Lok Sabha Question No. 3228 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-05
Subject: Special Purpose Vehicles
Ministry: PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS
Asked by: Debasree Chaudhuri, Poonam (Mahajan) Vajendla Rao

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3228

ANSWERED ON O5IOAI2O22

## SPECIAL  PURPOSE VEHICLES

- 3228, MS. DEBASREE CHAUDHURI: SHRIMATI POONAM MAHAJAN;

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- (a) whether the Government  has  proposed  the maior  ports to form a Special Purpose Vehicles  (SPVs)  to develop waterways across  the country;
- if  so,  the details thereof,  State/UT-wise; (b)
- the details of waterways which are proposed to be allocated to ports; (c)
- the status of National  Waterway-4  and the time by which it is likely to be completedi and (d)
- (e) the amount  proposed  to be earmarked  from Central fund for development  of water transport and the time by which these  waterways are likely to be operationalised?

## ANSWER

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

(a  to c) No special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) has been proposed by the Government for the development of National  Waterways  by the major  ports. However' five (05) Major Ports were directed to take up development  of the National Waterways which are in their  proximity  through release  of grant by lnland Waterways  Authority  of lndia (lWAl) The list of National Waterways  assigned to five Major Ports is at Annex-|.  Later, the matter  was reviewed and it was decided that the development  of NWs allocated to five (05) Major Ports will be undertaken  by the lWAl.  However' the development  oI three (03) NWs ol Goa viz. NW-68. NW-27  and NW-11 1 will continue  to be undertaken as per the tripartite  MoU signed among lWAl, Government of Goa (Caption  of Ports) and Mormugao  Port Trust (MoPT).

- (d) Fairway development  works in Vijayawada  -  Muktyala stretch of river Krishna in NW-4 and installation  of lour floating  pontoons have been completed Land acquisition process for Ro-Ro terminals (3 nos.) at lbrahimpatnam,  Harischandrapuram  and Muktyala has been initiated. The time frame set for completion  of these terminals  is two years  after completion ot land acquisition  process.
- (e) A provision of Rs. 564.31 crore has been made in the Budget Estimate for 202223for development  of National Waterways  (NWs). Development and operational  status of the National  Watenvays  is detailed at Annex-ll.

## National  Waterwavs  (NWs)  allocated to 05 Maior Ports

Annex-l

|   sl. No. | Major Port                         | Name of Watenrvay with distance in (km)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | NW no.                                                                       |
|-----------|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | New Mangalore Port Trust (NMPT)    | i. Kabini (23) ii. Gurupur (10) iii. Kali (53) iv. Netrawathi (30) v. Sharavati (29) vi. Ghataprabha (112) vii. Malaprabha (94) viii. Tungabhadra (230) ix. Bheema (139)                                                                                                                                                                    | NW_51 NW-43 NW_52 NW_74 NW-90 NW-41 NW-67 NW-104 NW-21                       |
|         2 | Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) | i. Amba river (45) ii. Arunavati-Aran river (98) iii. Dabhol Creek-Vashisti river (45) iv. Kalyan-Thane-Mumbai Watenruay Vasai Creek Ulhas river (145) v. Manjara river (242) vi. Nag river (60) vii. Penganga-Wardha river (265) viii. Revdanda Creek- Kundalika river (31) ix. Bankot Creek - Savita river (46) x. Tapi river (164) (164) | NW-10 NW- 11 NW_28 NW- 53 NW- 70 NW- 72 NW- 78 NW- 85 NW- 89 NW- 100 NW- 109 |
|         3 | Deendayal Port Trust, Kandla       | xi. Wainganga-Pranahita river i. Mahi river (248) ii. Narmada river (227) iii. Tapi river (436) iv. Jawai-Luni rivers and Rann Kutch (590)                                                                                                                                                                                                  | NW- 66 NW- 73 NW- 100 NW- 48                                                 |
|         4 | Paradip Port Trust (PPr)           | v. Luni river (336) i. Brahmani- Kharsua - Tantighai- PanduaNala- DedheiNala- KaniDhamra- river System, Geonkhali- Charbatia Stretch of East Coast canal, Charbatia- Dhamra Stretch of Matai river and Mahanadi Delta rivers (332) ii. Baitarni river (49) iii. Mahanadi river (425) iv. Subarnrekha river (314)                            | NW- 63 NW.5 NW- 14 NW. 64 NW- 96 NW- 68                                      |
|         5 | Mormugao Port Trust (MPT)          | i. Mandovi river (41) ii. Cumberjua (17) iii. Zuari (50) iv. Chapori (33)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | NW- 27 NW- 111 NW- 25                                                        |

