Lok Sabha Question No. 1016 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-03
Subject: Development of National Waterways
Ministry: PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS
Asked by: Jayant Sinha

## GOVERNMENT  OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PORTS,  SHIPPING  & WATERWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1016

ANSWERED ON 3RD DECEMBER,  2021

## DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONAL WATERWAYS

1016. SHRI JAYANT SINHA.

Will the Minister of PORTS,  SHIPPING  AND WATERWAYS be pleased  to state.

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- (a) the details of wateMays  declared  National  Waterways and development activities undertaken thereon in the country;
- (b) the estimated projections of cargo load carried through various means including  inland shipping  in 2021  ,  and
- (c) the steps taken to boost inland shipping in view of the same?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF PORTS, SHIPPING  & WATERWAYS (SHRI SARBANANDA  SONOWAL)

- (a) To promote lnland Water Transport in the country  1'1 1 wateruays (including  5 existing and 106 new) have been declared as National  Waterways  (NWs) under the National Wateryays Act, 20'16 which came into effect ftom 12 April, 2016. The details is at Annex-|. Based on the outcome of techno-economic feasibility  and Detailed Project Reports  (DPRs) of NWs, 25 NWs have been found viable by lnland Waten'uays Authority of lndia (lWAl) for cargo/  passenger movement.  The list of the 25 NWs is at Annex-ll. Developmental  activities have been initiated  in 13 NWs.
- (b) 83 6'1 Million Tones of cargo was transported  on National Waterways  in the year 2020-21. Approximately,  54.03 Million Tones of cargo has been transported on National Wateruay during the period April, 2021 lo October,  2021.
- (c) ln addition to development  activities on 13 NWs, the steps taken to boost inland shipping are detailed at Annex-lll.

## List of 111 National  Waterwavs

(Government  of lndia has declared  '111  wateruuays as National Waterways throuqh Nationa Act, 2016 enacted on 12 04.20 6)

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| SI, No.   | National Waterway No.   | Length (km)   | Details of Waterways                                                       | STATES                                                                          |
|-----------|-------------------------|---------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1         | National Watenvay 1     | 1620          | Ganga-Bhagirathi- Hooghly River System (Haldia - Allahabad)                | Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand & West Benqal                                   |
| 2         | National Wateruuav 2    | 891           | Brahmaputra River (Dhubri - Sadiva)                                        | Assam                                                                           |
| J         | National Waterway 3     | 205           | West Coast Canal (Kottapuram - Kollam), Champakara and Udyogmandal Canals  | Kerala                                                                          |
| J         | National Waterway 3     | 170           | West Coast Canal (Kottapuram - Kozhikode)                                  | Kerala                                                                          |
| 4         | National Wateruuay 4    | 50            | Kakinada Canal (Kakinada to Raiahmundrv)                                   | Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Tarnil Nadu, Pondichery and |
| 4         | National Wateruuay 4    | 139           | Rajahmundry) Eluru Canal (Rajahmundry to Viiavawada)                       | Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Tarnil Nadu, Pondichery and |
| 4         | National Wateruuay 4    | 157           | Krishna river (Wazirabad to Viiavawada)                                    | Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Tarnil Nadu, Pondichery and |
| 4         | National Wateruuay 4    | 113           | Commamur Canal (Vijayawada to Peddaqaniam)                                 | Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Tarnil Nadu, Pondichery and |
| 4         | National Wateruuay 4    | 316           | North Buckingham Canal (Peddaganjam to Central Station of                  |                                                                                 |
| 4         | National Wateruuay 4    | 110           | _C_!-rennar)___ South Buckingham canal (Central Station of Chennai to MarL | Maharashtra                                                                     |
| 4         | National Wateruuay 4    | 22 l---       | Marakanam to Puducherry through xe|qyglly 1q!k                        | Maharashtra                                                                     |
| 4         | National Wateruuay 4    | 1202          | River Godavari (Bhadrachalam - Nashik) I                                   | Maharashtra                                                                     |
| 4         | National Wateruuay 4    | 636           | River Krishna (Wazirabad - Galaqali)                                       | Maharashtra                                                                     |
| q         | ruatlonir --            | 256           | s-! C o3 s! C 1ni FIq                                                      | Odisha and                                                                      |

