Lok Sabha Question No. 1268 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-09
Subject: Design of Waterways
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Ranjanben Dhananjay Bhatt

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI DEPARTMENT OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †1268 ANSWERED ON 09/02/2023

## Design of Waterways

## †1268. SHRIMATI RANJANBEN DHANANJAY BHATT:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a)   whether  it  is  a  fact  that  the  Government  is  contemplating  to  provide  more  water  to waterways and change the design of waterways;
- (b)  if so, the steps taken by the Government in this regard so far; and
- (c)   if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI (SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL)

(a) to (c) As informed by Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, National Waterways are developed to promote environment-friendly, cost-effective and location-specific alternate mode of Inland Water Transport (IWT) supplementary to existing Rail and Road transport, wherever feasible.

Inland  Waterways  Authority  of  India  (IWAI)  an  autonomous  body  under  that  Ministry  is responsible  for  regulation  and  deveopment  of  National  waterways  (NWs)  for  shipping  and navigation  and  develops  navigation  channel  in  the  deepest  portion  of  the  river  in  35  to  45  m width for 2 to 3 m depth for operation of 200 T vessels. More water, thus made available, in the waterway helps to improve the Least Available Depth (LAD) which makes navigation smooth and it is directly helpful to reduce transportation cost.

Further, to promote Inland Water Transport in the country, 111 Inland Waterways (including 5 existing  and  106  additional  Waterways) spread  over 24 states have been declared  as National Waterways (NWs) vide National Waterways Act, 2016. The list of these NWs is annexed .

Further,  D/o  Water  Resource,  River  Development  &  Ganga  Rejuvenation,  has  prepared  a National  Framework  on  Sediment  Management  (NFSM)  for  comprehensive  and  holistic management of sediment by the State Governments/Project Authorities/ Other Ministries. The framework inter alia highlights provisions on dredging and desilting in national waterways.

The approved NFSM document is in public domain and may be accessed at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1p4MQWIu9CDuDhL0Tatc5po4a1yO79b9q/view?usp=share\_link

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## Annex  referred  in  the  reply  to  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  1268  answered  on 09.02.2023

## List of 111 National Waterways

|   S. No. | National Waterway No.   |   Length (km) | Details of Waterways                                                                                       | State(S)                                                                                   |
|----------|-------------------------|---------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | National Waterway 1     |        1620   | Ganga-Bhagirathi-Hooghly River System (Haldia - Allahabad)                                                 | Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand &West Bengal                                               |
|        2 | National Waterway 2     |         891   | Brahmaputra River (Dhubri - Sadiya)                                                                        | Assam                                                                                      |
|        3 | National Waterway 3     |         205   | West Coast Canal (Kottapuram - Kollam), Champakara and Udyogmandal Canals                                  | Kerala                                                                                     |
|        3 | National Waterway 3     |         170   | West Coast Canal (Kottapuram - Kozhikode)                                                                  | Kerala                                                                                     |
|        4 | National Waterway 4     |          50   | Kakinada Canal (Kakinada to Rajahmundry)                                                                   | Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Pondichery and Maharashtra |
|        4 | National Waterway 4     |         171   | Godavari river (Bhadrachalam to Rajahmundry)                                                               | Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Pondichery and Maharashtra |
|        4 | National Waterway 4     |         139   | Eluru Canal (Rajahmundry to Vijayawada)                                                                    | Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Pondichery and Maharashtra |
|        4 | National Waterway 4     |         157   | Krishna river (Wazirabad to Vijayawada)                                                                    | Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Pondichery and Maharashtra |
|        4 | National Waterway 4     |         113   | Commamur Canal (Vijayawada to Peddaganjam)                                                                 | 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 through 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 Waterway 5     |         256   | East Coast Canal and Matai river                                                                           | Odisha and West Bengal                                                                     |
|        5 | National Waterway 5     |         265   | Brahmani-Kharsua-Dhamra rivers                                                                             | Odisha and West Bengal                                                                     |
|        5 | National Waterway 5     |          67   | Mahanadi delta rivers (Consisting of Hansua river, Nunanala, Gobrinala, Kharnasi river and Mahanadi river) | Odisha and West Bengal                                                                     |
|        6 | National Waterway 6     |          68   | Aai River                                                                                                  | Assam                                                                                      |
|        7 | National Waterway 7     |          90   | Ajoy (Ajay) River                                                                                          | West Bengal                                                                                |
|        8 | National Waterway 8     |          29   | Alappuzha- Changanassery Canal                                                                             | Kerala                                                                                     |
|        9 | National Waterway 9     |          40   | Alappuzha- Kottayam - Athirampuzha Canal                                                                   | Kerala Alternate route: 11.5km                                                             |
|       10 | National Waterway 10    |          45   | Amba River                                                                                                 | Maharashtra                                                                                |
|       11 | National Waterway 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 Waterway 14    |          48   | Baitarni River                                                                                             | Odisha                                                                                     |

