Lok Sabha Question No. 3774 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-11
Subject: Scheme for Promotion of Waterways
Ministry: PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS
Asked by: Jual Oram

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  3774

ANSWERED ON 11.08.2023

## SCHEME FOR PROMOTION OF WATERWAYS

3774. SHRI JUAL ORAM:

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

## पȅन , पोत पįरवहन और जलमागŊ मंũी

- (a)   whether the Government has implemented any scheme to promote waterways during the last five years;
- (b)    if  so,  the  amount  spent/proposed  to  be  spent  by  the Government  for the said scheme;
- (c)  the details of National Waterways proposed to be developed by the Government;
- (d) the details of steps being taken by the Government to augment the capacity of the waterways; and
- (e) the  details of work started on  National Waterways considering that 25 National Waterways have been identified by Inland Waterways Authority of India?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b)Yes Sir. The details of funds sanctioned for projects on National Waterway (NW) during last 5 years are detailed at Annexure.-1 .

(c)26 National Waterways have been taken up for development till 2030,the details of which is at Annexure-2.

(d)  &  (e)  For  development  of  Inland  Water  Transport  (IWT)  in  the  country,  111 waterways  (including  5  existing  and  106  new)  spread  over  24  States  have  been declared  National Waterways (NWs) under the  National Waterways Act, 2016. On the  basis  of  outcome  of  techno-economic  feasibility  study  and  Detailed  Project Report (DPR) of these NWs action plan has been formulated for 26 NWs which were found viable for cargo and passenger movement. At present, development initiatives have been taken up in the 20 NWs. The details is at Annexure - 2 . To augment the capacity  of  Haldia-Varanasi  stretch  of  Ganga  River  (NW-I),  details  of  steps  taken under Jal Marg Vikas Project (JMVP) are given at Annexure - 3.

## Annexure -1

## The details of projects and fundssanctioned on National Waterway (NW) during last 5 years

| S. No.   | Projects Sanctioned on National Waterway (NW) with States                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |   Investment Sanctioned (Rs. in cr.) |
|----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| 1.       | Jal Marg Vikas Project (JMVP-I &II) on Varanasi-Haldia stretch (1390 km) of NW-1 (Ganga-Bhagirathi-Hooghly river System) in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand & West Bengal sanctioned on 03.01.2018                                                                                     |                                 5362 |
| 2.       | (a) SFC appraised Project for Development of NW-2 (river Brahmaputra) in July 2020 and revised in November 2022 in Assam                                                                                                                                                               |                                  474 |
|          | (b) DIB appraised project for construction of Alternative road to Pandu Port on NW-2 to NH-27 in Assam sanctioned in January 2023                                                                                                                                                      |                                  180 |
|          | (c) DIB appraised project for construction Ship repair facility at Pandu on NW-2 to NH-27 in Assam sanctioned in January 2023                                                                                                                                                          |                                  208 |
| 3.       | SFC appraised Project for Development of NW-16 (river Barak) and Indian Portion of Indo-Bangladesh Route in July 2020 and revised in November 2022 in Assam                                                                                                                            |                                  148 |
| 4.       | DIB Memo approved for Phase-I development of 16 NWs (NW-3, 4, 5 & 13 new NWs) for 2 years- 2022-23 & 2023- 24& till 2025-26 for certain NWs sanctioned in November, 2022 in the States of Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Goa, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra & Assam- |                                  267 |
|          | Total                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |                                 6639 |

