Lok Sabha Question No. 567 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-22
Subject: Development of Waterways in Assam
Ministry: PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS
Asked by: Kripanath Mallah

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 567

TO BE ANSWERED ON 22ND JULY, 2021

## DEVELOPMENT OF WATERWAYS  IN ASSAM

## 567, SHRI KRIPANATH N4ALLAH:

Will the N4inister  of PORTS, SHIPPING  AND WATERWAYS  be pleased to state: ,rnq,  ri6  qfrq-€{  S? ffirFi d+r

- (a) whether the Government is planning  to boost waterways within Assam;
- (b) if so, the details thereof  including the details of the funds estimated  and the target likely to set for this; and
- (c)  the time by which it is likely to be realised?

## ANSWER

MINISTER  OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY  OF PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS (SHRI SHRIPAD NAIK)

(a) to (c) River Brahmaputra  from Dhubri to Sadiya was declared as National Waterway-2 (NW-2)  in 198s. Substantial Inland Water Transport (lWT) infrastructure for the purpose of navigation has been developed on this waterway.  The waterway is operational and is maintained regularly.

After declaration  of Barak  river as National Waterway-16  (NW-16) under the National Waterways  Act, 2016, developmental works have already commenced  between Bhanga to Silchar  [during  2017-18.  These  include navigational  aids, maintenance dredging and upgradation  of terminals  at Badarpur and Karimganj  NW-'|6 is operational with limited i nf rastructure  f acility.

For further comprehensive  development of NW-2 and NW-16 & IBP route (lndian side)  during 2O2O-2'l to 2024-25,  Rs.461 crore and Rs 145 crore respectively  have been sanctioned  by the Government. Details  of the IWT projects  in Assam undertaken  by lnland Waterways  Authority of lndia (lWAl) is at Annex.'1-

## Details of the IWT in Assam

## Annex.-1

| Name of Project                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
|----------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Brahmaputra River (NW'2)                                 | Brahmaputra River (NW'2)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| Annual FairwaY Development and Maintenance Work          | fnis wo* includes regular annual activities such as Hydrographic Survey, Bandalling, dredging, operation' management and manning of vessels already deployed on NW-2 is being carried out on yearly basis.                                                                           |
| O&M of Navigation aids                                   | The -OperI'ton -& Maintenance of day navigational aids, night navigational aids and Differential Global Positioning System (DGPS) stations which have already been established is taken up as regular annual activities' and are being carried out on yearly basis.                  |
| O&M of Terminals                                         | ffientand ninefloating terminals as per details mentioned below: Permanent Terminals: (i) Pandu, and (ii) Dhubri Flo;t'r1q Terminals (i) Hatsingimari (ii) Jogighopa, (iii) Pandu, (iv) Uzan Bazar, (v) Silghat (vi) Biswanathghat (vii) Neamati (viii) Bogibeel and (ix) Oriumghat' |
| Construction of shiP repair facilitY (SliPwaY) at Pandu. | @orth Eastern Region (NER), construction of Ship repair facility at Pandu has been finalized for develoPment.                                                                                                                                                                        |
| Construction terminal Jogighopha.                        | @ucture DeveloPment Corporation Ltd (NHIDCL) to take up the work on deposit work basis.                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| Alternate road Pandu                                     | ffiructure DeveloPment Corporation Ltd (NHIDCL) to be entrusted the work on deposit work basis.                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| Barak River (NW-16)                                      | Barak River (NW-16)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| Upgaradation of Badarpur and Karimganj Terminals         | @imganj terminals is entrusted to CPWD on deposit work basis'                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |