Lok Sabha Question No. 3069 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-09
Subject: Network of  Waterways
Ministry: PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS
Asked by: Shri Alok Sharma

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 3069

ANSWERED ON - 09/08/2024

## NETWORK OF WATERWAYS

## 3069.  SHRI ALOK SHARMA:

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

पȅन , पोत पįरवहनऔर जलमागŊ मंũी

- (a) the details of network of waterways in kilometres in India;
- (b) whether the Government has any plan for expansion of waterways;
- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the schemes being implemented for the development of ports; and
- (e) the details of schemes being implemented for the welfare of dock workers?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) To promote Inland Water Transport (IWT) in the country, 111 Waterways (including 5 existing and 106 new) of 20186.65 km length spread over 24 states have been declared as  National  Waterways  under  the  National  Waterways  Act,  2016 as detailed at Annexure-1 .
- (b) & (c) As of now, there is no plan for expansion of National Waterways.
- (d) The  Sagarmala  is  the  flagship  Central  Sector  Scheme  of  the  Ministry  of  Ports, Shipping  and  Waterways  to  promote  port-led  development  in  the  country  through harnessing India's 7,500 km long coastline, 14,500 km of potentially navigable waterways and  strategic  location  on  key  international  maritime  trade  routes.  Under  Sagarmala Scheme, Ministry provides financial assistance to State Governments for Port infrastructure  projects,  Coastal  berth  projects,  Road  &  Rail  projects,  fish  harbours,  skill development  projects,  Coastal  community  development,  International  standard  cruise terminal and projects such as Ro-Pax ferry services etc.
- (e) Currently,  there  is  no  specific  scheme  under  the  Ministry  of  Ports,  Shipping,  and Waterways (MoPSW) being implemented for the welfare of dock workers . There are 12 Major Ports under the administrative control of Ministry of Ports, Shipping and

Waterways. Different Major Ports have various mechanism relating to the safety of dock workers  such  as  group  insurance,  welfare  funds  etc.  In  addition,  Productivity  linked Reward  (PLR)  scheme  is  also  there  in  respect  of  all  employees  of  the  Major  Ports including  dock  workers  on  the  pay  roll  of  Major  Ports  including  Calcutta  Dock  Labour Board.

Annexure-1

## List of 111 National Waterways declared under National Waterways Act, 2016 with effect from 12.04.2016

|   Sl. No. | National Waterway No.   |   Length(km ) | Details of Waterways                                                                                                                                                                                         | STATES                                                                                     |
|-----------|-------------------------|---------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | National Waterway 1     |      1620     | Ganga-Bhagirathi-Hooghly River System (Haldia-Allahabad)                                                                                                                                                     | Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand & West Bengal                                              |
|         2 | National Waterway 2     |       891     | Brahmaputra River (Dhubri-Sadiya)                                                                                                                                                                            | Assam                                                                                      |
|         3 | National Waterway 3     |       205     | West Coast Canal (Kottapuram- Kollam), Champakara and Udyogmandal Canals                                                                                                                                     | Kerala                                                                                     |
|         3 | National Waterway 3     |       169.794 | West Coast Canal (Kottapuram- Kozhikode)                                                                                                                                                                     | Kerala                                                                                     |
|         4 | National Waterway 4     |        50     | Kakinada Canal (Kakinada to Rajahmundry)                                                                                                                                                                     | Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra |
|         4 | National Waterway 4     |       171     | Godavari River (Bhadrachalam to Rajahmundry)                                                                                                                                                                 | Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra |
|         4 | National Waterway 4     |       139     | Eluru Canal (Rajahmundry to Vijayawada)                                                                                                                                                                      | Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra |
|         4 | National Waterway 4     |       157     | Krishna river (Wazirabad to Vijayawada)                                                                                                                                                                      | Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra |
|         4 | National Waterway 4     |       113     | Commamur Canal (Vijayawada to Peddaganjam)                                                                                                                                                                   | Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra |
|         4 | National Waterway 4     |       316     | North Buckingham Canal (Peddaganjam to Central Station of Chennai)                                                                                                                                           | Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra |
|         4 | National Waterway 4     |       110     | South Buckingham Canal (Central Station of Chennai to Marakanam)                                                                                                                                             | Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra |
|         4 | National Waterway 4     |        22     | Marakanam to Puducherry through Kaluvelly tank                                                                                                                                                               | Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra |
|         4 | National Waterway 4     |      1201.6   | River Godavari (Bhadrachalam- Nashik) Maharashtra (736.1km), Telangana (528km), Andhra Pradesh (6 km) & Chhattisgarh (20km) (20 km common in Tel-Chhattisgarh, 6 km in Telangana-A.P.and 62.5 km in Tel-Mah) | Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra |
|         4 | National Waterway 4     |       636.2   | River Krishna(Wazirabad-Galagali) Karnataka (297.8km), Telangana (375.7km) & Andhra Pradesh (247km) (247 km common in AP- Tel and 37.3 km in Tel-Karn)                                                       | Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra |
|         4 |                         |       256     | East Coast Canal                                                                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                            |