## Annex-l

| st. No.   | National Waterway No.   | Length (km)   | Details of Waterways                                                                                       | STATES                          |
|-----------|-------------------------|---------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|           | Waterway 5              |               | Matai river                                                                                                | West Bengal                     |
|           | Waterway 5              | 265           | Brahmani-Kharsua- Dhamra rivers                                                                            | West Bengal                     |
|           | Waterway 5              | 67            | Mahanadi delta rivers (Consisting of Hansua river, Nunanala, Gobrinala, Kharnasi river and Mahanadi river) | West Bengal                     |
| 6         | National Waterway 6     | 68            | Aai River                                                                                                  | Assam                           |
| 7         | National Wateruvay 7    | 90            | Ajoy (Ajay) River                                                                                          | West Bengal                     |
| B         | National Waterway 8     | 29            | Alappuzha- Changanassery Canal                                                                             | Kerala                          |
| I         | National Waterway 9     | 40            | Alappuzha- Kottayam Athirampuzha Canal                                                                     | Kerala Alternate route: 1 1.Skm |
| 10        | National Watenvay 10    | 45            | Amba River                                                                                                 | Maharashtra                     |
| 11        | National Waterwav 11    | oo            | Arunawati - Aran River Svstem                                                                              | Maharashtra                     |
| 12        | National Watenruay 12   | 5.5           | Asi River                                                                                                  | Uttar Pradesh                   |
| 13        | National Wateruvay 13_  | 11            | Avm Canal                                                                                                  | Kerala & Tamil Nadu             |
| 14        | National Watenvav 14    | 4B            | Baitarni River                                                                                             | Odisha                          |
| '15       | National Waterway 15    | 135           | Bakreswar - Mayurakshi River System                                                                        | West Bengal                     |
| 16        | National Waterwav '16   | 121           | Barak River                                                                                                | Assam                           |
| 17        | National Waterway '17   | 189           | Beas River                                                                                                 | Himachal Pradesh & Punjab       |
| ,18       | National Waterurav 1B   | 69            | Beki River                                                                                                 | Assam                           |
| 19        | National Waterwav 19    | 67            | Betwa River                                                                                                | Uttar Pradesh                   |
| 20        | National Wateru'ray 20  | oA            | Bhavani River                                                                                              | Tamil Nadu                      |
| 21        | National Waterway 21    | 139           | Bheema River                                                                                               | Karnataka & Telanqana           |
| 22        | National \Nalerway 22   | 156           | Birupa - BadiGenguti - Brahmani River System                                                               | Odisha                          |
| 23        | National Wateruuay 23   | 56            | BudhaBalanga                                                                                               | Odisha                          |
| 24        | National Waterway 24    | ot            | Chambal River                                                                                              | Uttar Pradesh                   |
| 25        | National Watenrrav 25   | 33            | Chapora River                                                                                              | Goa                             |

