Lok Sabha Question No. 617 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-04
Subject: Inter-state Waterways
Ministry: PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS
Asked by: Manoj Kishorbhai Kotak

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PORTS, SIlIPPING  NND WATERWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO' 617

TO BE ANSWERED ON 4TH FEBRUARY,  202'1

## INTER.STATE  WATERWAYS

## 617. SHRI MANOJ KOTAK:

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- (a)whethertheGovernmenthasformulatedanyactionplanforthedevelopmentofinter.State waterways  in the rivers of the country;  and
- (b) if so, the details of the rivers and the waterways  included  in ihe said action  plan?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT  CHARGE) FOR PORTS' SHIPPING  AND WATERWAYS (SHRI MANSUKH MANDAVIYA)

(a) &  (b) To  promote  lnland  Water Transport  in the country  111 waterways  have been declared aSNationalWaterways(r.lws)undertheNationalWaterwaysAct,20l6whichcameintoeffect froml2April,20l6.rnesetlwsarespreadover24StatesandtheirlistiSatAnnex.l.

Basedontheoutcomeoftechno.economicfeasibilityandDetailedPro,iectReports(DPRs) of NWs, tntand Wate*ayl  nutnority of lndia (lWAl)  has toncluded  that 23 NWs are viable for cargomovementoutofwhichdevelopmentalactivitieshavebeentakenupinl3NWs.Thelistof tne Zg NWs viable for cargo movement  is at Annex-ll'

## List of 111 National  Waterwavs  declared  as National Waterwavs  under National Waterwavs  Act. 2016

| st. No.   | National Waterway No.   |   Length (km) | Details of Waterways                                                                                       | STATES                                                                                     |
|-----------|-------------------------|---------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1         | National Wateruuay 1    |          1620 | Ganga-Bhagirathi-Hooghly River System (Haldia - Allahabad)                                                 | Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand & West Benqal                                              |
| 2         | NationalWatenruay 2     |           891 | Brahmaputra River (Dhubri Sadiva)                                                                          | Assam                                                                                      |
| 3         | National Watenr,uay 3   |           205 | West Coast Canal (Kottapuram - Kollam), Champakara and Udvoqmandal Canals                                  | Kerala                                                                                     |
| 3         | National Watenr,uay 3   |           170 | West Coast Canal (Kottapuram - Kozhikode)                                                                  | Kerala                                                                                     |
| 4         | National Waterway 4     |            50 | Kakinada Canal (Kakinada to Raiahmundrv)                                                                   | Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Pondichery and Maharashtra |
| 4         | National Waterway 4     |           171 | Godavari river (Bhadrachalam to Raiahmundry)                                                               | Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Pondichery and Maharashtra |
| 4         | National Waterway 4     |           139 | Eluru Canal (Rajahmundry to Viiayawada)                                                                    | Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Pondichery and Maharashtra |
| 4         | National Waterway 4     |           157 | Krishna river (Wazirabad to Viiavawada)                                                                    | Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Pondichery and Maharashtra |
| 4         | National Waterway 4     |           113 | Commamur Canal (Vijayawada to Peddaqaniam)                                                                 | Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Pondichery and Maharashtra |
| 4         | National Waterway 4     |           316 | North Buckingham Canal (Peddaganjam to Central Station of Chennai)                                         | Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Pondichery and Maharashtra |
| 4         | National Waterway 4     |           110 | South Buckingham canal (Central Station of Chennai to Marakanam)                                           | Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Pondichery and Maharashtra |
| 4         | National Waterway 4     |            22 | Marakanam to Puducherry throuqh Kaluvelly tank                                                             | Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Pondichery and Maharashtra |
| 4         | National Waterway 4     |          1202 | River Godavari (Bhadrachalam - Nashik)                                                                     | Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Pondichery and Maharashtra |
| 4         | National Waterway 4     |           636 | River Krishna (Wazirabad - Galagali)                                                                       | Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Pondichery and Maharashtra |
| 5         | National Wateruuay 5    |           256 | East river Coast Canal and Matai                                                                           | Odisha and West Bengal                                                                     |
| 5         | National Wateruuay 5    |           265 | B ra h ma ni-Kha rs ua-D ham ra rivers                                                                     | Odisha and West Bengal                                                                     |
| 5         | National Wateruuay 5    |            67 | Mahanadi delta rivers (Consisting of Hansua river, Nunanala, Gobrinala, Kharnasi river and Mahanadi river) | Odisha and West Bengal                                                                     |
| 6         | National Watenaray 6    |            68 | Aai River                                                                                                  | Assam                                                                                      |
| 7         | NationalWatennray 7     |            90 | Ajoy (Ajay) River                                                                                          | West Bengal                                                                                |
| 8         | National Waterway 8     |            29 | Alappuzha- Changanassery Canal                                                                             | Kerala                                                                                     |
| o         | National Watenruay 9    |            40 | Alappuzha- Kottayam Athirampuzha Canal                                                                     | Kerala Alternate route: 11.Skm                                                             |