|   5 |                      |         | Matai River                                                                                                | Odisha and West Bengal                                         |
|-----|----------------------|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|   5 | National             | 265     | Brahmani-Kharsua-Dhamra Rivers                                                                             | Odisha and West Bengal                                         |
|   5 | Waterway 5           |  67     | Mahanadi Delta Rivers (Consisting of Hansua River, Nunanala, Gobrinala, Kharnasi River and Mahanadi River) | Odisha and West Bengal                                         |
|   6 | National Waterway 6  |  68.484 | Aai River                                                                                                  | Assam                                                          |
|   7 | National Waterway 7  |  89.573 | Ajoy (Ajay) River                                                                                          | West Bengal                                                    |
|   8 | National Waterway 8  |  29.3   | Alappuzha-Changanassery Canal                                                                              | Kerala                                                         |
|   9 | National Waterway 9  |  40.2   | Alappuzha-Kottayam-Athirampuzha Canal                                                                      | Kerala Alternate route:11.5 km                                 |
|  10 | National Waterway 10 |  44.971 | Amba River                                                                                                 | Maharashtra                                                    |
|  11 | National Waterway 11 |  98.9   | Arunawati-Aran River System                                                                                | Maharashtra                                                    |
|  12 | National Waterway 12 |   5.5   | Asi River                                                                                                  | Uttar Pradesh                                                  |
|  13 | National Waterway 13 |  11.3   | AVM Canal                                                                                                  | Kerala (2.8km) & Tamil Nadu (8.5km)                            |
|  14 | National Waterway 14 |  48.477 | Baitarni River                                                                                             | Odisha                                                         |
|  15 | National Waterway 15 | 135.165 | Bakreswar-Mayurakshi River System                                                                          | West Bengal                                                    |
|  16 | National Waterway 16 | 121     | Barak River                                                                                                | Assam                                                          |
|  17 | National Waterway 17 | 189     | Beas River                                                                                                 | Himachal Pradesh (40.36km) & Punjab (153.5km) (4.86 km common) |
|  18 | National Waterway 18 |  68.9   | Beki River                                                                                                 | Assam                                                          |
|  19 | National Waterway 19 |  67.05  | Betwa River                                                                                                | Uttar Pradesh                                                  |
|  20 | National Waterway 20 |  94.65  | Bhavani River                                                                                              | Tamil Nadu                                                     |
|  21 | National Waterway 21 | 138.9   | Bheema River                                                                                               | Karnataka (138.9km) &Telangana (8.66km) (8.66 km common)       |
|  22 | National             | 155.564 | Birupa-Badigenguti-Brahmani River                                                                          | Odisha                                                         |