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| si.- No.   | National Waterway No.          | Length (km)   | Details of Waterways                       | STATES                       |
|------------|--------------------------------|---------------|--------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
| zo         | National Wateruuay 26          | 51            | Chenab River                               | Jammu & Kashmir              |
| 27         | National Watenruav 27          | 17            | Cumberjua River                            | Goa                          |
| 28         | National Wateruuay 28          | 45            | Dabhol Creek - Vashishti River System      | Maharashtra                  |
| 29         | National Watenruav 29          | 132           | Damodar River                              | West Bengal                  |
| 30         | National Wateruuav 30          | 109           | Dehing River                               | Assam                        |
| 31         | National Waterway 31           | 114           | Dhansiri / Chathe                          | Assam                        |
| 32         | National Watenvav 32           | OJ            | Dikhu River                                | Assam                        |
| JJ         | National Waterway 33           | 61            | Doyans River                               | Assam I                      |
| 34         | National Wateruuay 34          | 137           | Dvc Canal                                  | West Bengal                  |
| 35         | National Watennrav 35          | 108           | Dwarekeswar River                          | West Bengal                  |
| 36         | National Wateruvav 36          | 119           | Dwarka River                               | West Bengal                  |
| 37         | National Watenruay 37          | 296           | Gandak River                               | Bihar & Uttar Pradesh        |
| 38         | National Wateruuav 38          | 62            | Gangadhar River                            | Assam & West Benqal          |
| 39         | National Watenvay 39           | 49            | Ganol River                                | Meghalaya                    |
| 40         | National Watenvav 40           | 354           | Ghaghra River                              | Bihar & Uttar Pradesh        |
| 41         | National Watenruay 41          | 112           | Ghataprabha River                          | Karnataka                    |
| 42         | National Waterway 42           | 514           | Gomti River                                | Uttar Pradesh                |
| 43         | National Wateruuay 43          | 10            | Gurupur River                              | Karnataka                    |
| 44         | National Watenruav 44          | 63            | lchamati River                             | West Bengal                  |
| 45         | National Watenvay 45           | 650           | lndira Gandhi Cattal                       | Punjab , llaryana &Rajashtgn |
| 46         | National Waterway 46           | 35            | lndus River                                | Jammu & Kashmir              |
| 47         | National 47                    | '13'1         | Jalangi River                              | West Bengal                  |
| ,18        | ,Waterway National WaterwaL_48 | 590           | Jawai-Lurti-Rarrn Of Kutclr River Systerrr | Cujarat & - Raiasthan        |
| 49         | National Watenrvay 49          | 110           | Jhelum River                               | Jammu & Kashmir              |
| 50         | National Wateruvav 50          | 43            | Jinjiram River                             | Assam & Meghalayg,,_         |
| 51         | National Ulqt-$ryqvl-l-        | 23            | Kabini River                               | Karnataka                    |

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| SI, No.   | National Waterway No.   | Length (km)   | Details of Waterways                                              | STATES                     |
|-----------|-------------------------|---------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
| 52        | National Watenruay 52   | 53            | Kali River                                                        | Karnataka                  |
| 53        | National Waterway 53    | 145           | Kalyan-Thane- Mumbai Waterway, Vasai Creek And Ulhas River Svstem | Maharashtra                |
| 54        | National Waterurav 54   | 86            | Karamnasa River                                                   | Bihar & Uttar Pradesh      |
| 55        | National Waterurav 55   | 311           | Kaveri - Kollidam River System                                    | Tamil Nadu                 |
| 56        | National Waterway 56    | 22            | Kherkai River                                                     | Jharkhand                  |
| 57        | National Watenruav 57   | 50            | Kopili River                                                      | Assam                      |
| 5B        | National llqlgryay sB   | 236           | Kosi River                                                        | Bihar                      |
| 59        | National Waterway 59    | 19            | Kottayam-Vaikom Canal                                             | Kerala                     |
| 60        | National Watenruay 60   | 80            | Kumari River                                                      | West Bengal                |
| 61        | National Waterway 61    | 28            | Kynshi River                                                      | Meghalaya                  |
| 62        | National Waterway 62    | B6            | Lohit River                                                       | Assam & Arunachal .rra9qq! |
| OJ        | National Waterwav 63    | JJO           | Luni River                                                        | - Rajasthan                |
| 64        | National Watenruay 64   | 426           | Mahanadi River                                                    | Odisha                     |
| 65        | National Waterwav 65    | BO            | Mahananda River                                                   | West Bengal                |
| 66        | National Wa!914aa 66    | 247           | Mahi River                                                        | Gujarat                    |
| 67        | National Watenruav 67   | 94            | Malaprabha River                                                  | Karnataka                  |
| 68        | National Wateruray 68   | 41            | Mandovi River                                                     | Goa                        |
| 69        | National Watenruav 69   | 5             | Manimutharu River                                                 | Tamil Nadu                 |
| 70        | National Waterway 70    | 245           | Manjara River                                                     | Maharashtra & Telanqana    |
| 71        | National Waterurav 71   | ?7            | Mapusa / Moide River                                              | Goa                        |
| 72        | National Waterway_72    | 60            | Nag River                                                         | Maharashtra                |
| IJ        | National Watenruay 73   | 226           | Narnrada River                                                    | Maharashtra & Guiarat      |
| 74        | National Wateruray 74   | 79            | Netravathi River                                                  | Karnataka                  |
| 75        | National Waterwav 75    | 142           | Palar River                                                       | Tamil Nadu                 |
| 76        | National Watenruay 76   | )1            | Panchagangavali (Panchagangoli) River                             | Karnataka                  |

