Lok Sabha Question No. 2213 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-15
Subject: Inland Water Projects
Ministry: PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS
Asked by: Mahabali Singh

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  2213

ANSWERED ON 15.12.2023

## INLAND WATER PROJECTS

## 2213.SHRI MAHABALI SINGH:

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

## पȅन , पोतपįरवहनऔरजलमागŊमंũी

- a) the  details  of  passenger  and  cargo  imports  for  proposed  operation  through  all existing waterways in the country, State/UT-wise;
2. (b) whether the Government has taken any steps to promote inland water projects in the country and
3. (c) if so, the details thereof

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  IWAI  maintains  the  cargo  movement  data  on  National Waterways  in  the  Country. The details of cargo movement through all operational national waterways in the country for  Year  2021-22  and2022-23  State/UT  wise  is  at Annex.-1 .As  the  passenger  ferry movement is governed under State Ferry Acts, movement of passengers is mandated with the concerned State Governments.
- (b) & (c) To promote inland waterway projects in the country, 111 National Waterways (including  5  existing  and  106  new)  spread  over  24  States  have  been  declared  vide National Waterways Act, 2016 w.e.f. 12.04.2016. Feasibility Studies (FSs) of new NWs have been completed and subsequent Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) also completed on selected NWs on the basis of FSs. Action plan has been formulated for development of  26  most  viable  NWs  based  upon  the  outcome  of  study  reports  and  development taken  up  in  20  NWs.  A  total  fund  of  Rs.  6639.27  Crore  allocated  for  capacity augmentation of existing  and new waterways development and jetties to  improve the navigation facilities in the country as detailed at Annex.-2 .

Annex.1 The details of cargo movement through all operational national waterways in the country, for Year 2021-22 and 2022-23 State/UT wise is as follows;

| Statement of Cargo/Traffic movement for the Financial Year FY 22-23   | Statement of Cargo/Traffic movement for the Financial Year FY 22-23   | Statement of Cargo/Traffic movement for the Financial Year FY 22-23                          | Statement of Cargo/Traffic movement for the Financial Year FY 22-23   | Statement of Cargo/Traffic movement for the Financial Year FY 22-23   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl.No.                                                                | State / UT                                                            | National Waterways                                                                           | FY 21-22 (MT)                                                         | FY 22-23 (MT)                                                         |
| 1                                                                     | U.P., Bihar, Jharkhand, W. Bengal                                     | NW-1 (Ganga-Bhagirathi-Hooghly River System (Haldia-Allahabad))                              | 1,09,27,788                                                           | 1,31,69,853                                                           |
| 2                                                                     | Assam                                                                 | NW-2 (Brahmaputra River (Dhubri-Sadiya))                                                     | 4,28,134                                                              | 6,29,853                                                              |
| 3                                                                     | Kerala                                                                | NW-3 (West Coast Canal)                                                                      | 16,95,033                                                             | 32,27,896                                                             |
| 4                                                                     | A.P.                                                                  | NW-4 (Krishna Godavari River Systems)                                                        | 1,12,33,685                                                           | 84,18,067                                                             |
| 5                                                                     | MaharashtraNW-10 (Amba River)                                         | MaharashtraNW-10 (Amba River)                                                                | 2,02,29,460                                                           | 2,85,44,304                                                           |
| 6                                                                     | MaharashtraNW-83 (Rajpuri Creek)                                      | MaharashtraNW-83 (Rajpuri Creek)                                                             | 2,28,505                                                              | 2,41,110                                                              |
| 7                                                                     | Maharashtra NW-85 (Revadanda Creek-Kundalika River System)            | Maharashtra NW-85 (Revadanda Creek-Kundalika River System)                                   | 7,00,955                                                              | 4,97,873                                                              |
| 8                                                                     | Maharashtra NW-91 (Shastri River - Jaigad Creek System)               | Maharashtra NW-91 (Shastri River - Jaigad Creek System)                                      | 2,24,47,037                                                           | 3,38,65,863                                                           |
| 9                                                                     | Goa                                                                   | NW-68 (Mandovi River)                                                                        | 26,21,634                                                             | 25,42,291                                                             |
| 10                                                                    | Goa                                                                   | NW-111 (Zuari River)                                                                         | 19,56,232                                                             | 3,86,634                                                              |
| 11                                                                    | Gujarat                                                               | NW-73 (Narmada River)                                                                        | 45,223                                                                | 41,625                                                                |
| 12                                                                    | Gujarat                                                               | NW-100 (Tapi River)                                                                          | 2,93,22,174                                                           | 2,76,15,806                                                           |
| 13                                                                    | Assam                                                                 | NW-16 (Barak River)                                                                          | 5,088                                                                 | 11,302                                                                |
| 14                                                                    | W. Bengal                                                             | NW-44 (Ichamati River)                                                                       | 8,17,950                                                              | 4,62,546                                                              |
| 15                                                                    | W. Bengal                                                             | NW-97 (Sunderbans Waterway)                                                                  | 61,02,787                                                             | 54,73,305                                                             |
| 16                                                                    | Odisha                                                                | NW-64 (Mahanadi River)                                                                       | 14,923                                                                | 4,49,526                                                              |
| 17                                                                    | Odisha                                                                | NW-5 (East Coast Canal And Matai River/Brahmani-Kharsua-Dhamra Rivers/Mahanadi Delta Rivers) | 14,923                                                                | 4,02,619                                                              |
| 18                                                                    | W. Bengal                                                             | NW-86 (Rupnarayan River)                                                                     | 616                                                                   | 87,828                                                                |
| 19                                                                    | Kerala                                                                | NW-9 (Alappuzha-Kottayam Athirampuzha Canal)                                                 | 0                                                                     | 17,093                                                                |
| 20                                                                    | Assam                                                                 | NW-31 (Dhansiri/Chathe)                                                                      | 0                                                                     | 521                                                                   |
| 21                                                                    | Kerala                                                                | NW-8 (Alappuzha-Changanassery Canal)                                                         | 0                                                                     | 33,689                                                                |
| 22                                                                    | Odisha                                                                | NW-14 (Baitarni River)                                                                       | 0                                                                     | 1,329                                                                 |
| 23                                                                    | Odisha                                                                | NW-23 (BudhaBalanga)                                                                         | 0                                                                     | 30,151                                                                |
|                                                                       |                                                                       | Grand Total Metric Tonnes                                                                    | 10,87,92,14712,61,51,084                                              | 10,87,92,14712,61,51,084                                              |
|                                                                       |                                                                       | Grand Total Million Metric Tonnes                                                            | 108.79                                                                | 126.15                                                                |

## The  details  of  Projects  Sanctioned  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.                                |                              5362.27 |
| 2.       | (a) Comprehensive Development of National Waterway-2 (River Brahmputra) in Assam                                                                                                                                                   |                               474    |
|          | (b) Construction of Alternative road to Pandu Port on NW-2 to NH-27 in Assam.                                                                                                                                                      |                               180    |
|          | (c) Construction of Ship repair facility at Pandu on NW-2 to NH-27 in Assam.                                                                                                                                                       |                               208    |
| 3.       | Comprehensive Development of NW-16 (river Barak) and Indian Portion of Indo-Bangladesh Route in Assam                                                                                                                              |                               148    |
| 4.       | 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 in the States of Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Goa, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra & Assam- |                               267    |
|          | Total                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |                              6639.27 |

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