|    | Waterway 22          |         | System                              |                                                               |
|----|----------------------|---------|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
| 23 | National Waterway 23 |  55.896 | Budhabalanga                        | Odisha                                                        |
| 24 | National Waterway 24 |  60.86  | Chambal River                       | Uttar Pradesh                                                 |
| 25 | National Waterway 25 |  33.001 | Chapora River                       | Goa                                                           |
| 26 | National Waterway 26 |  51.072 | Chenab River                        | Jammu & Kashmir                                               |
| 27 | National Waterway 27 |  17     | Cumberjua River                     | Goa                                                           |
| 28 | National Waterway 28 |  45.228 | Dabhol Creek-Vashishti River System | Maharashtra                                                   |
| 29 | National Waterway 29 | 132.41  | Damodar River                       | West Bengal                                                   |
| 30 | National Waterway 30 | 109.136 | Dehing River                        | Assam                                                         |
| 31 | National Waterway 31 | 113.752 | Dhansiri/Chathe                     | Assam                                                         |
| 32 | National Waterway 32 |  63.205 | Dikhu River                         | Assam                                                         |
| 33 | National Waterway 33 |  61.368 | Doyans River                        | Assam                                                         |
| 34 | National Waterway 34 | 136.957 | DVC Canal                           | West Bengal                                                   |
| 35 | National Waterway 35 | 107.809 | Dwarekeswar River                   | West Bengal                                                   |
| 36 | National Waterway 36 | 119.165 | Dwarka River                        | West Bengal                                                   |
| 37 | National Waterway 37 | 295.7   | Gandak River                        | Bihar(255.8 km) & Uttar Pradesh (33.68km) and 6.22km in NEPAL |
| 38 | National Waterway 38 |  62     | Gangadhar River                     | Assam (62km)& West Bengal (17.1km) (17.1 km common)           |
| 39 | National Waterway 39 |  49.143 | Ganol River                         | Assam (31.44km) & Meghalaya(17. 56)                           |
| 40 | National Waterway 40 | 353.6   | Ghaghra River                       | Bihar (90.97 km) & Uttar Pradesh (344.83 km)(82.2 km          |

|    |                      |         |                                                                 | common)                                                      |
|----|----------------------|---------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| 41 | National Waterway 41 | 111.76  | Ghataprabha River                                               | Karnataka                                                    |
| 42 | National Waterway 42 | 514.31  | Gomti River                                                     | Uttar Pradesh                                                |
| 43 | National Waterway 43 |  10.041 | Gurupur River                                                   | Karnataka                                                    |
| 44 | National Waterway 44 |  63.381 | Ichamati River                                                  | West Bengal                                                  |
| 45 | National Waterway 45 | 650.1   | Indira Gandhi Canal                                             | Punjab (149.48km),Har yana(19.83km) & Rajashtan (480.69 km)  |
| 46 | National Waterway 46 |  34.67  | Indus River                                                     | Jammu & Kashmir                                              |
| 47 | National Waterway 47 | 130.59  | Jalangi River                                                   | West Bengal                                                  |
| 48 | National Waterway 48 | 615.445 | Jawai-Luni-Rann Of Kutch River System                           | Gujarat(410.04 3 km) & Rajasthan (205.402 km)                |
| 49 | National Waterway 49 | 110.27  | Jhelum River                                                    | Jammu & Kashmir                                              |
| 50 | National Waterway 50 |  42.576 | Jinjiram River                                                  | Assam (42.576 km) & Meghalaya (28.246 km) (28.246 km common) |
| 51 | National Waterway 51 |  23.171 | Kabini River                                                    | Karnataka                                                    |
| 52 | National Waterway 52 |  53.415 | Kali River                                                      | Karnataka                                                    |
| 53 | National Waterway 53 | 144.64  | Kalyan-Thane-Mumbai Waterway,Vasai Creek And Ulhas River System | Maharashtra                                                  |
| 54 | National Waterway 54 |  86     | Karamnasa River                                                 | Bihar (86km) & Uttar Pradesh (86 km) (86 km common)          |
| 55 | National Waterway 55 | 310.847 | Kaveri-Kollidam River System                                    | Tamil Nadu                                                   |
| 56 | National Waterway 56 |  22.104 | Kherkai River                                                   | Jharkhand                                                    |
| 57 | National Waterway 57 |  49.9   | Kopili River                                                    | Assam                                                        |
| 58 | National Waterway 58 | 233.04  | Kosi River                                                      | Bihar                                                        |