|   sl. No. | National Waterway No.   | Length (km)   | Details of Waterways                         | STATES                      |
|-----------|-------------------------|---------------|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|        10 | National Watenruay 10   | 45            | Amba River                                   | Maharashtra                 |
|        11 | National Wateruuay 11   | 99            | Arunawati - Aran River SYstem                | Maharashtra                 |
|        12 | National Waterway 12    | 5.5           | Asi River                                    | Uttar Pradesh               |
|        13 | National Waterway 13    | 11            | Avm Canal                                    | Kerala & Tamil Nadu         |
|        14 | National Wateruuay 14   | 4B            | Baitarni River                               | Odisha                      |
|        15 | National Watenruay 15   | 135           | Bakreswar - Mayurakshi River System          | West Bengal                 |
|        16 | National Watenruay 16   | 121           | Barak River                                  | Assam                       |
|        17 | National Waterway 17    | 189           | Beas River                                   | Himachal Pradesh & Puniab   |
|        18 | National WatenaraY 18   | 69            | Beki River                                   | Assam                       |
|        19 | National Watennray 19   | 67            | Betwa River                                  | Uttar Pradesh               |
|        20 | National Wateruuay 20   | 95            | Bhavani River                                | Tamil Nadu                  |
|        21 | National Watenruay 21   | 139           | Bheema River                                 | Karnataka & Telanqana       |
|        22 | NationalWaterway 22     | 156           | Birupa - BadiGenguti - Brahmani River System | Odisha                      |
|        23 | National Watenruay 23   | 56            | BudhaBalanga                                 | Odisha                      |
|        24 | National Waterway 24    | 61            | Chambal River                                | Uttar Pradesh               |
|        25 | National Watenruay 25   | 33            | Chapora River                                | Goa                         |
|        26 | NationalWaterway 26     | 51            | Chenab River                                 | Jammu & Kashmir             |
|        27 | NationalWateruuay 27    | 17            | Cumberjua River                              | Goa                         |
|        28 | National Waterway 28    | 45            | Dabhol Creek -Vashishti River System         | Maharashtra                 |
|        29 | NationalWaterway 29     | 132           | Damodar River                                | West Bengal                 |
|        30 | National Watenaray 30   | 109           | Dehing River                                 | Assam                       |
|        31 | National Waterway 31    | 114           | Dhansiri / Chathe                            | Assam                       |
|        32 | NationalWatenruay 32    | | 63     | Dikhu River                                  | Assam                       |
|        33 | NationalWaterway 33     | 61            | Doyans River                                 | Assam                       |
|        34 | NationalWaterway 34     | 137           | Dvc Canal                                    | West Bengal                 |
|        35 | NationalWaterway 35     | 108           | Dwarekeswar River                            | West Bengal                 |
|        36 | NationalWatenruay 36    | 119           | Dwarka River                                 | West Bengal                 |
|        37 | National Waterway 37    | 296           | Gandak River                                 | Bihar & Uttar Pradesh       |
|        38 | NationalWateruay 38     | 62            | Gangadhar River                              | Assam & West Benqal         |
|        39 | NationalWatenruay 39    | 49            | Ganol River                                  | Meghalaya                   |
|        40 | NationalWatenruay 40    | 354           | Ghaghra River                                | Bihar & Uttar Pradesh       |
|        41 | NationalWatenruay 41    | Ttz           | Ghataprabha River                            | Karnataka                   |
|        42 | NationalWaterway 42     | 514           | Gomti River                                  | Uttar Pradesh               |
|        43 | NatiorralWatetway 43    | 10            | Gurupur River                                | Karnataka                   |
|        44 | NationalWatenruay 44    | 63            | lchamati River                               | West Bengal                 |
|        45 | National Watenruay 45   | 650           | lndira Gandhi Canal                          | Punjab , Haryana &Raiashtan |
|        46 | NationalWaterway 46     | 35            | lndus River                                  | Jammu & Kashmir             |