## Annexure-2

## LIST OF 26 NATIONAL WATERWAYS (NWs) IDENTIFIED/TAKEN UP FOR DEVELOPMENT

| Sl. No   | NW        | Details of Waterways                                                                     |   Length (Km) | STATES                                        | Status                                                                                          |
|----------|-----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1        | NW 1      | 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        | NW 2      | Brahmaputra River (Dhubri - Sadiya)                                                      |           891 | Assam                                         | Development                                                                                     |
| 3        | NW 16     | Barak River (Lakhipur -Tuker Gram)                                                       |           121 | Assam                                         | taken up as per approved SFC for FY 2020-21 to 2024-25                                          |
| 4        | NW 3      | West Coast Canal (Kottapuram - Kollam), Champakara and Udyogmandal Canals                |           205 | Kerala                                        | Operational Waterways and development and maintenance work taken up under Phase-I DIB approval. |
| 5        | NW 4      | Krishna River (Vijayawada - Muktyala)                                                    |            82 | Andhra Pradesh                                | Operational Waterways and development and maintenance work taken up under Phase-I DIB approval. |
| 6        | NW 5      | Dhamra-Paradip via Mangalagadi to Pankopal                                               |           233 | Odisha                                        | Operational Waterways and development and maintenance work taken up under Phase-I DIB approval. |
| 7        | NW 8      | Alappuzha- Changanassery Canal                                                           |            29 | Kerala                                        | Operational Waterways and development and maintenance work taken up under Phase-I DIB approval. |
| 8        | NW 9      | Alappuzha - Kottayam - Athirampuzha Canal                                                |            40 | Kerala (Alternate route: 11.5km)              | Operational Waterways and development and maintenance work taken up under Phase-I DIB approval. |
| 9        | NW 27     | Cumberjua River (Cortalim-Ferry to Sao MartiasVidhanParisad)                             |            17 | Goa                                           | Operational Waterways and development and maintenance work taken up under Phase-I DIB approval. |
| 10       | NW        | Mandovi River (Usgoan bridge to Arabian Sea)                                             |            41 | Goa                                           | Operational Waterways and development and maintenance work taken up under Phase-I DIB approval. |
| 11       | 68 NW 111 | Zuari River (Sanvorden bridge to Marmugao Port)                                          |            50 | Goa                                           | Operational Waterways and development and maintenance work taken up under Phase-I DIB approval. |
| 12       | NW 86     | Rupnarayan River (PratapPur to Geonkhali)                                                |            72 | West Bengal                                   |                                                                                                 |
| 13       | NW 97     | Sunderbans Waterway (Namkhana to AtharaBankiKhal)                                        |           172 | West Bengal                                   |                                                                                                 |
| 14       | NW 40     | Ghagra River (Faizabad to ManjhiGhat)                                                    |           345 | Bihar &U.P.                                   |                                                                                                 |
| 15       | NW 52     | Kali River (Kodasalli Dam to Sadashivgad Bridge, Arabian Sea)                            |            53 | Karnataka                                     |                                                                                                 |
| 16       | NW 44     | Ichamati River (Bridge at Gobra to Bansjhari near Bangladesh Border)                     |            63 | West Bengal                                   |                                                                                                 |
| 17       | NW 57     | Kopili River (BanthaiGaonTinali Bus Stop to Chandrapur No.2 confluence with Brahmaputra) |            50 | Assam                                         |                                                                                                 |
| 18       | NW 31     | Dhansiri River (MorongiT.E. village Bridge to Numaligarh)                                |           110 | Assam                                         |                                                                                                 |
| 19       | NW 10     | Amba River (Arabian Sea, Dharamtaar Creek to Nagothane ST Stand)                         |            45 | Maharashtra                                   |                                                                                                 |
|          | 20NW      | Dabhol Creek Vasisti River (Arabian Sea at                                               |            45 | Maharashtra                                   |                                                                                                 |

