Lok Sabha Question No. 2083 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-29
Subject: Port Terminals Developed under Jal Marg Vikas Project
Ministry: PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS
Asked by: Rajveer Diler, Khagen Murmu, Ramdas Chandrabhanji Tadas

## GOVERNI\i]ENT OF INDIA MINISTRY  OF PORTS. SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO. 2083

ANSWERED  ON 2910712022

## PORT TERMINALS  DEVELOPED UNDER JAL MARG VIKAS PROJECT

2083, SHRI RAJVEER  DILER: SHRI KHAGEN  MURMU: SHRI RAIVIDAS  C, TADAS:

Willthe Minister of PORTS,  SHIPPING  AND WATERWAYS be pleased to state: qfi,  ctdcfw6{3fuqmcFf  c*

- (a) the number of port terminals  proposed  to be developed  under the Jal Marg Vikas Project;
- (b) whether  the Government  has any  plan to develop waterways; and
- (c) the details  of waterways on which  passenger  ferry and mall transport services  have been sta(ed in the last three years, State/UT-wise  ?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF PORTS. SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS (SHRI SARBANANDA  SONOWAL)

- (a) Jal lvlarg Vikash Project  (JMVP) on National  Waterways-'l (River Ganga) includes construction  of 3  Nilulti lvlodal  Terminals (MMT),  1 lntermodal Terminal  (lMT), 62 Community Jetties  and 10 Ro-Ro Terminals.
- (b) To promote  lnland Water Transport  (lWT) in the country, 111 lnland Waterways spread over 24 states have been declared as National Waterways  (NWs) under National Waterway  Act, 2016. Based on the outcome of techno-economic  feasibility  and Detailed Project Reports (DPRS) of these NWs, action plan has been formulated  by lWAl for 26 NWs found viable for cargo/passenger  movement (Details at Annex-l).  Development activities  have been initiated  in the first 13 NWs out of the 26 viable  NWs
- (c) ln case of Union Territories,  no freight services  have been started during the last three years by lnland Waterways Authority of lndia (lWAl)  and passenger ferry service  do not came under the domain of lWAl. Till 2018-19,  there were 13 operational  National Waterways  on which freight/cargo services  were taking place. ln addition  to thesel3  NWs, freight  /cargo movement have started in 6 more NWs during last three years. Details  is at Annex-2.

## LIST OF 26 NATIONAL WATERWAYS FOUND FEASIBLE FOR CARGO / PASSENGER MOVEMENT

| st. No National Waterway   | Details of Watenrvays                                                     | STATES                                        | Status                                                                        |              |
|----------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|
| 1 National Wateruay 1      | Ganga-Bhagirathi-Hooghly River System (Haldia Allahabad)                  | Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand & West Bengal | Development taken with Assistance World Bank Jal Vikas Project                | up from Marg |
| 2 National Waterway 2      | Brahmaputra River (Dhubri - Sadiya)                                       | Assam                                         | Development taken as per approved for FY 2020-21 2024-25                      | up SFC       |
| 3 National Waterway to     | Barak River                                                               | Assam                                         |                                                                               | to           |
| 4 National Waterway J      | West Coast Canal (Kottapuram - Kollam), Champakara and Udyogmandal Canals | Kera la                                       | Mostly Operational Watenrvays development ma intenance taken up. and and work |              |
| National Waterway 4        | Krishna River (Vijayawada - Muktyala)                                     | Andhra Pradesh                                | Mostly Operational Watenrvays development ma intenance taken up. and and work |              |
| b National Waterway 5      | Dhamra-Paradio via Mangalagadi to Pankopal                                | Odisha                                        | Mostly Operational Watenrvays development ma intenance taken up. and and work |              |
| 7 National Waterway I      | Alappuzha- Changanassery Canal                                            | Kerala                                        | Mostly Operational Watenrvays development ma intenance taken up. and and work |              |
| B National Wateruvay I     | Alappuzha - Kottayam Athirampuzha Canal                                   | Kerala (Alternate route: 11.5km)              | Mostly Operational Watenrvays development ma intenance taken up. and and work |              |
| o National Wateruuay 27    | Cumberjua River                                                           | Goa                                           | Mostly Operational Watenrvays development ma intenance taken up. and and work |              |
| '10 National Waterway 38   | Mandovi River                                                             | Goa                                           | Mostly Operational Watenrvays development ma intenance taken up. and and work |              |
| 11 National Waterway 86    | Rupnarayan River                                                          | West Bengal                                   | Mostly Operational Watenrvays development ma intenance taken up. and and work |              |
| 12 National Watenaray 97   | Sunderbans Waterway                                                       | West Bengal                                   | Mostly Operational Watenrvays development ma intenance taken up. and and work |              |
| 13 National Wateruay 111   | Zuari River                                                               | Goa                                           | Mostly Operational Watenrvays development ma intenance taken up. and and work |              |
| 14 National Wateruuay 10   | Amba River                                                                | Maharashtra                                   |                                                                               |              |
| '15 National Waterway 40   | Ghagra River                                                              | Bihar                                         |                                                                               |              |
| to National Wateruay 44    | lchamati River                                                            | West Bengal                                   |                                                                               |              |
| 17 National Waterway 52    | Kali River                                                                | Karnataka                                     | levelopment prol t appraisal stage.                                           |              |
| 1B National Wateruay 57    | Kopili River                                                              | Assam                                         |                                                                               |              |
| 19 National Waterway 25    | Chapora River                                                             | Goa                                           |                                                                               |              |
| 2OlNational WaterwaV       | Gandak River                                                              | Bihar                                         |                                                                               |              |

