Lok Sabha Question No. 1621 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-16
Subject: Development of Water Transport
Ministry: PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS
Asked by: Anto  Antony

## GOVERNIV]ENT OF INDIA IV]INISTRY  OF PORTS. SHIPPING  AND WATERWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1621

ANSWERED ON 1611212022

## DEVELOPMENT OF WATER TRANSPORT

## ,I621, SHRI ANTO ANTONY:

Will the Nlinister of PORTS, SHtPptNG AND WATERWAYS be pteased  to state qn-i, qrd  clf{f,{,rfu wffirrf Fff

- (a) whether the Government of Kerala has submitted any report on the development of water transport in the State,
- (c) whether the Government  has declared some wateMays  as National Waterways in the country,
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the response  of the Government thereto;
- (d)  if so, the details  of such wateMays and the present stage of their implementationi State-wise;
- (f) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government in this regard?
- (e) whether the Government has any plan to develop more waterways  in the country; and

## ANSWER

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

(a)& (b) No Sir. Govt. of Kerala has not submitted  any report on the development  of water transport in the State. However, Govt of Kerala has requested  in September 2022 for initiating  steps to declare the Kovalam to Ko am and Kozhikode to Bakel stretches of West Coast Canal  as appropriate clause (Class-l/ Class-lll) of National  Waterway.

National Waterway-3 (NW-3)  in Kerala from Kottapuram  to Kozhikode  was extended vide National Waterways Act,2016.  lnland Waterways  Authority  of lndia (lWAl) is focusing  on the development  of technically  and economically  viable  declared stretches  of NW-3 and at present  further extension is not feasible.

- (c) & (d) Yes, Sir. To promote  Inland Water Transport  (tWT) in the country, 11 i Waterways  (including  5 existing and  '106  new) spread over 24 states have been declared  as National  Waterways  under the National Waterways Act, 20i6. Based  on the outcome of techno-economic feasibility and Detailed Project  Reports (DpRs)  of the

NWs, action Plan  formulated /passenger movement. Details for 26 NWs which have been found viable for cargo of 26 NWs is at Annexure-'|.

(e) & (0 At present focus of the Government declared  viable NWs as explained above and in subsequent  phases. is on completion/operationalization  of the development of more National  WateMays

## LIST OF 26 NATIONAL  WATERWAYS  (NWs)

Annex.-1

| st.   | NW                                            | Details of Waterways                                                     |   Length (Km) | STATES                                      | Status                                                                                |
|-------|-----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1     | NWl                                           | Ganga-Bhagirathi-Hooghly River System (Haldia - Allahabad)               |          1620 | Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand West Bengal | & Development taken up with Assistance from World Bank Jal Marg Vikas Project         |
| 2     | NW2 Brahmaputra River (Dhubri - Sadiya)       | NW2 Brahmaputra River (Dhubri - Sadiya)                                  |           891 | Assam                                       | Development                                                                           |
|       | NW tb                                         | Barak River (Lakhipur -Tuker Gram)                                       |           121 | Assam                                       | taken up as approved by Standing Finance Committee (SFC) during FY 2020-21 lo 2024-25 |
| 4     | NW3                                           | West Coast Canal (Kottapuram - Kollam) Champakara and Udyoqmandal Canals |           205 | Kerala                                      | taken up.                                                                             |
| 5     | NW4 Krishna River (Vijayawada - Muktyala)     | NW4 Krishna River (Vijayawada - Muktyala)                                |            82 | Andhra Pradesh                              | taken up.                                                                             |
| o     | NW5                                           | Dhamra-Paradip via Mangalagadi to Pankopal                               |           233 | Odisha                                      | taken up.                                                                             |
| 7     | NWB Alappuzha- C hanganassery Canal           | NWB Alappuzha- C hanganassery Canal                                      |            29 | Kerala                                      | taken up.                                                                             |
| a     | NW9 Alappuzha - Kottayam - Athirampuzha Canal | NW9 Alappuzha - Kottayam - Athirampuzha Canal                            |            40 | Kerala (Alternate route: 11.skm)            | taken up.                                                                             |
| I     | NW 27                                         | Cumberjua River (Cortalim-Ferry to Sao MartiasVidhanParisad)             |            17 | Goa                                         | taken up.                                                                             |
| 10    | 58                                            | Mandovi River (Usgoan bridge to Arabian Sea)                             |            41 | Goa                                         | taken up.                                                                             |
| 11    | NW 86                                         | Rupnarayan River (Pratap Pur to Geonkhali)                               |            72 | West Bengal                                 | taken up.                                                                             |
| 12    | NW 97                                         | Sunderbans Waterway (Namkhana to AtharaBanki Khal)                       |           172 | West Bengal                                 | taken up.                                                                             |
| '13   | NW 111                                        | Zuari River (Sanvorden bridge to Marmugao Port)                          |            50 | Goa                                         | taken up.                                                                             |
| 14    | NW 40                                         | Ghagra River (Faizabad to ManlhiGhat)                                    |           345 | Bihar & U.P.                                | taken up.                                                                             |

| 15        | li River (Kodasalli Dam to Sadashivgadl ana A rahian Sc:l I                                       | 53   |                                                                           |
|-----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 16 NW 44  | ;hffirt, Rr"t (B.dSea Gobra to Bansjhari ^^^. aannlartaeh Rnrder) rsal eqr rvrqvvvi i ev * / ..   | 63   | West Bengal                                                               |
| 17 NW 57  | -. Kopili River (Banthai Gaon llnall trus DIop tu ChanOraprr' No.2 confluence with O,-hm.nr rlrl\ | 50   | Assam                                                                     |
| 1B NW 31  | Dhansiri River (Morongi T.E. vlllage urloge Io N umaligarh)                                       | 1'10 | Assam                                                                     |
| 19 NW 10  | Amba River (Arabian Sea, Dharamtaar ureeK t^ Nl..i.\th2 ne ST Stand)                              | AE   | Maharashtra                                                               |
| 20 NW )q  | Chapora River (Bridge near Manerl vlllage tu I\r.'riirn Arahi2n Sea)                              | 25   | I Goa                                                                     |
| 21 NW 37  | Gndak River (Bhaisalotal Barrage Io                                                               | 296  | ,",1 Bihar & U.P.                                                         |
| 22 NW oa  | Dabhol Creek Vasisti River (Arablan Dea ar n-hh,.\l t.\ Rridoe at Pedhe)                          | 45   | looo,or., ldevelopment I givenl Maharashtra                               |
| NW 73     | Narmada River (Pandhariya to uulT oI !(hemhhal\                                                   | 226  | l(phase-l) luv Delegatedl .ltnvestment I ln^^ /nta\ Maharashtra & Guiarat |
| 24 NW 85  | Revadanda Creek - Kundallka Klver syslerrr (Arabian Sea at Revadanda to Bridge near D^h. Nl.^t r\ | 3'1  | ", I rd (DlB) Maharashtra                                                 |
| 25 NW 94  | Sone River (Sone Barrage' uenrl to cnnfl rcnce with the Ganqa)                                    | 141  | Bihar                                                                     |
| 26 NW 100 | Tapi River (Hatnur Dam to Gulf of Khambhat)                                                       | 436  | Maharashtre & Guiarat                                                     |