| 28        | Dabhol to Bridge at Pedhe)                                                                    |     |                       |                                                       |
|-----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----|-----------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
| 21 NW 25  | Chapora River (Bridge near Maneri village to Morjim, Arabian Sea)                             |  25 | Goa                   | Mostly Operational Waterways for development by 2030. |
| 22 NW 37  | Gandak River (Bhaisalotal Barrage to Hazipur)                                                 | 296 | Bihar &U.P.           | Mostly Operational Waterways for development by 2030. |
| 23 NW 73  | Narmada River (Pandhariya to Gulf of Khambhat)                                                | 226 | Maharashtra & Gujarat | Mostly Operational Waterways for development by 2030. |
| 24 NW 85  | Revadanda Creek - Kundalika River System (Arabian Sea at Revadanda to Bridge near Roha Nagar) |  31 | Maharashtra           | Mostly Operational Waterways for development by 2030. |
| 25 NW 94  | Sone River (Sone Barrage, Dehri to Confluence with the Ganga)                                 | 141 | Bihar                 | Mostly Operational Waterways for development by 2030. |
| 26 NW 100 | Tapi River (Hatnur Dam to Gulf of Khambhat)                                                   | 436 | Maharashtra & Gujarat | Mostly Operational Waterways for development by 2030. |

Annexure-3 Steps taken for capacity augmentation of NW-1 under Jal Marg Vikas Project

| Sr. No.   | Works on NWs                                                                                                                | Works on NWs                                                                                                                | Works on NWs   |
|-----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|
| 1         | Jal Marg Vikas Project (JMVP) on NW-1 (Varanasi-Haldia stretch, 1390 Present status(31.07.2023) of civil works is as under: | Jal Marg Vikas Project (JMVP) on NW-1 (Varanasi-Haldia stretch, 1390 Present status(31.07.2023) of civil works is as under: | km)-           |
|           | Sub Project with States                                                                                                     | Physical. Progress                                                                                                          |                |
|           | MMT Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh)                                                                                                | 100%                                                                                                                        |                |
|           | MMTSahibganj (Jharkhand)                                                                                                    | 100%                                                                                                                        |                |
|           | MMTHaldia (West Bengal)                                                                                                     | 100%                                                                                                                        |                |
|           | New Navigational Lock Gate at Farakka (West Bengal)                                                                         | 98.53%                                                                                                                      |                |
|           | IMTKalughat (Bihar)                                                                                                         | 65.5%                                                                                                                       |                |
|           | Development of Community Jetty in Uttar Pradesh                                                                             | 50%                                                                                                                         |                |
|           | Fairway Development                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                             |                |
|           | Farakka - Kahalgaon stretch (146 Km) - (W.B., Jharkhand & Bihar)                                                            | 100%                                                                                                                        |                |
|           | Sultanganj - Mahenderpur stretch (74km)- (Bihar)                                                                            | 69%                                                                                                                         |                |
|           | Mahenderpur - Barh stretch (71 Km)- (Bihar)                                                                                 | 57%                                                                                                                         |                |
|           | Channel Stabilization Works at 7 locations (JMVP-II)-(U.P.)                                                                 | 100%                                                                                                                        |                |
|           | Tendering process for development of fairway for the remaining stretches initiated. (W.B., Bihar &U.P.)                     | Tendering process for development of fairway for the remaining stretches initiated. (W.B., Bihar &U.P.)                     | is             |

- 
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-  Cluster - II Bihar & Jharkhand Awarded in Feb. 2023
- Cluster - III Development of community jetties in West Bengal 11 Awarded in June 2023 and remaining to award in August and Spet. 2023
- Construction of 1 pair of Ro-Ro terminalsMarket soundings opened on 26.10.2022 Clearance from Bihar State Government for dolphin sanctuary is awaited.
-  Supply and commissioning of   FRP (12 nos.)   and Inspection Boats (03 nos.)FRP boats 12 No's
-  4 nos. inspection VIP boats

Completion: Dec 2023

Completion: Oct. 2023

Completion: Dec 2023

Awarded: 12.05.2022

Work is completed on 24 th June 2023

Awarded: 12.05.2022

Completion:  September 2023

- O&M and CAMC of River Information Systems (RIS) System in Sagar at a cost of Rs. 13.21 cr. are in progress through outsource agency since June 2022 and completion by May 2025.
- Modernization of Navigation Lock at Farakka. NIT Published on 08.05.2023

Award: October 2023

Completion: August 2025

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