Lok Sabha Question No. 1759 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-16
Subject: Scheme to Promote Waterways
Ministry: PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS
Asked by: S.R. Parthiban

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO. 1759

ANSWERED ON 1611212022

## SCHEME TO PROMOTE WATERWAYS

1759. SHRI PARTHIBAN  S.R-:

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

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- (a) whether the Government  has implemented any scheme to  promote waterways  during the last three  years;
- (b) if so, the funds allocated  and spent by Government  for the said scheme;
- (c) the details  of National  Waterways  proposed  to be developed  by Government;
- (d)  the steps being taken by Government to augment the capacity of the waterways;  and
- (e)
- the details of work initiated on National Waterways  considering that 25 National Waterways have been identified  by lnland Waterways  Authorlty of lndia?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (c) To promote lnland Water Transport in the country,  111 lnland Waterways (lncluding  5 exhisting  and 106 new) spread over 24 states have been declared as National  Waterways vide National Waterways Act, 2016. Action plan has been formulated for development of shipping  & navigation for 26 viable National Waterways (NWs) based upon the outcome of study reports completed for the National Waterways  as detailed  at Annex.-1.  Projects worth Rs. 5520 Crore have been approved for development of these National Waterways.
- (d) & (e) For capacity augmentation of NWs, works have been initiated on 14 NWs, details of which is at Annex.-2.

## Annex.-1

## Lrsr oF 26 NATIONAL WATE|TAYS-0{-WS) rouNo FEISIEIETon ceRco I  passeuceR  uoverueNr

| sl.   | NW                                        | Details of WaterwaYs                                                    | Length (Km)   | STATES                                      | Status                                                                         |
|-------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1     | NW1                                       | 3anga-Bhagirathi-HooghlY River System (Haldia - Allahabad)              | 1620          | Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand West Bengal | & )evelopment I :aken up withl Assistance lrom World Bank JalMargVikas Proiect |
| 2     | NW2                                       | Brahmaputra River (Dhubri - Sadtya)                                     | 891           | Assam                                       | Development taken up as per approved SFC for FY 2020-21 to                     |
| a     | NW 16 Barak River (Lakhipur -Tuker Gram)  | NW 16 Barak River (Lakhipur -Tuker Gram)                                | 121           | Assam                                       | 2024-25                                                                        |
| 4     | NW3                                       | West Coast Canal (KottaPuram Kollam), ChamPakara and Udvoqmandal Canals | 205           | Kera la                                     | Mostly lOperational lWaterways land ldevelopment ntenance taken up             |
| A     | NW4                                       | Krishna River (VilaYawada Muktyala)                                     |               | Andhra Pradesh                              | Mostly lOperational lWaterways land ldevelopment ntenance taken up             |
| 6     | NW5                                       | DharraParad,p*ia Mangalagadi tol Pankopal                               | 233           | Odisha                                      | Mostly lOperational lWaterways land ldevelopment ntenance taken up             |
| 7     | NW8                                       | Alappuzha- ChanganasserY Ca!4                                           | 29            | Kerala                                      | Mostly lOperational lWaterways land ldevelopment ntenance taken up             |
| 8     | NW9                                       | Alappuzha - KottaYam Athirampuzha Canal                                 | 40            | Kerala (Alternate route: 1'1 .5km)          | Mostly lOperational lWaterways land ldevelopment ntenance taken up             |
| I     | NW 27 Cumber.jua River (Cortalim-Ferry to | NW 27 Cumber.jua River (Cortalim-Ferry to                               | 17            | Goa                                         | Mostly lOperational lWaterways land ldevelopment ntenance taken up             |
| 10    | NW 68 Mandovi River (Usgoan               | Sao MartiasVid han Parisad) bridge to Arabian Sea)                      | 41            | Goa                                         | Mostly lOperational lWaterways land ldevelopment ntenance taken up             |
| 11    | NW 86                                     | Rupnarayan River (PrataPPur to Geonkhali)                               | 72            | West Benqal                                 | Mostly lOperational lWaterways land ldevelopment ntenance taken up             |
| 12    | NW                                        | 97 Sunderbans WaterwaY (Namkhana to AtharaBankiKhal)                    | 172           | West Benqal                                 | Mostly lOperational lWaterways land ldevelopment ntenance taken up             |
| 1a    | NW 111                                    | Zuari River (Sanvorden bridge to Marmuqao Port)                         | 50            | Goa                                         | Mostly lOperational lWaterways land ldevelopment ntenance taken up             |
| 14    | NW 40                                     | Ghagra River (Faizabad to ManihiGhat)                                   | 345           | Bihar & U.P.                                | Mostly lOperational lWaterways land ldevelopment ntenance taken up             |
| 15    | NW 1O                                     | Amba River (Arabian Sea, Dharamtaar Creek to Nagothane ST Stand)        | 45            | Maharashtra                                 | Development work (Phase-l) approved by                                         |
| 16    | NW 44 chamati River (Bridge at Gobra to   | NW 44 chamati River (Bridge at Gobra to                                 | 63            | West                                        | Delegated                                                                      |