|   S. No. | National Waterway No.   |   Length (km) | Details of Waterways                                             | State(S)                    |
|----------|-------------------------|---------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|       15 | National Waterway 15    |           135 | Bakreswar - Mayurakshi River System                              | West Bengal                 |
|       16 | National Waterway 16    |           121 | Barak River                                                      | Assam                       |
|       17 | National Waterway 17    |           189 | Beas River                                                       | Himachal Pradesh& Punjab    |
|       18 | National Waterway 18    |            69 | Beki River                                                       | Assam                       |
|       19 | National Waterway 19    |            67 | Betwa River                                                      | Uttar Pradesh               |
|       20 | National Waterway 20    |            95 | Bhavani River                                                    | Tamil Nadu                  |
|       21 | National Waterway 21    |           139 | Bheema River                                                     | Karnataka &Telangana        |
|       22 | National Waterway 22    |           156 | Birupa - BadiGenguti - Brahmani River System                     | Odisha                      |
|       23 | National Waterway 23    |            56 | BudhaBalanga                                                     | Odisha                      |
|       24 | National Waterway 24    |            61 | Chambal River                                                    | Uttar Pradesh               |
|       25 | National Waterway 25    |            33 | Chapora River                                                    | Goa                         |
|       26 | National Waterway 26    |            51 | Chenab River                                                     | Jammu &Kashmir              |
|       27 | National Waterway 27    |            17 | Cumberjua River                                                  | Goa                         |
|       28 | National Waterway 28    |            45 | Dabhol Creek -Vashishti River System                             | Maharashtra                 |
|       29 | National Waterway 29    |           132 | Damodar River                                                    | West Bengal                 |
|       30 | National Waterway 30    |           109 | Dehing River                                                     | Assam                       |
|       31 | National Waterway 31    |           114 | Dhansiri / Chathe                                                | Assam                       |
|       32 | National Waterway 32    |            63 | Dikhu River                                                      | Assam                       |
|       33 | National Waterway 33    |            61 | Doyans River                                                     | Assam                       |
|       34 | National Waterway 34    |           137 | Dvc Canal                                                        | West Bengal                 |
|       35 | National Waterway 35    |           108 | Dwarekeswar River                                                | West Bengal                 |
|       36 | National Waterway 36    |           119 | Dwarka River                                                     | West Bengal                 |
|       37 | National Waterway 37    |           296 | Gandak River                                                     | Bihar &Uttar Pradesh        |
|       38 | National Waterway 38    |            62 | Gangadhar River                                                  | Assam &West Bengal          |
|       39 | National Waterway 39    |            49 | Ganol River                                                      | Meghalaya                   |
|       40 | National Waterway 40    |           354 | Ghaghra River                                                    | Bihar &Uttar Pradesh        |
|       41 | National Waterway 41    |           112 | Ghataprabha River                                                | Karnataka                   |
|       42 | National Waterway 42    |           514 | Gomti River                                                      | Uttar Pradesh               |
|       43 | National Waterway 43    |            10 | Gurupur River                                                    | Karnataka                   |
|       44 | National Waterway 44    |            63 | Ichamati River                                                   | West Bengal                 |
|       45 | National Waterway 45    |           650 | Indira Gandhi Canal                                              | Punjab , Haryana &Rajashtan |
|       46 | National Waterway 46    |            35 | Indus River                                                      | Jammu &Kashmir              |
|       47 | National Waterway 47    |           131 | Jalangi River                                                    | West Bengal                 |
|       48 | National Waterway 48    |           590 | Jawai-Luni-Rann Of Kutch River System                            | Gujarat &Rajasthan          |
|       49 | National Waterway 49    |           110 | Jhelum River                                                     | Jammu &Kashmir              |
|       50 | National Waterway 50    |            43 | Jinjiram River                                                   | Assam &Meghalaya            |
|       51 | National Waterway 51    |            23 | Kabini River                                                     | Karnataka                   |
|       52 | National Waterway 52    |            53 | Kali River                                                       | Karnataka                   |
|       53 | National Waterway 53    |           145 | Kalyan-Thane-Mumbai Waterway, Vasai Creek And Ulhas River System | Maharashtra                 |
|       54 | National Waterway 54    |            86 | Karamnasa River                                                  | Bihar &Uttar Pradesh        |

