Lok Sabha Question No. 517 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-09
Subject: Development of National Waterways
Ministry: PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS
Asked by: Asaduddin Owaisi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PORTS. SHIPPING  AND WATERWAYS

## uNsrARR:StitBi't- No. s1 7

ANSWERED ONO9I12I2O22

## DEVELOPMENT  OF NATIONAL WATERWAYS

## 517. SHRI ASADUDDIN  OWAISI:

will the Minister of  poRTS,  sHlpprNG  AND wATERWAys  be pleased  to state: qil{,  frf,  qlwf,q  ofu  wecrrf Tfi

- (a) whether  the Government has sanctioned  g000  crore investment pran for development of 23 National  Watenvays across  the country;
- (c) the details of 623 National  waterways  where  the amount is rikely to be spent, river-wise;  and
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the details of pran charked  out for deveropment  of waterways  across the country including  south and North East for smooth shipping  of goods  on these nationar watenvays?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF PORTS, SHIPPING  AND WATERWAYS (sHRt SARBANANDA  SONOWAL)

(a) to (d)  To promote  rnrand water Transport (rwr) in the country, r1.r wateruvays (including  5 existing and i06 new) spread over 24 states have been declared as National  wate*ays under the Nationar wate*ays Act, 2016. Based on the outcome of techno-economic  feasibirity  and Detailed  project  Reports (DpRs)  of the NWs, 26 NWs have been found viabre for cargo/passenger  movement  as detaired at Annex.-1 . The details  of sanctioned investment pran is at Annex.-[. Further, Ministry of  ports,  shipping and waterways has a scheme under which  'r0o%  grant is provided  to North Eastern States for development  of lnland  Water infrastruclure.

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| sl. No   | NW     | Details of WaterwaYs                                                                                                                                                              | I Length (Km)   | STATES                                           |
|----------|--------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|--------------------------------------------------|
| I        | NW1    | Ganga-Bhagirathi-Hooghly River System (Haldia - Allahabad)                                                                                                                        | '1620           | Uttar Pradesh, I Bihar, Jharkhand & lWest Benqal |
| 2        | NW2    |                                                                                                                                                                                   | 891             | Assam                                            |
| 3        | NW 16  | BaraK Ktver (laltttt-'u' -: Y}=r-"'== --.                                                                                                                                         | 121 205         | Assam                                            |
| 4        | NW3    | --- /Vest Coast Uan?l lttortaPut at " ^ ^.r r r.ru^^mzndal CanalS unarllpdndr d arrv vv,-!r"'" --                                                                                 | oa              | Kerala Andhra                                    |
| 5        | NW4    | Krishna River (Vilayawada - Muktyala)                                                                                                                                             |                 | Pradesh                                          |
|          | 6lNw5  | ffi; r^ p""konal llhamra-Paraolp vta tvtattgatava"' '" ' -' "'--                                                                                                                  | I 233 29        | Odisha lKerala                                   |
|          | 7lNW8  | Alappuzha- unanganasstrr v \'ar rq'                                                                                                                                               | 40              | (erala                                           |
| s        | lNWs   | Alappuzha - Kottayam - Athirampuzha Canal                                                                                                                                         |                 | Alternate 'oute: 1 1 .skm)                       |
| 9        | INW 27 | - --., +^ Qan Cumberjua River (uonallrl-rer rY MartiasVidhanParisad) .. . - -.-.------                                                                                            | 17              | .fud                                             |
| lO       | INW 68 | "'                                                                                                                                                                                | 41 72           | Goa West Bengal                                  |
| 11       | NW 86  | Y,"'*' i'i"i ly:?:::::'::: i: :#;ffi *; lRupnarayan Krv                                                                                                                           |                 |                                                  |
| 12       | NW 97  | SUndefbanS Walerway \t\ or I - n -^l-i LZl.' ^l\                                                                                                                                  | 172             | West Bengal                                      |
| 13       | NW 111 |                                                                                                                                                                                   |                 | Goa                                              |
| 14       | NW 40  |                                                                                                                                                                                   |                 | Aihar a U.P.                                     |
| 1E       | NW 1O  | Nagolnalle o, o'!"il : ;: 6;;:i;;;i                                                                                                                                               |                 | Maharashtra                                      |
|          |        | =:;:: lchamati River (Brldge aI L'ourd (u L'jorre; ^ - - -r-..r^- x Etnrr.lar\ near t,allglduErrt uvrYv'/- -- -- "---                                                             | 63              | West Bengal                                      |
| 16       | NW 44  | ------ Kali River (Kodasalll uaflr ru oouoorrrvYsv ^ -^L:^^ e^-\ trrlo9e.AIdu,""                                                                                                  | E1              | Karnataka                                        |
| 11       | NW 52  | "i'/, = =;:lii 6.,1 6iil iI (nnili River (Banthat Uaon I llri'rr IruD vrvY ! ):v"' ,l-"::- J,-^i ^^^+r,,o.'"e with Brahmaputra) vnanolaPul r\u'-evrrr'"-"'':.'-'--:---- -"----- - | 50              | Assam                                            |
| 18       | NW 57  | Chapora River (tsndge neal rvrdr rsr I vrrrqYv rv                                                                                                                                 |                 | Goa                                              |
| ,lo      | NW 25  |                                                                                                                                                                                   | 296             | Sihar a U.P.                                     |
| 2C       | NW 37  | Yo'jiT: tSbi?l=?!?^i^;;i a;;;";; ;;,-r;;i;;;i                                                                                                                                     | 45              | Maharashtra                                      |
| 21       | NW 28  | Drbhorlo B'11s" ,t ?:!l:l:r:;; ;; ;                                                                                                                                               |                 |                                                  |
| 22       | NW 73  | A;;ii Narmada Ktver \rat't,''o"Y' '- --                                                                                                                                           | 226             | Maharashtra &                                    |

## An nex.l

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| River (Sone B;rrage, Dehri io                                       |
| api River (Hatnur Dam to Gulf of Khambhat)                          |
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## ThedetailsofsanctionedinvestmentplanforlgNationalWaterways:

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| h (1390 km) of NW-1                                                                                                                   |
| nt oiNw2lriveiB reh rnelele lndian                                                                                                    |
| @and Portion of lndo-Ba of 15 NWs                                                                                                     |
| NW{- West Coast CanaL d<ottaPPuram -Kollam ara&UdYogmandal Canals' ishna River'                                                       |
| Nrw-+- rarinada canal' Godavart rtt Commamu, crnrr, il"'in " luth Buckingham Canal' Marakanam to Puducherry through Katuvetty -taltl' |
| RN/er Brahmani-Kharsua i Matai Dh".t" rivers M ahanandideltarivers                                                                    |
| ntrrramPqZq !g!4                                                                                                                      |
| llwz-zcumbeitgellygl                                                                                                                  |
| r1_----Wae- nlanlevflyel                                                                                                              |
| Nwrrt- zue!_Btyel                                                                                                                     |
| f.tW-40- River RuPnarayan                                                                                                             |
| rlw-gzs@                                                                                                                              |
| NwZ0- Gr'agfiq Ri!91                                                                                                                  |
| NW44- lcnernellniYel                                                                                                                  |
| r'rw-to- nr@e styel                                                                                                                   |
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| NWSZ- KoPili River                                                                                                                    |
| N\^/31- DharyLBtYgI                                                                                                                   |