| sl. No.   | National Waterway No.    | Length (km)         | Details of Waterways                     | STATES                                     |
|-----------|--------------------------|---------------------|------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| 77        | National Watenruav 77    | 20                  | Pazhyar River                            | Tamil Nadu                                 |
| 7B        | National Waten,ray 78    | 262                 | Penganaga - Wardha River Svstem          | Maharashtra & Telanqana                    |
| 79        | National Wateruuay 79    | 28                  | Pennar River                             | Andhra Pradesh                             |
| BO        | National Wateruuay B0    | 126                 | Ponniyar River                           | Tamil Nadu                                 |
| 81        | National Wateruray 81    | 35                  | Punpun River                             | !r.1"_ _                                   |
| 82        | National Watenvay 82     | 58                  | Puthimari River                          | Assam                                      |
| oa (.).J  | National Waterway 83     | 31                  | Rajpuri Creek                            | Maharashtra                                |
| 84        | National Waterway 84     | 44                  | Ravi River                               | Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh & Puniab |
| 85        | National Wateruuay 85    | I ^, I ''           | Revadanda Creek - Kundalika River Svstem | Maharashtra                                |
| 86        | National Watenvav 86     | | -^ | '' | Rupnarayan River                         | I West Bengal                              |
| 87        | National Waterway 87     | 210                 | Sabarmati River                          | Gujarat                                    |
| 88        | National Watenauay BB    | 14                  | Sal River                                | Goa                                        |
| B9        | National Watenarav 89    | 45                  | Savitri River (Bankot Creek)             | Maharashtra                                |
| 90        | National Waterway 90     | 29                  | I Sharavati River                        | Karnataka                                  |
| 91        | National Watenvav 91     | 52                  | Shastri River - Jaigad Creek Qy$en_      | Maharashtra                                |
| 92        | National Waterway 92     | 26                  | Silabati River                           | West Bengal                                |
| 93        | National Waten',rav 93   | 63                  | Simsang River                            | Meghalaya                                  |
| 94        | National Watenvay 94     | 141                 | Sone River                               | Bihar                                      |
| 95        | National _Wgleryay e5 -. | 106                 | Subansiri River                          | Assam                                      |
| 96        | National Wateruuay 96    | 311                 | Subarnrekha River                        | West Bengal & Odisha                       |
| o-7       |                          | 172                 | Sunderbans Watenruay                     | West Bengal                                |
|           | National Watenvay 97     | 56                  | tsidya River                             | West Bengal                                |
|           | National Watenvay 97     | 15                  | ChhotaKalagachi (ChhotoKalergachi) River | West Bengal                                |
|           | National Watenvay 97     | 7                   | Gomar River                              | West Bengal                                |
|           | National Watenvay 97     | '16                 | Haribhanga River                         | West Bengal                                |