|           | near Bangladesh Border)                                                                          |     | ngal                  | nvest Board   |
|-----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----|-----------------------|---------------|
| 17 NW     | 52 Kali River (Kodasalli Dam to Sadashivgad Bridge, Arabian Sea)                                 | ED  | Karnataka             |               |
| 1B NW     | 57 Kopili River (BanthaiGaonTinali Bus Stop to Chandrapur No.2 confluence with Brahmaputra)      | 50  | Assam                 |               |
| 19 NW     | 25 Chapora River (Bridge near Maneri villaqe to Moriim, Arabian Sea)                             | 25  | Goa                   |               |
| 20 NW     | 37 Gandak River (Bhaisalotal Barrage to Hazipur)                                                 | 296 | Bihar & U.P.          |               |
| 21 NW     | 28 Dabhol Creek Vasistr River (Arabian Sea at Dabhol to Bridqe at Pedhe)                         | 45  | Maharashtra           |               |
| 22 NW     | 73 Narmada River (Pandhariya to Gull of Khambhat)                                                | llo | Maharashtra & Gujarat |               |
| z3 NW     | 85 Revadanda Creek - Kundalika River System (Arabian Sea at Revadanda to Bridqe near Roha Nagar) | JI  | Maharashtra           |               |
| 24 NW     | 94 Sone River (Sone Barrage, Dehri to Confluence with the Ganqa)                                 | 141 | Bihar                 |               |
| 25 NW 100 | Tapi River (Hatnur Dam to Gulf ol Khambhat)                                                      | 436 | Maharashtra & Guiarat |               |
| 26 NW     | 31 Dhansiri River (Morongi T.E. village Bridqe to Numalioarh)                                    | 110 | Assam                 |               |

## Details of works taken uP on NWs-

|   Sr. No. | Works on NWs                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
|-----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | n NW-1 (Varanasi-Haldia stretch,1390 km) MMT Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) MMT Sahibganj (Jharkhand) MMT Haldia (West Bengal) New Navigational Lock Gate at Farakka (West Bengal) IMT Kalughat (Bihar) Development of CommunitY Jetties Fairway Development                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
|         2 | National Waterway (NW)-2 : Following activities have been taken up on NW-2: i. Fairway DeveloPment for NW-2 ii. Fainruay Development for Dredging on Ro-Ro routes of NW-2 iii. O&M of existing terminals (fixed and floating) iv. Jogighopa Terminal v. Construction of Cargo cum passenger terminal at Bogibeel, Dibrugarh (New ComPonent) vi. License fees for B.G. siding vii. Boundary walls at lWAl parcels of land at Pandu, Neamati and Nagaghuli viii. lmprovement of existing approach road including study & land acquisition for Dhubri Terminal ix. Connectivity and widening of road from Pandu to NH including land acquisition x. O&M of Navigational Aids xi. Extension of navigational Aids up to Dibrugarh xii. O&M of DGPS stations/RlS xiii. Development of Ship Repair facility at Pandu xiv. Vessels Maintenance xv. Vessels/dredgers operation including Dry docking repairs. xvi. Consultancy, training & capacity building, periodical evaluation, Miscellaneous items and contingencies (NER) xvii. Development and maintenance of e-portal for NER xviii. Amenities at Ports of Call (NW-2) |

- 3 National Waterway (NW)-16  & IBP route.

Following activities  taken up onNW-16  & IBP route:

- i. Construction  of Terminal  at Sonamura  on Gumti river,
- iii. UpgradationofBadarpurandKarimganjterminals,whicharein consideration.
- ii. Construction  of terminal at Maia on GangaRiverand
- iv.  Fairwaydevelopment
- vi.  Consultancytraining
- v.  O&Mofnavigationalaids
- vii. Cargopromotion,and
- viii. AmenitiesatPortsofCalletc.
9. 4 National Waterway (NW)-3(West Coast Canal, Champakara&Udyogmandal Canals):
10. . Channel development works in NW-3 for providing fairway for 24 hours navigational and terminal facilities
11. . Construction of 09 permanent terminals at Kottapuram, Aluva, Maradu, Vaikkom, Thanneermukkom (Cherthala), Alappuzha, Kayamkulam, Thrikkunnapuzha and Kollam
12. . Construction of new Navigational  Lock at Thrikkunnapuzha
13. . Construction of Road over Bridge at Kovilthottam. NW-3 is fully navigable.
14. 5 National Waterway (NW)-4 (Krishna River (Vijayawada Muktyala)): Projects completed  so far include fainvay development  works in the VijayawadaMuktyala stretch of river Krishna, fabrication /installation  of four floating pontoons and land acquisition  for the RO-RO terminal at Harshchandrapuram.