| st. No.   | National Waterway No.   | Length (km)   | Details of Waterways                                              | STATES                    |
|-----------|-------------------------|---------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
| 47        | NationalWaterway 47     | 131           | Jalangi River                                                     | West Bengal               |
| 4B        | NationalWatenruay 48    | s90           | Jawai-Luni-Rann Of Kutch River System                             | Gujarat & Raiasthan       |
| 49        | National Waterway 49    | 110           | Jhelum River                                                      | Jammu & Kashmir           |
| 50        | NationalWatenruay 50    | 43            | Jinjiram River                                                    | Assam & Meohalava         |
| 51        | NationalWaterway 51     | 23            | Kabini River                                                      | Karnataka                 |
| 52        | National Waterway 52    | 53            | Kali River                                                        | Karnataka                 |
| 53        | NationalWatenruay 53    | 145           | Kalyan-Thane-Mumbai Wateruray, Vasai Creek And Ulhas River System | Maharashtra               |
| 54        | National Waterway 54    | 86            | Karamnasa River                                                   | Bihar & Uttar Pradesh     |
| 55        | NationalWaterway 55     | 311           | Kaveri - Kollidam River System                                    | Tamil Nadu                |
| 56        | Nationa Wateruay 56     | 22            | Kherkai River                                                     | Jharkhand                 |
| 57        | Nationa Wateruray 57    | 50            | Kopili River                                                      | Assam                     |
| 58        | Nationa Watenruay 58    | 236           | Kosi River                                                        | Bihar                     |
| 59        | Nationa Watenaray 59    | 19            | Kottayam-Vaikom Canal                                             | Kerala                    |
| 60        | Nationa Wateruray 60    | 80            | Kumari River                                                      | West Bengal               |
| 61        | Nationa Wateruray 61    | 28            | Kynshi River                                                      | Meghalaya                 |
| 62        | NationalWatenruay 62    | B6            | Lohit River                                                       | Assam & Arunachal Pradesh |
| 63        | NationalWaterway 63     | 336           | Luni River                                                        | Rajasthan                 |
| 64        | National Waterway 64    | 426           | Mahanadi River                                                    | Odisha                    |
| 65        | NationalWatenruay 65    | 80            | Mahananda River                                                   | West Bengal               |
| 66        | NationalWatenruay 66    | 247           | Mahi River                                                        | Gujarat                   |
| 67        | NationalWateruuay 67    | 94            | Malaprabha River                                                  | Karnataka                 |
| 68        | NationalWatenruay 68    | 41            | Mandovi River                                                     | Goa                       |
| 69        | NationalWateruuay 69    | 5             | Manimutharu River                                                 | Tamil Nadu                |
| 70        | NationalWaterway 70     | 245           | Manjara River                                                     | Maharashtra & Telangana   |
| 71        | National Waterway 71    | 27            | Mapusa / Moide River                                              | Goa                       |
| 72        | National\Naterway 72    | 59            | Nag River                                                         | Maharashtra               |
| 73        | NationalWaterway 73     | 226           | Narmada River                                                     | Maharashtra & Guiarat     |
| 74        | National Waterway 74    | 79            | Netravathi River                                                  | Karnataka                 |
| 75        | National Waterway 75    | 142           | Palar River                                                       | Tamil Nadu                |
| 76        | NationalWaterway 76     | 23            | Panchagangavali (Panchaqanqoli) River                             | Karnataka                 |
| 77        | NationalWatennray 77    | 20            | Pazhyar River                                                     | Tamil Nadu                |
| 78        | National Waterway 78    | 262           | Penganaga - Wardha River System                                   | Maharashtra & Telanqana   |
| 79        | NationalWaterway 79     | 28            | Pennar River                                                      | Andhra Pradesh            |
| 80        | NationalWaterway 80     | 126           | Ponniyar River                                                    | Tamil Nadu                |
| 81        | National Waterway 81    | 35            | Punpun River                                                      | Bihar                     |
| 82        | NationalWatenaray 82    | 5B            | Puthimari River                                                   | Assam                     |
| 83        | NationalWaterway 83     | 31            | Rajpuri Creek                                                     | Maharashtra               |