## Development  and ooerational status of the National Waterwavs

- (i) National  Waterway (NW) -1 (Ganga  - Bhagirathi-Hooghly  river system from Allahabad  to Haldia), NW - 2 (River Brahmaputra  from Dhubri  to Sadiya), NW -3 (West Coast Canal from Kottapuram to Kollam along with Udyogmandal and Champakara Canals) have already been developed  with fairway, navigational  aids,  jetties  and terminals  with mechanized  equipment  handling facilities  for loading and unloading of cargo. These waterways  including NW4(Krishna Godavari  river system),  NW-s (Brahmani  Mahanadi  Delta rivers), NW-l0 (river Amba),  NW-16 (river Barak), NW44 (river lchamati), NW-64 (Mahanadi river  ),  NW-68 (river  Mandovi), NW-73 (river Narmada),  NW-83 (Rajpuri  Creek), NW-85 (Revadanda Creek - Kundalika  River System), NW86 (Rupnarayan  riveO, NW-91 (Shashtri  river Jaigad  creek  system),  NW-94 (Sone river), NW- 97 (Sunderbans Waterways),  NW-100 (river Tapi) and NW111 (tivet Zuati\  are 19 operational NWs and vessels  are plying on these NWs.
- Government  is implementing the Jal [Iarg Vikas Project (JlrvP)  at an estimated cost of Rs.5369.'18  cr  (revised to Rs.4633.81  cr)for capacity augmentation  of navigation on NW-1 on the Haldia  - Varanasi stretch of Ganga-Bhagirathi- Hooghly River System with the technical  and financial assistance of the World Bank. The salient features  of the project  are development  of various infrastructure like construction of multimodal terminals al Varanasi, Sahibganj & Haldia, Ro-Ro terminals, navigational  lock at Farakka,  channel marking systems,  integrated  vessel repair & maintenance facilities,  automated information  techniques of DGpS and river information system (RlS). day and night navigation aids, stipways, bunkering facitities, river training  and river conservancy  works. Projects  worth Rs. 2151 crores (approx.)  have commenced  on ground  in a time period  of four years  after (ii)
- statutory clearances
- Comprehensive development  of NW-2 and NW-'16 with lndo-Bangladesh Protocol  (lBP) Routes has been underlaken  at the cost of Rs. 461 crore and Rs. 145 crore respectively. (iii)
- Based on the outcome of techno-economic  feasibility and Detailed  project Reports (DPRs) prepared for NWs, 26 NWs have been found to be viable  for cargo and passenger  movement  out of which developmental  activities have been taken up/ initiated in 13 most viable NWs as per  list attached. (iv)

## LIST OF 26 NATIONAL  WATERWAYS FOUND FEASIBLE FOR CARGO / PASSENGER MOVEMENT

| sr. No   | National Wateruvay     | Details of Waterways                                                     | STATES                                        | Status                                                                      |
|----------|------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1        | National Watenruay 1   | Ganga-Bhagirathi-Hooghly River System (Haldia Allahabad)                 | Jttar Pradesh, 3ihar, Jharkhand & West Bengal | Development taken up with Assistance from World Bank Jal Marg Vikas Proiect |
| 2        | NationalWaterway 2     | Brahmaputra River (Dhubri - Sadiva)                                      | Assam                                         | Development taken up as per approved SFC                                    |
| 3        | National Watenruay 16  | Barak River                                                              | Assam                                         | for FY 2020-21 tc 2024-25                                                   |
| 4        | NationalWaterway 3     | /Uest Coast Cana IKottapuram - Kollam) Shampakara anc Udvoqmandal Canals | Kerala                                        | Operational Waterways development maintenance taken up. and and work        |
| 5        | NationalWateruuay 4    | Krishna River (Vijayawada - Muktvala)                                    | Andhra Pradesh                                | Operational Waterways development maintenance taken up. and and work        |
| 6        | NationalWatenruay 5    | Dhamra-Paradio via Manqalagadi to Pankopal                               | Odisha                                        | Operational Waterways development maintenance taken up. and and work        |
| 7        | NationalWatenruay 8    | Alappuzha- Chanqanassery Canal                                           | Kerala                                        | Operational Waterways development maintenance taken up. and and work        |
| 8        | NationalWatenruay 9    | Alappuzha - Kottayam Athirampuzha Canal                                  | Kerala (Alternate route: 11.Skm)              | Operational Waterways development maintenance taken up. and and work        |
| 9        | National Watenrvay 27  | Cumberjua River                                                          | Goa                                           | Operational Waterways development maintenance taken up. and and work        |
| '10      | National Watenruay 68  | Mandovi River                                                            | Goa                                           | Operational Waterways development maintenance taken up. and and work        |
| 11       | National Watenruay 36  | Rupnarayan River                                                         | West Bengal                                   | Operational Waterways development maintenance taken up. and and work        |
| 12       | National Waterway 97   | Sunderbans Watenruay                                                     | West Bengal                                   | Operational Waterways development maintenance taken up. and and work        |
| 13       | National Watenruay 111 | Zuari River                                                              | 3oa                                           | Operational Waterways development maintenance taken up. and and work        |
| 14       | National Watenruay 10  | Amba River                                                               | Maharashtra                                   | Development proposal at appraisal stage.                                    |
| 15       | National Watenruay 40  | 3hagra River                                                             | Bihar                                         | Development proposal at appraisal stage.                                    |
| 16       | National Watenruay 44  | chamati River                                                            | West Bengal                                   | Development proposal at appraisal stage.                                    |
| 17       | National Waterway 52   | Kali River                                                               | Karnataka                                     | Development proposal at appraisal stage.                                    |
| 18       | National Watenruay 57  | Kopili River                                                             | Assam                                         | Development proposal at appraisal stage.                                    |
| 19       | National Watenruay 25  | Chapora River                                                            | Goa                                           | Development proposal at appraisal stage.                                    |
| 20       | National Watenruay 37  | Gandak River                                                             | Bihar                                         | Development proposal at appraisal stage.                                    |

|   21 | National Watenaray 28   | Dabhol Creek Vasisti River               | Maharashtra           |
|------|-------------------------|------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
|   22 | National Watenruay 73   | Narmada River                            | Maharashtra & Guiarat |
|   23 | National Watenruay 85   | Revadanda Creek - Kundalika River System | Maharashtra           |
|   24 | National Watenrtuay 94  | Sone River                               | Bihar                 |
|   25 | \ational Watenrrray 100 | Tapi River                               | Maharashtra & Guiarat |
|   26 | \ational Watenruay 31   | fhansiri River                           | Assam                 |

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