| SI, No.   | Nati_onal Waterway No.   | Length (km)   | D"tril" ,f Waterways               | STATES                                |
|-----------|--------------------------|---------------|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|           |                          | 37            | Hogla (Hogal)- Pathankhali River   | West Bengal                           |
|           |                          | \.1           | Kalindi (Kalandi) River            | West Bengal                           |
|           |                          | 22            | Katakhali River                    | West Bengal                           |
|           |                          | 99            | Matla River                        | West Benqal                           |
|           |                          | 28            | Muri Ganga (Baratala) River        | West Bengal                           |
|           |                          | 53            | Raimangal River                    | west gengit                           |
|           |                          | 14            | Sahibkhali (Sahebkhali) River      | West Bengal                           |
|           |                          | 37            | Saptamukhi River                   | West Benqal                           |
|           |                          | 64            | Thakurran River                    | West Benqal                           |
| 9B        | National Watenruay 98    | 377           | Sutlej River                       | Himachal Pradesh & Puniab             |
| 99        | National Wateruuay 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 Wateruuay '102  | 87            | Tlwang (Dhaleswari River)          | Assam & Mizoram                       |
| 103       | National walqypy l_0!    | 73            | Tons River                         | Uttar Pradesh                         |
| 104       | National Wateruuay 104   | 232           | Tungabhadra River                  | Karnataka, Telangana & Andhra Pradesh |
| 105       | National Waten,rav 105   | 15            | Udayavara River                    | Karnataka                             |
| 106       | National Watenruav 106   | 20            | Umngot (Dawki) River               | Meghalaya                             |
| 107       | National Watenauay '107  | 46            | Vaigai River                       | Tamil Nadu                            |
| 108       | National Watenivay 108   | 53            | Varuna River                       | Uttar Pradesh                         |
| 109       | National Watenruay109    | 166           | Wainganga - Pranahita River System | Maharashtra &Telangana                |
| 110       | National Wateruvay 1'10  | 1 080         | Yamuna River                       | Delhi, Haryana & Uttar Pradesh        |
| 111       | National Watenruav 1'11  | 50            | Zuari River                        | Goa                                   |
|           | Total                    | 20162.5       |                                    |                                       |

## Annex-ll

## LIST OF 25 NATIONAL WATERWAYS FOUND FEASIBLE FOR CARGO MOVEMENT

| sl. No.   | National Waterway No.   | Details of Waterways                                                      | STATES                                        | Status                                                                       |
|-----------|-------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1         | National Watenrvay 1    | Ganga-Bhagirathi- Hooghly River System (Haldia - Allahabad)               | Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand & West Bengal | Development taken up with Assistance from World Bank Jal Marg Vikas Proiect  |
| 2         | National Wateruuav 2    | Brahmaputra River (Dhrrhrri - Sadiya)                                     | Assam                                         | Development taken up as per approved SFC for FY 20-21 to 2024-25             |
| 3         | National Watenvay '16   | Barak River                                                               | Assam                                         | Development taken up as per approved SFC for FY 20-21 to 2024-25             |
| 4         | National Watenr,,ray 3  | West Coast Canal (Kottapuram - Kollam), Champakara and Udyogmandal Canals | Kerala                                        | Mostly Operational Watenruays and development and maintenance work taken up. |
| 5         | National Wateruuay 4    | Krishna River (Vijayawada - Muktvala)                                     | Andhra Pradesh                                | Mostly Operational Watenruays and development and maintenance work taken up. |
| b         | National Watenruay 5    | Dhamra-Paradio via Mangalagadi to Pankopal                                | Odisha                                        | Mostly Operational Watenruays and development and maintenance work taken up. |
| 7         | National Watenruay 8    | Alappuzha- Changanassery Canal                                            | Kerala                                        | Mostly Operational Watenruays and development and maintenance work taken up. |
| a         | National Watenrvay 9    | Alappuzha-Kottayam ' Athirampuzha Canal                                   | Kerala Alternate route: 11 5km                | Mostly Operational Watenruays and development and maintenance work taken up. |
| I         | National Watenruav 27   | Cumberjua River                                                           | Goa                                           | Mostly Operational Watenruays and development and maintenance work taken up. |
| 10        | National _Watenvay 68   | Mandovi River                                                             | Goa                                           | Mostly Operational Watenruays and development and maintenance work taken up. |
| 11        | National Watenruav B0   | : Rupnarayan Rrver                                                        | West Benqal                                   | Mostly Operational Watenruays and development and maintenance work taken up. |
| 12        | National Watenruay 97   | Sunderbans Waterway                                                       | West tsengal                                  | Mostly Operational Watenruays and development and maintenance work taken up. |
| '13       | National Wateruuay 111  | Zuari River                                                               | Goa                                           | Mostly Operational Watenruays and development and maintenance work taken up. |
| 14        | National Watenruav 10   | Amba River                                                                | Maharasht ra                                  | Projects appraisal stage.                                                    |
| 15        | National Watenruay 40   | Ghagra Rive                                                               | Bihar                                         | Projects appraisal stage.                                                    |