| sl. No.   | National Waterway No.   | Length (km)   | Details of Waterways                     | STATES                                     |
|-----------|-------------------------|---------------|------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| B4        | National Waterway 84    | 44            | Ravi River                               | Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh & Puniab |
| 85        | NationalWaterway 85     | 31            | Revadanda Creek - Kundalika River System | Maharashtra                                |
| 86        | NationalWateruuay 86    | 72            | Rupnarayan River                         | West Bengal                                |
| 87        | NationalWaterway 87     | 210           | Sabarmati River                          | Gujarat                                    |
| 8B        | NationalWaterway 88     | 14            | Sal River                                | Goa                                        |
| 89        | NationalWatenrvay 89    | 45            | Savitri River (Bankot Creek)             | Maharashtra                                |
| 90        | National Wateruvay 90   | 29            | Sharavati River                          | Karnataka                                  |
| 91        | National Waterway 91    | 52            | Shastri River - Jaigad Creek Svstem      | Maharashtra                                |
| 92        | National Waterway 92    | 26            | Silabati River                           | West Bengal                                |
| 93        | NationalWaterway 93     | 63            | Simsang River                            | Meghalaya                                  |
| 94        | NationalWaterway 94     | 141           | Sone River                               | Bihar                                      |
| q6        | NationalWateruray 95    | 106           | Subansiri River                          | Assam                                      |
| 96        | NationalWaterway 96     | 311           | Subarnrekha River                        | Jharkhand, West Benqal & Odisha            |
| 97        |                         | 172           | Sunderbans Watenruay                     | West Bengal                                |
| 97        |                         | 56            | Bidya River                              | West Bengal                                |
| 97        |                         | 15            | ChhotaKalagachi (ChhotoKalergachi) River | West Bengal                                |
| 97        |                         | 7             | Gomar River                              | West Bengal                                |
| 97        |                         | 16            | Haribhanga River                         | West Bengal                                |
| 97        |                         | 37            | Hogta (Hogat)-pathankhati River          | I West Bengat I                            |
| 97        | NationalWaterway 97     | I             | Kalindi (Kalandi) River                  | West Bengal                                |
| 97        |                         | 22            | Katakhali River                          | West Bengal                                |
| 97        |                         | 99            | Matla River                              | West Bengal                                |
| 97        |                         | 28            | Muri Ganga (Baratala) River              | West Bengal                                |
| 97        |                         | 53            | Raimangal River                          | West Bengal                                |
| 97        |                         | 14            | Sahibkhali (Sahebkhali) River            | West Bengal                                |
| 97        |                         | 37            | Saptamukhi River                         | West Bengal                                |
| 97        |                         | 64            | Thakurran River                          | West Bengal                                |
| 9B        | NationalWaterway 98     | 377           | Sutlej River                             | Himachal Pradesh & Puniab                  |
| 99        | NationalWaterway 99     | 62            | Tamaraparani River                       | Tamil Nadu                                 |
| 100       | National Waterway 100   | 436           | Tapi River                               | Malrarashtra & Guiarat                     |
| 101       | National Waterway 101   | 42            | Tizu - Zungki Rivers                     | Nagaland                                   |
| 102       | Natronal Waterway 102   | 87            | Tlwang (Dhaleswari River)                | Assam & Mizoram                            |
| 103       | NationalWateruay 103    | 73            | Tons River                               | Uttar Pradesh                              |
| 104       | National Watenaray 104  | 232           | Tungabhadra River                        | Karnataka, Telangana & Andhra Pradesh      |

| sl. No.   | National Waterway No.   |   Length (km) | Details of Waterways               | STATES                         |
|-----------|-------------------------|---------------|------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| 105       | National Waterway 105   |          15   | Udayavara River                    | Karnataka                      |
| 106       | National Waterway 106   |          20   | Umngot (Dawki) River               | Meghalaya                      |
| 107       | National Wateruuay 107  |          46   | Vaigai River                       | Tamil Nadu                     |
| 108       | National Wateruray 108  |          53   | Varuna River                       | Uttar Pradesh                  |
| 109       | National Waterway 109   |         166   | Wainganga - Pranahita River System | Maharashtra &Telanqana         |
| 110       | National Waterway 110   |        1080   | Yamuna River                       | Delhi, Haryana & Uttar Pradesh |
| 111       | National Watenvay 111   |          50   | Zuari River                        | Goa                            |
|           | Total                   |       20162.5 |                                    |                                |

