Lok Sabha Question No. 4197 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-20
Subject: Inland Waterways in Maharashtra
Ministry: PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS
Asked by: Dr. Hemant Vishnu Savara

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4197

ANSWERED ON 20.12.2024

## INLAND WATERWAYS IN MAHARASHTRA

## 4197.  DR. HEMANT VISHNU SAVARA:

Will the Minister of PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS be pleased to state: पȅन , पोत पįरवहन और जलमागŊ मंũी

- (a) the  details  of  the  inland  waterways  in  the  country  along  with  funds  sanctioned and date of their completion during the last five years, State/UT-wise including coastal district  of  Palghar,  Maharashtra  along  with  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  for developing waterways in the said area;
- (b) whether inland waterways are included in the Sagarmala project; and
- (c) if  so,  the  details  and  the  status  thereof  along  with  the  targets  set  and  projects sanctioned in this regard, State/UT-wise, including Maharashtra?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) 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. Details of the NWs projects approved by the Government, funds sanctioned along with completion timelines are at Annexure - I. The approved projects include three NWs of Maharashtra namely NW-10 (river Amba), NW-28 (Dabhol Creek- Vashishti river) and NW-53 (River Kalyan- Thane Vasai Creek- Ulhas River). The NW-53 passes through Palghar district.

(b) & (c) Sagarmala is a flagship Central Sector Scheme of Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways to promote port-led development in the country. 'Coastal shipping and Inland Water Transport' is one of the five pillars of Sagarmala Scheme.  The state wise details of the projects   including the State of Maharasthra under 'Coastal shipping and Inland Water Transport' are at Annexure - II.

## ANNEXURE - I

## The sanctioned cost and timelines of National Waterways (NWs) projects:

|   Sl. No. | Name of Project                                                                                                                                                     |   Sanctioned Amount (In Rs. Crores) | Timelines                 |
|-----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|---------------------------|
|         1 | Jal Marg Vikas Project (JMVP-I & II) from Varanasi- Haldia stretch on NW-1 (Ganga-Bhagirathi-Hooghly River System) in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand & West Bengal |                             5061.15 | December, 2025            |
|         2 | Comprehensive Development of NW-2 (River Brahmaputra from Bangladesh Border -Dhubri to Sadiya) in Assam                                                             |                              474    | March, 2025               |
|         4 |  Development of Approach Road from Pandu Port Terminal to NH-27  Development of Ship Repair Facility on NW-2 at Pandu, Guwahati(Assam)                            |                              388    |  March, 2025  May, 2025 |
|         5 | Comprehensive Development of NW-16 (River Barak from Lakhipur to Tuker Gram) in Assam and Indian Portion of Indo-Bangladesh Route in Assam                          |                              147.79 | March, 2025               |
|         6 | Development of 16 NWs (NW-3, 4, 5 & 13 new NWs) in the States of Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Goa, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra & Assam-       |                              267    | March, 2026               |

## ANNEXURE - II

## The state-wise details of the projects under Sagarmala Scheme including the State of Maharasthra.

| S No.   | State                     | Completed   | Completed            | Under Implementation   | Under Implementation   |
|---------|---------------------------|-------------|----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|         |                           | # Project   | Cost (In Rs. Crores) | # Project              | Cost (In Rs. Crores)   |
| 1       | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 1           | 13                   | 1                      | 25                     |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh            | 1           | 43                   |                        |                        |
| 3       | Goa                       |             |                      | 1                      | 102                    |
| 4       | Gujarat                   | 3           | 364                  | 2                      | 252                    |
| 5       | Karnataka                 |             |                      | 1                      | 65                     |
| 6       | Kerala                    | 2           | 31                   |                        |                        |
| 7       | Maharashtra               | 13          | 370                  | 7                      | 638                    |
| 8       | Odisha                    |             |                      | 2                      | 164                    |
| 9       | Tamil Nadu                | 2           | 116                  | 3                      | 31                     |
| 10      | West Bengal               |             |                      | 1                      | 15                     |
|         | Total                     | 22          | 937                  | 18                     | 1292                   |

Further,  the  proposal  of  Government  of  Assam  for  development  of  eight  smaller terminals  and  two  slipways  along  the  National  Waterway-2  for  enhancing  the  Inland Water  Transport  infrastructure  and  connectivity  has  been  in-principally  agreed  by Ministry  of  Ports,  Shipping  and  Waterways  for  100  %  financial  assistance  under Sagarmala Scheme with total outlay of Rs. 645.56 Cr.

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