|   SI, No. | National Waterway No.   | Details of Waterways                     | STATES                 | Status                                                                                                                                                 |
|-----------|-------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        16 | National Waterwav 44    | lchamati River                           | West Benqal            |                                                                                                                                                        |
|        17 | National Wateruuay 52   | Kali River                               | Karnataka              |                                                                                                                                                        |
|        18 | National Watenruav 57   | Kopili River                             | Assam                  |                                                                                                                                                        |
|        19 | National Wateru,ray 25  | Chapora River                            | Goa                    |                                                                                                                                                        |
|        20 | National Waterway 37    | Gandak River                             | Bihar                  |                                                                                                                                                        |
|        21 | National Wateruvay 28   | Dabhol Creek Vasisti River               | Maharasht la Maharasht | Substanttal cargo moves in tidal waters/river mouth under respective State maritime board. No interventions are contemplated by lWAl as of ng_w._ _-,_ |
|        22 | National Waterway 73    | Narmada River                            | ra& Guiarat            | Substanttal cargo moves in tidal waters/river mouth under respective State maritime board. No interventions are contemplated by lWAl as of ng_w._ _-,_ |
|        23 | National Waterway 85    | Revadanda Creek - Kundalika River Svstem | Maharasht la           | Substanttal cargo moves in tidal waters/river mouth under respective State maritime board. No interventions are contemplated by lWAl as of ng_w._ _-,_ |
|        24 | National Waterway 94    | Sone River                               | Bihar                  | Substanttal cargo moves in tidal waters/river mouth under respective State maritime board. No interventions are contemplated by lWAl as of ng_w._ _-,_ |
|        25 | National Waterway 100   | Tapi River                               | Maharasht ra& _o'j11   | Substanttal cargo moves in tidal waters/river mouth under respective State maritime board. No interventions are contemplated by lWAl as of ng_w._ _-,_ |

## 1.  DtGITAL.O.r,o*

- ' GAR-D (cargo  Data) Portal: 6AR-D is a web based portar  for corection & compiratron,  anarysis  and dissemination  of a,. cargo  and cruise  movement  data of National Watenruays  to the stakeholders.
- ' PAN, (portar  for Asset  & Navigation rnformation):  pANr  is an integrated  sorution bringing  river  navigation  and infrastructure  information  on a singre pratform.  rt provides detaired  information  of various  features  of Nationar  waten,rays  and the assets  such  as fain'vay,  infrastructure  facirities,  cross-river  structures,  connectivity  at  jetties, emergency  services  for facilitating  transportation  of cargo.
2. OTHER INITIATIVES  FOR GROWTH  OF TRAFFIC ON NATIONAL  WATERWAYS 1' Revision  of Levy  & corection  of Fees:  Taking ahead the vision  of the Government  of lndra  to promote  lnland Watenrya, transport,  rhe Ministry "i p".t.,  snip;;r; ";ffin:;r"r::':":T:::1ffi:1 I wateruay  user charges initially  for a period  of three years.