## LIST OF 23 NATIONAL  WATERWAYS  FOUND FEASIBLE  FOR CARGO MOVEMENT

| st. No   | National Waterway No.   | Details of Waterways                                                          | STATES                                        | Status                                                                      |
|----------|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1        | National Wateruray 1    | Ganga-Bhagirathi- Hooghly River System (Haldia - Allahabad)                   | Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand & West Benqal | Development taken up with Assistance from World Bank Jal Marg Vikas Proiect |
| 2        | NationalWaterway 2      | Brahmaputra River (Dhubri - Sadiya)                                           | Assam                                         | Development taken up as per approved SFC for FY 2020- 21 to 2024-25         |
| 3        | National Waterway 16    | Barak River                                                                   | Assam                                         | Development taken up as per approved SFC for FY 2020- 21 to 2024-25         |
| 4        | NationalWatenruay 3     | West Coast Canal (Kottapuram - Kollam), Champakara and Udvoqrrrarrdal Cartals | Kerala                                        | Mostly Operational Watenrvays and development and maintenance work          |
| 5        | NationaiWaterway 4      | Krishna River (Vijayawacia - Muktvala)                                        | Andhra Pradesh                                | Mostly Operational Watenrvays and development and maintenance work          |
| 6        | National Watenr,ray 5   | Dhamra-Paradio via Mangalagadi to Pankopal                                    | Odisha                                        | Mostly Operational Watenrvays and development and maintenance work          |
| 7        | National Waterway B     | Alappuzha- Chanqanassery Canal                                                | Kerala                                        | taken up.                                                                   |
| B        | National Waterway 9     | Alappuzha-Kottayam Athirampuzha Canal                                         | Kerala Alternate route: 11.Skm                | Mostly Operational Watenrvays and development and maintenance work          |
| o        | National Waterway 27    | Cumberjua River                                                               | Goa                                           | Mostly Operational Watenrvays and development and maintenance work          |
| 10       | NationalWateruuay 68    | Mandovi River                                                                 | Goa                                           | Mostly Operational Watenrvays and development and maintenance work          |
| 11       | NationalWatenruay 86    | Rupnarayan River                                                              | West Bengal                                   | Mostly Operational Watenrvays and development and maintenance work          |
| 12       | National Waterway 97    | Sunderbans Wateruay                                                           | West Bengal                                   | Mostly Operational Watenrvays and development and maintenance work          |
| 13       | National Waterway 111   | Zuari River                                                                   | Goa                                           | Mostly Operational Watenrvays and development and maintenance work          |
| 14       | National Wateruuay 10   | Amba River                                                                    | Maharashtra                                   | Work to be taken subsequent to SFC/ EFC approval.                           |
| 15       | National Wateruay 44    | lchamati River                                                                | West Bengal                                   | Work to be taken subsequent to SFC/ EFC approval.                           |
| 16       | NationalWatenaray 52    | Kali River                                                                    | Karnataka                                     | Work to be taken subsequent to SFC/ EFC approval.                           |
| 17       | NationalWatenruay 57    | Kopili River                                                                  | Assam                                         | Work to be taken subsequent to SFC/ EFC approval.                           |
| 18       | National Waterway 73    | Narmada River                                                                 | Maharashtra & Guiarat                         | Substantial cargo moves in tidal waters/ river mouth under respective       |
| 19       | National Wateruuay 83   | Rajpuri Creek                                                                 | Maharashtra                                   | Substantial cargo moves in tidal waters/ river mouth under respective       |
| 20       | NationalWaterway 85     | Revadanda Creek - Kundalika River System                                      | Maharashtra                                   | State                                                                       |
| 21       | NationalWaterway 91     | Shastri River - Jaigad Creek System                                           | Maharashtra                                   | Maritime Board. No interventions are                                        |
| 22       | NationalWaterway 94     | Sone River                                                                    | Bihar                                         | contemplated by                                                             |
| 23       | National Waterway 100   | Tapi River                                                                    | Maharashtra & Guiarat                         | lWAl as of now.                                                             |