVER                                  | Assam                          |
| 34        | NationalWatenruay 34    |         137   | DVC CANAL                                     | West Bengal                    |
| 3s        | NationalWaterway 35     |         108   | DWAREKESWAR RIVER                             | West Bengal                    |
| 36        | National Waterway 36    |         119   | DWARKA RIVER                                  | West Bengal                    |
| 37        | NationalWatenvay 37     |         296   | GANDAK RIVER                                  | Bihar & Uttar Pradesh          |
| 3B        | NationalWaterway 38     |          62   | GANGADHAR RIVER                               | Assam & West                   |
| 39        | NationalWatenruay 39    |          49   | GANOL RIVER                                   | Meghalaya                      |
| 40        | National Waterway 40    |         354   | GHAGHRA RIVER                                 | Benqal Bihar & Uttar           |
| 41        | National Waterway 41    |         112   | GHATAPRABHA RIVER                             | Pradesh Karnataka              |
| 42        | National Watenrvay 42   |         514   | GOMTI RIVER                                   | Uttar Pradesh                  |

| st. No.   | National Waterway No.   | Length (km)   | Details of Waterways                                                 | STATES                      |
|-----------|-------------------------|---------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
| 43        | National Wateruray 43   | 10            | GURUPUR RIVER                                                        | Karnataka                   |
| 44        | National Wateruray 44   | 63            | ICHAMATI RIVER                                                       | West Bengal                 |
| 45        | National Watenruay 45   | 650           | INDIRA GANDHI CANAL                                                  | Punjab , Haryana &Rajashtan |
| 46        | National Waterway 46    | 35            | INDUS RIVER                                                          | Jammu & Kashmir             |
| 47        | National Watenruay 47   | 131           | JALANGI RIVER                                                        | West Bengal                 |
| 4B        | National Watenrrray 48  | 590           | JAWAI-LUNI-RANN OF KUTCH RIVER SYSTEM                                | Gujarat & Raiasthan         |
| 49        | National Waterway 49    | 1'10          | JHELUM RIVER                                                         | Jammu & Kashmir             |
| 50        | National Waterway 50    | 43            | JINJIRAM RIVER                                                       | Assam & Meqhalava           |
| 5'l       | National Waterway 51    | 23            | KABINI RIVER                                                         | Karnataka                   |
| 52        | National Watenruay 52   | 53            | KALI RIVER                                                           | Karnataka                   |
| 53        | National Watenruay 53   | 145           | KALYAN-THAN E-M U M BAI WATERWAY, VASAI CREEK AND ULHAS RIVER SYSTEM | Maharashtra                 |
| 54        | National Watenruay 54   | 86            | KARAMNASA RIVER                                                      | Bihar & Uttar Pradesh       |
| 55        | National Watenruay 55   | 311           | KAVERI - KOLLIDAM RIVER SYSTEM                                       | Tamil Nadu                  |
| 56        | National Watenrrray 56  | 22            | KHERKAI RIVER                                                        | Jharkhand                   |
| 57        | National Watenruay 57   | 50            | KOPILI RIVER                                                         | Assam                       |
| 58        | National Watenrray 58   | 236           | KOSI RIVER                                                           | Bihar                       |
| 59        | National Waterway 59    | 19            | KOTTAYAM-VAIKOM CANAL                                                | Kerala                      |
| 60        | National Watenruay 60   | 80            | KUMARI RIVER                                                         | West Bengal                 |
| 61        | National Watenruay 61   | 28            | KYNSHI RIVER                                                         | Meghalaya                   |
| 62        | National Watenruay 62   | B6            | LOHIT RIVER                                                          | Assam & Arunachal Pradesh   |
| 63        | National Watenruay 63   | 336           | LUNI RIVER                                                           | Rajasthan                   |
| 64        | National Wateruay 64    | 426           | MAHANADI RIVER                                                       | Odisha                      |
| 65        | National Wateruray 65   | 80            | MAHANANDA RIVER                                                      | West Bengal                 |
| 66        | National Watenruay 66   | 247           | MAHI RIVER                                                           | Gujarat                     |
| 67        | National Watenruay 67   | 94            | MALAPRABHA RIVER                                                     | Karnataka                   |
| 68        | National Waterway 68    | 41            | MANDOVI RIVER                                                        | Goa                         |
| 69        | National Watenruay 69   | 5             | MANIMUTHARU RIVER                                                    | Tamil Nadu                  |
| 70        | National Watenruay 70   | 245           | MANJARA RIVER                                                        | Maharashtra & Telangana     |
| 71        | National Watenruay 71   | 27            | MAPUSA i MOIDE RIVER                                                 | Goa                         |
| 72        | ryet@                   | 59            | NAG RIVER                                                            | Maharashtra                 |
| 73        | National Watenruay 73   | 226           | NARMADA RIVER                                                        | Maharashtra & Gujarat       |
| 74        | National Waterway 74    | 79            | NETRAVATHI RIVER                                                     | Karnataka                   |
| 75        | NationalWaterway 75     | 142           | PALAR RIVER                                                          | Tamil Nadu                  |
| 76        | NationalWaterway 76     | 23            | PANCHAGANGAVALI (PANCHAGANGOLT) RTVER                                | Karnataka                   |
| 77        | NationalWaterway 77     | 20            | PAZHYAR RIVER                                                        | Tamil Nadu                  |

| st. No.   | National Waterway No.   |   Length (km) | Details of Waterways                       | STATES                                     |
|-----------|-------------------------|---------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| 78        | National Watenruay 78   |           262 | PENGANAGA - WARDHA RIVER SYSTEM            | Maharashtra & Telanqana                    |
| 79        | National Waterway 79    |            28 | PENNAR RIVER                               | Andhra Pradesh                             |
| 80        | National Wateruay 80    |           126 | PONNIYAR RIVER                             | Tamil Nadu                                 |
| 81        | National Watenruay 81   |            35 | PUNPUN RIVER                               | Bihar                                      |
| 82        | National Watenruay 82   |            58 | PUTHIMARI RIVER                            | Assam                                      |
| 83        | National Watenruay 83   |            31 | RAJPURI CREEK                              | Maharashtra                                |
| 84        | National Watenruay 84   |            44 | RAVI RIVER                                 | Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh & Puniab |
| 85        | National Watenruay 85   |            31 | REVADANDA CREEK - KUNDALIKA RIVER SYSTEIVI | Maharashtra                                |
| 86        | National Watenvay 86    |            72 | RUPNARAYAN RIVER                           | West Bengal                                |
| 87        | National Watenruay 87   |           210 | SABARMATI RIVER                            | Gujarat                                    |
| 88        | National Watenruay 88   |            14 | SAL RIVER                                  | Goa                                        |
| 89        | National Watenrvay 89   |            45 | sAVtTRt RTVER (BANKOT CREEK)               | Maharashtra                                |
| 90        | National Waterway 90    |            29 | SHARAVATI RIVER                            | Karnataka                                  |
| 91        | National Watenruay 91   |            52 | SHASTRI RIVER - JAIGAD CREEK SYSTEM        | Maharashtra                                |
| 92        | Nationa Watenruay 92    |            26 | SILABATI RIVER                             | West Bengal                                |
| 93        | Nationa Watenruay 93    |            63 | Simsang river                              | Meghalaya                                  |
| 94        | Nationa Watenruay 94    |           141 | Sone river                                 | Bihar                                      |
| 95        | Nationa Watenruay 95    |           106 | Subansiri river                            | Assam                                      |
| 96        | National Watenvay 96    |           311 | Subarnrekha river                          | Jharkhand, West Benqal & Odisha            |
| 97        | National Waterway 97    |           172 | Sunderbans waterway                        | West Bengal                                |
| 97        | National Waterway 97    |            56 | Bidya river                                | West Benqal                                |
| 97        | National Waterway 97    |            15 | Chhotakalagachi (ch hotokalergachi) river  | West Bengal                                |
| 97        | National Waterway 97    |             7 | Gomar river                                | West Benga                                 |
| 97        | National Waterway 97    |            16 | Haribhanga river                           | West Benga                                 |
| 97        | National Waterway 97    |            37 | Hogla (hogal)-pathankhali river            | West Benga                                 |
| 97        | National Waterway 97    |             9 | Kalindi (kalandi) river                    | West Benga                                 |
| 97        | National Waterway 97    |            22 | Katakhali river                            | West Benga                                 |
| 97        | National Waterway 97    |            99 | Matla river                                | West Benqa                                 |
| 97        | National Waterway 97    |            28 | Muri ganga (baratala) river                | West Benga                                 |
| 97        | National Waterway 97    |            53 | Raimangal river                            | West Benga                                 |
| 97        | National Waterway 97    |            14 | Sahibkhali (sahebkhali) river              | West Benga                                 |
| 97        | National Waterway 97    |            37 | Saptamukhi river                           | West Bengal                                |
| 97        | National Waterway 97    |            64 | Thakurran river                            | West Bengal                                |
| 9B        | National Wateruray 98   |           377 | Sutlej river                               | Himachal Pradesh & Puniab                  |
| 99        | National Wateruuay 99   |            62 | Tamaraparani river                         | Tamil Nadu                                 |

| sl. No.   | National Waterway No.    |   Length (km) | Details of Waterways               | STATES                                |
|-----------|--------------------------|---------------|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| 100       | National Watenrray 100   |         436   | Tapi river                         | Maharashtra & Guiarat                 |
| 101       | National Wateruray 101   |          42   | Tizu - zungki rivers               | Nagaland                              |
| 102       | National Watenruay 102   |          87   | Tlwang (dhaleswari river)          | Assam & Mizoram                       |
| 103       | National Waten,ray 103   |          73   | Tons river                         | Uttar Pradesh                         |
| 104       | National Watenruay '104  |         232   | Tungabhadra river                  | Karnataka, Telangana & Andhra Pradesh |
| 105       | National Watenruay 105   |          15   | Udayavara river                    | Karnataka                             |
| 106       | National Waterway 106    |          20   | Umngot (dawki) river               | Meghalaya                             |
| 107       | National Waten,uay 107   |          46   | Vaigai river                       | Tamil Nadu                            |
| 108       | National Waterway 108    |          53   | Varuna river                       | Uttar Pradesh                         |
| 109       | National Watenruay 109   |         166   | Wainganga - pranahita River system | Maharashtra &Telanqana                |
| 110       | National Watenrrray 1 10 |        1080   | Yamuna river                       | Delhi, Haryana & Uttar Pradesh        |
| 111       | National Wateruray 111   |          50   | Zuari river                        | Goa                                   |
| Total     | Total                    |       20162.5 |                                    |                                       |