Land acquisition for the RO-RO  terminals at lbrahimpatnm and Muktyala has been initiated with the State Govt. of Andhra Pradesh

- ort  -  Mangalgadi-  ParadiP  Port): 6
- ii. Consultancy / Work has been initiated / completed for preparation of Detailed  prolect  Report  (DPR) followed  by Front End Engineering Design (FEED) for hydrariic int"rrentions,  modification of cross structures for navigational  ciearances. Environmental  clearance (ElA & EMP) including CRZ and Wildlife Clearance - MoEF&CC informed on 05th Jan, 2021 lhal no EC is required.  Only CRZ & Wild life clearances are to be obtained from Govt. of Odisha.
- i. Monthly  Longitudinal Thalweg Survey for assessing depth and horizontal / vertical clearince  for cross structures  / bridges  (212 km).
- . Navigational  clearance  below existing  power lines from Dhamra  I paradip  to Pankapal on deposit basis through Govt. of Odisha is nearing comPletion.
- . An Eol has been published for development of the waterway transport on rivers Brahmani (NW-s) and Mahanadi (NW-64) under PPP (Design, Built, Finance,  Operate&  Transfer  - DBFOT  model) for connecting Ports of  paradip  and Dhamra to Kalingnagar - Talcher  mining and industrial areas.
- . Under New initiative  movement  of Gypsum  started from IFFCO Riverine Jetty on NW-64 (Mahanadi) to Paradip Port (NW-s). Nearly 1,55,181 MT have been shipped till 31st October 2022. This will clearthe huge accumulation  of (approx.  52 million MT) gypsum at the IFFCO plant. MoU signed between  lWAl and UltraTech cement for transport of the gyp.u, to its plants around Hooghly-Ganga  River systems in West Bengal and Bihar.
- 7 (Alappuzha- Changanassery  Canal): Development proposed as per DPR recommendations. 24 hours navigational aids (15 nos.) provided  at critical locations  and being maintained.
- I (Atappuzha -Kottayam  Athirampuzha Canal): Development of the watenrvay at an estimated cost of INR 1.60 crore has commenced in 2017-18. Night navigation facilities (25 nos.) have been installed and maintained.
- I National Waterway(NW)-27 Cumberjua  River:
- 10 National Waterway(NW)-68 Mandovi River:
- 11 National Watenrvay(Nw)-111 Zuari River:

NWs of Goa are operational under a Tripartite MoU with Govt. of  Goa, Marmugao Port Authority & lWAl. Development of NWs in Goa at an estimated  cost of INR 22.65 crore has commenced.  work for installation  of 04 nos. floating Jetties amounting to Rs.11.33  crores on river Mandovi and river Chapora taken up. ln addition, a fund of Rs 6.84 Crore has been released to Mormugao Port Authority on 02.04.2022  for induction of navigational  Aids. A provision  of Rs. 15 cr. has been made fl|2023-24.

- 12 (River Ghagra -Ayodhya to  Ghaghra-Ganga

Confluence):

An amount of Rs. 11.60 cr. has been approved for fainaray  development by bandalling  and day channel marking,  creation of floating terminals and monthly surveys.

Scheme at a cost of Rs. 4.46 cr. has been sanctioned during 2021-22 for development under Phase-l of the watenruay.

- 13 National  Wateruray(Nw)-86 (Rupnarayan River (PratapPur to Geonkhali) in West Bengal):

Development of the watenruay  at an estimated  cost of INR 24.00 crore has commenced. lmprovement to road from NH to water front terminal at Kolaghat at a cost of Rs.15.45 crore is being executed by lrrigation  Dept., Govt. of West Bengal on deposit basis. Floating pontoon jetty is under construction for facilitating loading and unloading of fly-ash cargo. Permanent terminal is also proposed at Kolaghat for which land acquisition completed in June 2022 and development  is considered through  annual scheme.

14

National Waterway(Nw)-97  (Sunderbans Waterway (Namkhana to

AtharaBankiKhal)

- tn
- West

Bengal):

Development  of waterway at an estimated  cost of INR 18.10 crore has commenced. Navigational  marks/buoys have been provided and maintained.  Watenr'uay  is part of lndo-Bangladesh Protocol  route and already operational  for vessels.