| 21 National Waterway 28   | Dabhol Creek Vasisti River               | Maharashtra            |
|---------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------|
| 22 National Waterway 73   | Narmada River                            | Maharashtra & Guiarat  |
| 23 National Waterway 85   | Revadanda Creek - Kundalika River SVStem | Maharashtra            |
| 24 National Waterway 94   | Sone River                               | Bihar                  |
| 25 National Waterway 100  | Tapi River                               | Maharashtra & Gu iarat |
| 26 National Waterway 31   | Dhansiri River                           | Assam                  |

| Operational Waterwavs till 201 8-1 I                  | Operational Waterwavs till 201 8-1 I                  | Operational Waterwavs till 201 8-1 I                                                   | Operational Waterwavs till 201 8-1 I                  |
|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl.No.                                                | NW No.                                                | NW Name                                                                                | State                                                 |
| 1                                                     | NW-1                                                  | Ganga-Bhagirathi-Hooghly River System (Haldia-Allahabad)                               | UP, Bihar, Jharkhand, W. Benqal                       |
| 2                                                     | NW-2                                                  | Brahmaputra River (Dhubri-Sadiya)                                                      | Assam                                                 |
| 3                                                     | NW-3                                                  | West Coast Canal                                                                       | Kerala                                                |
| 4                                                     | NW-4                                                  | Krishna Godavari River Svstems                                                         | Andhra Pradesh                                        |
| 5                                                     | NW-10                                                 | Amba river                                                                             | Maharashtra                                           |
| 6                                                     | NW-83                                                 | Raipuri Creek                                                                          | Maharashtra                                           |
| 7                                                     | NW-85                                                 | Revadanda Creek-Kundalika River System                                                 | Maharashtra                                           |
| 8                                                     | NW-g1                                                 | Shastri River - Jaiqad Creek System                                                    | Maharashtra                                           |
| I                                                     | NW-68                                                 | Mandovi River                                                                          | Goa                                                   |
| 10                                                    | NW-111                                                | Zuari river                                                                            | Goa                                                   |
| 11                                                    | NW-73                                                 | Narmada river                                                                          | Guiarat                                               |
| 12                                                    | NW-100                                                | Tapi river                                                                             | Guiarat                                               |
| 13                                                    | NW-97                                                 | Sunderbans Watenruavs                                                                  | W. Benqal                                             |
| Waterways Operationalized between 2019-20 and 2021-22 | Waterways Operationalized between 2019-20 and 2021-22 | Waterways Operationalized between 2019-20 and 2021-22                                  | Waterways Operationalized between 2019-20 and 2021-22 |
| Sl.No.                                                | NW NW Name                                            | NW NW Name                                                                             | State                                                 |
| 1                                                     | NW-5                                                  | East Coast Canal and Matai River/Brahmani- Kharsua-Dhamra Rivers/Mahanadi Delta Rivers | Odisha                                                |
| 2                                                     | NW. 16                                                | Barak River                                                                            | Assam                                                 |
| 3                                                     | NW- 44                                                | lchamati river                                                                         | W.Bengal                                              |
| 4                                                     | NW- 94                                                | Sone river                                                                             | W.Bengal                                              |
| 5                                                     | NW- 64                                                | Mahanadi river                                                                         | Odisha                                                |
| 6                                                     | NW- 86                                                | Rupnarayan river                                                                       | W.Bengal                                              |