|   S. No. | National Waterway No.   |   Length (km) | Details of Waterways                     | State(S)                                 |
|----------|-------------------------|---------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|       55 | National Waterway 55    |           311 | Kaveri - Kollidam River System           | Tamil Nadu                               |
|       56 | National Waterway 56    |            22 | Kherkai River                            | Jharkhand                                |
|       57 | National Waterway 57    |            50 | Kopili River                             | Assam                                    |
|       58 | National Waterway 58    |           236 | Kosi River                               | Bihar                                    |
|       59 | National Waterway 59    |            19 | Kottayam-Vaikom Canal                    | Kerala                                   |
|       60 | National Waterway 60    |            80 | Kumari River                             | West Bengal                              |
|       61 | National Waterway 61    |            28 | Kynshi River                             | Meghalaya                                |
|       62 | National Waterway 62    |            86 | Lohit River                              | Assam &Arunachal Pradesh                 |
|       63 | National Waterway 63    |           336 | Luni River                               | Rajasthan                                |
|       64 | National Waterway 64    |           426 | Mahanadi River                           | Odisha                                   |
|       65 | National Waterway 65    |            80 | Mahananda River                          | West Bengal                              |
|       66 | National Waterway 66    |           247 | Mahi River                               | Gujarat                                  |
|       67 | National Waterway 67    |            94 | Malaprabha River                         | Karnataka                                |
|       68 | National Waterway 68    |            41 | Mandovi River                            | Goa                                      |
|       69 | National Waterway 69    |             5 | Manimutharu River                        | Tamil Nadu                               |
|       70 | National Waterway 70    |           245 | Manjara River                            | Maharashtra& Telangana                   |
|       71 | National Waterway 71    |            27 | Mapusa / Moide River                     | Goa                                      |
|       72 | National Waterway 72    |            59 | Nag River                                | Maharashtra                              |
|       73 | National Waterway 73    |           226 | Narmada River                            | Maharashtra &Gujarat                     |
|       74 | National Waterway 74    |            79 | Netravathi River                         | Karnataka                                |
|       75 | National Waterway 75    |           142 | Palar River                              | Tamil Nadu                               |
|       76 | National Waterway 76    |            23 | Panchagangavali (Panchagangoli) River    | Karnataka                                |
|       77 | National Waterway 77    |            20 | Pazhyar River                            | Tamil Nadu                               |
|       78 | National Waterway 78    |           262 | Penganaga - Wardha River System          | Maharashtra& Telangana                   |
|       79 | National Waterway 79    |            28 | Pennar River                             | Andhra Pradesh                           |
|       80 | National Waterway 80    |           126 | Ponniyar River                           | Tamil Nadu                               |
|       81 | National Waterway 81    |            35 | Punpun River                             | Bihar                                    |
|       82 | National Waterway 82    |            58 | Puthimari River                          | Assam                                    |
|       83 | National Waterway 83    |            31 | Rajpuri Creek                            | Maharashtra                              |
|       84 | National Waterway 84    |            44 | Ravi River                               | Jammu &Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh& Punjab |
|       85 | National Waterway 85    |            31 | Revadanda Creek - Kundalika River System | Maharashtra                              |
|       86 | National Waterway 86    |            72 | Rupnarayan River                         | West Bengal                              |
|       87 | National Waterway 87    |           210 | Sabarmati River                          | Gujarat                                  |
|       88 | National Waterway 88    |            14 | Sal River                                | Goa                                      |
|       89 | National Waterway 89    |            45 | Savitri River (Bankot Creek)             | Maharashtra                              |
|       90 | National Waterway 90    |            29 | Sharavati River                          | Karnataka                                |
|       91 | National Waterway 91    |            52 | Shastri River - Jaigad Creek System      | Maharashtra                              |
|       92 | National Waterway 92    |            26 | Silabati River                           | West Bengal                              |
|       93 | National Waterway 93    |            63 | Simsang River                            | Meghalaya                                |

|   S. No. | National Waterway No.   |   Length (km) | Details of Waterways                     | State(S)                             |
|----------|-------------------------|---------------|------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|       94 | National Waterway 94    |           141 | Sone River                               | Bihar                                |
|       95 | National Waterway 95    |           106 | Subansiri River                          | Assam                                |
|       96 | National Waterway 96    |           311 | Subarnrekha River                        | Jharkhand, West Bengal &Odisha       |
|       97 |                         |           172 | Sunderbans Waterway                      | 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 | Hogla (Hogal)-Pathankhali River          | West Bengal                          |
|       97 | National Waterway 97    |             9 | 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                          |
|       98 | National Waterway 98    |           377 | Sutlej River                             | Himachal Pradesh& Punjab             |
|       99 | National Waterway 99    |            62 | Tamaraparani River                       | Tamil Nadu                           |
|      100 | National Waterway 100   |           436 | Tapi River                               | Maharashtra &Gujarat                 |
|      101 | National Waterway 101   |            42 | Tizu - Zungki Rivers                     | Nagaland                             |
|      102 | National Waterway 102   |            87 | Tlwang (Dhaleswari River)                | Assam &Mizoram                       |
|      103 | National Waterway 103   |            73 | Tons River                               | Uttar Pradesh                        |
|      104 | National Waterway 104   |           232 | Tungabhadra River                        | Karnataka, Telangana &Andhra Pradesh |
|      105 | National Waterway 105   |            15 | Udayavara River                          | Karnataka                            |
|      106 | National Waterway 106   |            20 | Umngot (Dawki) River                     | Meghalaya                            |
|      107 | National Waterway 107   |            46 | Vaigai River                             | Tamil Nadu                           |
|      108 | National Waterway 108   |            53 | Varuna River                             | Uttar Pradesh                        |
|      109 | National Waterway109    |           166 | Wainganga - Pranahita River System       | Maharashtra &Telangana               |
|      110 | National Waterway 110   |          1080 | Yamuna River                             | Delhi, Haryana &Uttar Pradesh        |
|      111 | National Waterway 111   |            50 | Zuari River                              | Goa                                  |

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