Lok Sabha Question No. 635 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-09
Subject: Passenger Ferry and Freight Services
Ministry: PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS
Asked by: Ravi Kishan Shukla, Ravindra Kushawaha

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO. 635

ANSWERED ON 0911212022

## PASSENGER FERRY AND FREIGHT  SERVICES

- 635, SHRI RAVI KISHAN: SHRI RAVINDRA KUSHWAHA:

Will the Minister  of PORTS,  SHIPP|NG  AND WATERWAYS be  pteased  to state: q-f,{,  rifd qftfrf,{  3fr{  wmcFf  ci

- (a) the details  of the scheme  being formulated  by the Government  to develop  the wateMays in the country,
- (c) the details of the waterways  on which passenger  ferry and fright services have been started  so far during  the last three  years,  State/UT-wise; and
- (b) the number of port terminals  developed under Waterways  Development Project,  State/UT  -  wise,
- (d) the details  of the waterways on which the said services are proposed  to be started during  the current  year?

## ANSWER

## I\JlINISTER  OF PORTS.  SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS (SHRI SARBANANDA  SONOWAL)

- (a) To promote lnland Water Transport  (lWT) in the country,  11 1 wateMays (including  5 existing and 106 new) spread  over 24 states have been declared  as National Waterways under the National WateMays  Act, 20i6. Based on the outcome of techno-economic feasibility  and Detaited  project  Reports (DpRs) of the NWs, 26 NWs have been found viable for cargo/passenger  movement as detailed  at Annex.-1. Further, Ministry  of Ports, Shipping and WateMays  has a Central Sector Scheme under which 100% grant is provided for development of lnland Water infrastructure  in North Eastern  Stales
- (b) There  are 21 permanent  terminals/Jetties developed on NWs,  details of which is at Annex.-2.
- (c)  & (d) Traveller ferry services comes in the purview  of concerned  State Governments. As regards, freight services,  cargo movement  was recorded  on 13 NWs in 2018-19  which has increased  to 22 NWs in 2022-23.

| st. No   | NW           | Details of WaterwaYs                                                                                | I l-rtrr!,l'lr (Km)   | STATES                                          |
|----------|--------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| 1        | NW1          | Ganga-Bhagirathi-Hooghly River System (Haldia - Allahabad)                                          | 1620                  | Uttar l Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand & West Bengal |
| 2        | NW2          | Brahmaputra River (Dhubri - Saotya)                                                                 | 891                   | Assam                                           |
| 3        | NW 16        | t Ri,.,"r. 1l akhiour -Tuker Gram)                                                                  | 121                   | Assam                                           |
| 4        | NW3          | ^l.-6^.Lrre and I ldvoomandal Canals \rrrq,,,f,gr\s,v e - --,-e                                     | 205                   | Kerala                                          |
| q        | NW4          | Krishna River (Vijayawada - Muktyala)                                                               | 82                    | Andhra Pradesh                                  |
| b        | NW5          | Dl" Daradin vi2 Manoalaoaol Io ranKoPa rarrrrq r srsv,r - - "- r v                                  | 233                   | Odisha                                          |
| 7        | NW8          | -la--.x. - a h r.ro a n asse rv C a n a I                                                           | 29                    | Kerala                                          |
| I        | NW9          | Alappuzha - Kottayam - Athirampuzha Canal                                                           | 40                    | lKerala l(Atternate lroute: It t.sr.)           |
| I        | INW 27       | Cumberiua River (Cortallm-Ferry ro rdu nr. rtiae\/id han Pa risad )                                 | lt                    | 3oa                                             |
| 10       | NW 68        | Mandovi River (Usgoan brldge Io AI aorar Sea) :::                                                   | 41                    | Goa                                             |
| 11       | NW 86        | p,,^n.ra\/2n River (Pratao Pur to GeonKnall) Y                                                      | 72                    | West Bengal                                     |
| 12       |              | Sunderbans WaterwaY (NamKnana tu n+h.raRanki Khal\                                                  | 172                   | West Bengal                                     |
| '13      | NW 97 NW 111 | Zuari River (Sanvorden brloge Io lvlarrlrugdL                                                       | 50                    | Goa                                             |
| 14       | NW 40        | t\t^^.- r)i,,ar lEaizah.arl to Manlnlgnar) \Jl laql a I \rvvr v vr-ev-- '- ,                        | 345                   | Bihar & U.P.                                    |
| 15       | NW 1O        | A.b; River (Arabian Sea, Dharamtaar Creel +^ i\l.n.rf h2ne ST Stand) Lv,!sYY!''. - - ' . -          | 45                    | Maharashtra                                     |
| 16       | NW 44        | -. lchamati River (Bridge at GoDra to Eansj[rar ^oar Rannladesh Border)                             | 63                    | West Bengal                                     |
| 17       | NW 52        |                                                                                                     | 53                    | Karnataka                                       |
| 18       | NW E-7       | Kopili River (Banthai Gaon Ilnall trus Drop It.' Crrlnarrpw No.2 confluence with Brahmaputra) ... . | 5U                    | Assam                                           |
|          | 19lNW 25     | Chapora River (Bridge near Manerl vllrage ru Morjim, Arabian Sea) . . -                             | 25                    | Goa                                             |
|          | NW 37        | o^a,,v piver lBhaisalotal Barraqe to Hazlpur                                                        | 296                   | Bihar & U.P.                                    |
| 20       | 21 NW 28     | Dabhol Creek Vaslstl Klver (AraDlaIr oed dt n-hh^l +^ Rridoe at Pedhe)                              | 45                    | Maharashtra                                     |
|          | 22 NW 73     | [armada River (Pandharlya to t:ull or I\r rqr rvr re\,/ . ...                                       | 226                   | Maharashtra & Guiarat                           |
| ZJ       | NW 85        | r . Revadanda creek - KundallKa Klver oysr'errr (Arabian Sea at Revadanda to Bridge near            | JI                    | Maharashtra                                     |