These sorutions  increase  coraboration  across divergent  stakehorders,  improve organizationar  consistency,  increased resource  agirity. enhances  ownershrp  and accountabirity  for cacrr stakehorder  reading  to improved  management  of actrvities.  By having pubric  access  to key work  being done  by rWAr  for the sector,  wi, enhance lWAl's standing  in the market  and will increase  trust in the sector

2. Enhanced  regional  trade using IWT mode:
2. a' Addition  of new  ports  of ca, and routes  in rndia and Bangradesh  under Plwr&T:  with 7 new ports  of ca, agreed  to be added  on each side arong with addition/  extension  of waterway  routes under  prwr&T between rndia and Bangradesh, the accessibirity  of rwr mode  for trade  between rndia  and Bangradesh  is expected  to increase  and result  in groMh  of traffic  on NWs
3. b' lncrusion  of rwr mode in the rndo-Nepar  trade treaty: rnrand waterways  mode has been agreecr  for incrusion  in the trade  treaty between  rndia  and Nepar.  This wi, alluw Nepar  bound cargo (coming  from 3rd country  via Korkata port  and rndia,s exports)  to take waterway  up to sahrbganj  MMT (Jharkhand),  proposed  Karugtrat :;iJ" near  patna (Hrhar)  and Varanasi  MMT (Up)  and l.urther  movement  to Nepat
- c. Trade  between  Bhutan  and Bangladesh:  Stone exporters  from Bhulsn 1-13ys identified  rnrand  waterways  as an arternate  mode of transportation  considering  the benefits  associated  with  wate*ays  mode such as rower  transportatron  cost, rarger shipment  size compared  to road, avoiding  congestion  on land routes  etc. The first movement  under supervision  of rwAr was successfury  executed  in Jury,  201g.  This

trade using the IWT mode is expected  to continue and reach a significant scale in the coming  years.

## 3. Standard operating Procedures  (soPs) for facilitating  the Stakeholders  to use lnland water Transport and access the various information related to National Waterways

The Iist of standard operating Procedures  (SOPs) for various National waten'rays which are available ai lWAl website is as given below:

- i.standardoperatingProcedures(SoP)oftheAgreementontheuseofChattogram and Mongla Ports for movement of goods  to and from lndia between  the Government ofthePeople'sRepublicofBangladeshandtheGovernmentofRepublicoflndia.
- ii  standard operating Procedures  (soP) of MoU on Passenger and cruise services on the coastal and Protocol Route  between  the Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh  and the Government of Republic  of lndia'
- iii'standardoperatingProcedures(SoP)fortheMoUonuseoflnlandWaterwaysfor TransportationofBilateralTradeandTransitcargoesbetweentheGovernmentof People's  Republic  of Bangladesh  and the Government of Republic  of lndia'

iv.standardoperatingProcedures(SoP)fortheMovementofVesselsonProtocolon lnland Water Transit and Trade  (PIWT&T) to contain  the spread  of COVID-19'

- v. Standard Operating Procedures  (SOP) and Check List for Ro-Ro/  Ro-Pax  vessel operations  on National  Waterurays'
- vi. Standard  Operating Procedures  (SOP) for Car-D Portal'

## 4. Ro-Ro/Ro-Pax  Service Commenced  in Various National Waterways

TheOperationofRo-Ro/Ro-PaxvesselsinauguratedbyHon'blePrimeMinster during  February,2021  fot the following routes:

1. Neamati  and Kamalabari  (Majulr)  (Assam),
2. Guwahati  and North Guwahati (Assam),
3. 3 Dhubri and Fakirgani  (U/S Hatsingimari)  (Assam)  and
4. 4 Wellingdon lsland and Bolghaty  (Kerala)