Lok Sabha Question No. 3344 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-05
Subject: Development of Waterways
Ministry: PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS
Asked by: Kalaben Mohanbhai Delkar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## I\4INISTRY  OF PORTS, SHIPPING  AND WATERWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3344

ANSWERED ON O5iO8/2022

## DEVELOPMENT OF WATERWAYS

## 3344, SHRIMATI DELKAR KALABEN MOHANBHAI:

Will the Minister  of PORTS, SHIPPING  AND WATERWAYS  be pleased to state: c-fi, +dcft'f,f,{  ofuq-ffirrf di

- (a) the details of  progress  of work across important waterways  in the country' State/UT-wise  particularly in Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu,
- (c) whether the Government  is considering to develop  waterways  and limit the transportation ot coal,  fly ash and iron ore through these waterways,  and

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The details of the progress of work across important  waterways  in the country, State wise are at Annex-1. There is no National  Waterway  (NW) in the Union  Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli  and Daman and Diu.
- (b) Does not arise in view of reply to (a) above.

(c)&(d) Government  is developing  waterways  not only for the transportation  of coal, fly ash and iron ore but also for all types of cargo including  the bulk volume cargo like construction material, food grains  and furtiliser etc. Transportation  of Over  Dimensional Cargo  (ODC) through waterways is also more convenient than Rail and Road.

Details of commodity wise cargo movement of a total quantity  of 108.79 Million Metric Tons through  NWs during  202'1-22 is at Annex-2

- (b) the funds allocated by the Government to the Union Territory  of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman  and Diu for the development  of these  wateMays during the last  three  yearsl
- (d) if  so, the details thereof?

|   st. No | NW   | Details of Waterway S                                           |   Length (Km) | Projects started                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
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|        1 | NW1  | lGanga- lBhagirathi- lHooghly lRiver System (H aldia Illahabad) |          1620 | lJal Marg Vikas Project (JMVP) with the assistance from lWorld Bank for capacity augumentation for Haldia- lVaranasi stretch at a revised estimated cost of Rs. 14633.84 cr. with following projects - I Constructions of multi-modal terminals at Varanasi and I Sahibganj have been completed and multimodal I terminal at Haldia and the Navigational Lock at Farakka I have achieved substantial progress with g8% and | 93.09% respectively. o Contracts for providing Least Assured Depth of 3 m and bottom channel width of 45 m on the stretch between Farakka - Kahalgaon, Sultanganj-Mahendrapur and Mahendrapur-Barh have been awarded on 09rh April 2018. 12th April 20'19 and 'l2th April 2019 respectively and are currently in progress with financial progress of Rs. 137.95 crores, Rs. 47.56 crores and Rs. 35.94 crores respectively. o The EPC contract for construction of IWT Kalughat Terminals was awarded on 26.11.2021 at a cost of Rs. 82.47 cr. The physical progress is 9.1%. ] o Under JMVP-ll (Arth Ganga), various studies includingl comprehensive study for the project, DpR study forl modernization of existing lock at Farakka etc. arel ongoing. 62 communities jetties & 10 Ro-Ro terminalsl are planned to be developed, out of which 3 communityl jetties in Uttar Pradesh has been developed and workl for 8 floating jetties in Uttar Pradesh has been awarded.l FolI 7 community jetties in Bihar & Jharkhand tendersl have been published. For remaining jetties, preparationl |
|        2 | NW2  | Brahmaput ta River (Dhubri Sadiya)                              |           891 | of tender documents initiated. I Development of NW 2 at a cost of Rs 461 crore during 2020-21 to 2024-25- There are 17 activities approved by SFC for NW-2. Out of these j 7 activities, 03 are of permanent nature viz, (i) Construction ol Jogighopa terminal, (ii) Alternative Road to pandu port, and (iii) Ship repair facility at Pandu, which are at DpR stage. The remaining 14 activities are of recurring nature viz., (i) Fairway development (ii) O&M of                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |

|    |       |                                                                             |     | ravigational aids (iii) O&M of fixed iv) O&M of vessels raining(vi)Maintenance of e-portal rre carried out on annual basis. & floating terminal (v) Consultanc etc. These activitie                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
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| a  | NW 16 | Barak River (Lakhipur Tuker Gram)                                           | 121 | Development of NW 16 and IBP route at a cost of Rs 145 crore during 2020-21 to2024-25- There are 10 activities as approved by SFC for NW-16 & IBP route. Out of these 10 activities, 03 are of permanent nature viz, (i) Construction of Terminal at Sonamura on Gumti river, (ii) Construction of terminal at Maia on Ganga River and (iii) Upgradation of Badarpur and Karimganj terminals, which are in consideration. The remaining 07 activities are of recurring nature i.2., (i) Fairway development (ii) O&M of navigational aids (iii) Consultancy training (iv) cargo promotion, and (v) amenities at Ports of Call etc. These activities are carried out on annual maintenance basis. |
| 4  | NW3   | West Coast Canal (Kottapura m Kollam), Champaka ta and Udyogma n dal Canals | 205 | l.Construction of new Navigational Lock at Thrikku n napuzha, at a cost of Rs. 38 Cr. 2. Execution of balance capital dredging and widening in Edappallikotta and Kollam stretch, at a cost of Rs.6.75 Cr. 3. Annual maintenance works commenced in April 2022 for F .Y . 2022-23-(i) Annual fairway maintenance works in NW-3 at a cost of Rs.7.42 cr. is approved during the FY 2021-22. (ii) Operation and maintenance of IWT terminals in NW-3, at a cost of Rs.2.28 cr. is approved during the FY 2021' 22.                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 5  | NW4   | Krishna River (Vijayawad a- Muktyala)                                       | 82  | 1. Pontoons have been acquired for development of four floating Jetties. 2. Dredging in the stretch for navigational purpose has been completed 3. Land acquisition for construction of three Ro-Ro terminals at Muktayala, Harichandrapuram and lbrahimpatnam has been taken up with the State Govt                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| b  | NW5   | Dhamra- Paradip via Mangalag adi to Pankopal                                | ZJJ | 1. Monthly Thalweg Survey from Pankapal to Dhamra - Paradip via. Mangalgadi: 230 LKM per month. 2. Shifting / Relocation of HT / LT Power lines in NW-S. 3. ln July 2022, lW Al invited Expression of lnterest (Eol) from eligible /reputed firms to participate and develop select stretches of NW-5 from Padanipal - Paradip and Dhamra (89 km & 50 km) and from Marshaghi - Paradip (35 km) of NW-64 on Design, Built, Finance, Operate & Transfer (DBFOT) basis.                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |

| 7    | B     | lappuzha hangana                                                   |   ,o | opment proposed as per DPR recommendations. 24 urs navigational aids (15 nos.) provided at critical tions and being maintained.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
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| 8    | NW9   | Alappuzha - Kottayam Athirampu zha Canal                           |   40 | Development of the waterway at an estimated cost of INR 'l .60 crore has commenced. Night navigation facilities has been installed. Waterway is already operational.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| o    | NW 27 | C um berjua River (Cortalim- Ferry to Sao Ma rtiasVid hanParisa d) |   17 | 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 nos. floating Jetties amounting to Rs.'1 '1 .33 crores on Mandovi and river Chapora                                                                                                                                                     |
| 10   | NW 68 | Mandovi R iver (Usgoan bridge lo Arabian Sea)                      |   41 | 04 river taken up. ln addition a fund ol Rs 6.84 Crore has been released to Mormugao Porl Authority on 02.04 2022 for induction of navigational Aids on 02.04.2022.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 11   | 111   | Zuari River (Sanvorde n bridge to M a rm ugao Port)                |   50 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 12   | NW 86 | Rupnaraya n River (P ratap Pur to Geonkhali)                       |   72 | Development of the waterway 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 ol Rs.15.45 crore is being executed by lrrigation Dept., Govt. of West Bengal on deposit basis. Construction of floating pontoon jetty is initiated for facilitating loading and unloading of fly-ash cargo. For permanent terminal at Kolaghat, land acquisition completed in June 2022. |
| ,1.7 | NW 97 | Sunderban Waterway (Namkhan ato AtharaBan ki Khal)                 |  172 | Development of wateMay at an estimated cost of INR '18.10 crore has commenced. Waterway is part of lndo- Bangladesh Protocol route and already operational for vessels.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |

## Details of commoditv wise cargo movement during 2021-22:

| Commodity Profile - All National Waterways FY 2021-22 in Metric Tons   | Commodity Profile - All National Waterways FY 2021-22 in Metric Tons   |
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| Coal                                                                   | 30613829                                                               |
| lron Ore                                                               | 16397144                                                               |
| lron Ore Fines                                                         | 14820724                                                               |
| Sand                                                                   | 8750005                                                                |
| Minerals                                                               | 5871143                                                                |
| ood Stuff                                                              | 4047853                                                                |
| Steel Prod ucts                                                        | 5072742                                                                |
| Buildinq Materials                                                     | 4080613                                                                |
| Others                                                                 | 19'138092                                                              |
| Total                                                                  | 108792145                                                              |

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