|           | Nagar)                                                         |     |                       |
|-----------|----------------------------------------------------------------|-----|-----------------------|
| 24 NW 94  | Sone River (Sone err;ge, --Dehri to Confluence with the Ganga) | 141 | Bihar                 |
| 25 NW 1OO | Tapi River (Hatnur Dam to Gulf of Khambhat)                    | 436 | Maharashtra & Guiarat |
| 26 NW 31  | Dhansiri River (Morongi T.E. village Bridge to Numaligarh)     | 110 | Assam                 |

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## DetailsoflWAl'spermanentiettiesonNationalWaterways

| National Waterwa y-1                  | National Waterwa y-1                  |
|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| Lt ccation/JettY                      | rte Ste                               |
| Varanasi MMT                          | Uttar Pradesh                         |
| oA sMt Patna                          | Bihar                                 |
| a$hlbsAniTMT                          | JhArkhand                             |
| Garden Reach JettY ll Kolkata         | I West Bengal I                       |
| I rway-2 Natlonal war€                | I rway-2 Natlonal war€                |
| Location/JettY                        | T- I State                            |
| Pandu, Guwahati                       | Assam                                 |
| Dhubri                                | Assam                                 |
| National watel TWay-o                 | National watel TWay-o                 |
|                                       | State                                 |
| KottaPuram                            | (Kerala)                              |
| il                                    | I KeEla)                              |
| I csEz (Kakkanad)                     | (Kerala)                              |
|                                       | - (Kerala)                            |
| Maradu                                | lKeEia)                               |
| Vaikkom Thannermukkom                 | lK"Elr)                               |
| AlapPuzha                             | (K"rrlr)                              |
| ThrikunnaPPuzha                       | | (Kerala)                       |
| Kayamkulam                            | + ] (Kerala)                          |
| Chavara                               | I (Kerala)                            |
| Kollam                                | (Kerala)                              |
| BolgattY                              | GeEla)                                |
| Willingdon lsland                     | lKerala)                              |
| ...^., ,l ^ Natlonal vYarel wcry- t v | ...^., ,l ^ Natlonal vYarel wcry- t v |
| Location/JeftY                        | State                                 |
| BadarPur                              | | (Assam)                        |
| Karimganj                             | I | (Assam)                      |