|   59 | National Waterway 59   |   18.800 | Kottayam-Vaikom Canal                 | Kerala                                                      |
|------|------------------------|----------|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|   60 | National Waterway 60   |   80.446 | Kumari River                          | West Bengal                                                 |
|   61 | National Waterway 61   |   27.87  | Kynshi River                          | Meghalaya                                                   |
|   62 | National Waterway 62   |   86     | Lohit River                           | Assam (17.89 km) & Arunachal Pradesh (68.11 km)             |
|   63 | National Waterway 63   |  336.35  | Luni River                            | Rajasthan                                                   |
|   64 | National Waterway 64   |  426.32  | Mahanadi River                        | Odisha                                                      |
|   65 | National Waterway 65   |   80.391 | Mahananda River                       | West Bengal                                                 |
|   66 | National Waterway 66   |  246.989 | Mahi River                            | Gujarat                                                     |
|   67 | National Waterway 67   |   93.5   | Malaprabha River                      | Karnataka                                                   |
|   68 | National Waterway 68   |   41     | Mandovi River                         | Goa                                                         |
|   69 | National Waterway 69   |    4.75  | Manimutharu River                     | Tamil Nadu                                                  |
|   70 | National Waterway 70   |  245     | Manjira River                         | Maharashtra (35.5 km) & Telangana (245km) (35.5 km common)  |
|   71 | National Waterway 71   |   26.638 | Mapusa/Moide River                    | Goa                                                         |
|   72 | National Waterway 72   |   58.7   | Nag River                             | Maharashtra                                                 |
|   73 | National Waterway 73   |  226.343 | Narmada River                         | Maharashtra (38.44 km) & Gujarat (226 km) (38.44 km common) |
|   74 | National Waterway 74   |   79.205 | Netravathi River                      | Karnataka                                                   |
|   75 | National Waterway 75   |  141.704 | Palar River                           | Tamil Nadu                                                  |
|   76 | National Waterway 76   |   23     | Panchagangavali (Panchagangoli) River | Karnataka                                                   |
|   77 | National Waterway 77   |   19.508 | Pazhyar River                         | Tamil Nadu                                                  |
|   78 | National Waterway 78   |  261.51  | Penganaga-Wardha River System         | Maharashtra (261.51 km) &                                   |

|    |                      |         |                                        | Telangana (116.1 km) (116.1 kmcommon)                                                                               |
|----|----------------------|---------|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 79 | National Waterway 79 |  28.28  | Pennar River                           | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                      |
| 80 | National Waterway 80 | 126.239 | Ponniyar River                         | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                          |
| 81 | National Waterway 81 |  34.61  | Punpun River                           | Bihar                                                                                                               |
| 82 | National Waterway 82 |  58.234 | Puthimari River                        | Assam                                                                                                               |
| 83 | National Waterway 83 |  30.645 | Rajpuri Creek                          | Maharashtra                                                                                                         |
| 84 | National Waterway 84 |  44.276 | Ravi River                             | Jammu & Kashmir (24km), Himachal Pradesh (20.267 km) & Punjab (12 km)(12 km common in J&K-Pun and 12 km in J&K- HP) |
| 85 | National Waterway 85 |  30.736 | Revadanda Creek-Kundalika River System | Maharashtra                                                                                                         |
| 86 | National Waterway 86 |  72.039 | Rupnarayan River                       | West Bengal                                                                                                         |
| 87 | National Waterway 87 | 210.042 | Sabarmati River                        | Gujarat                                                                                                             |
| 88 | National Waterway88  |  14.059 | Sal River                              | Goa                                                                                                                 |
| 89 | National Waterway 89 |  45.47  | Savitri River (Bankot Creek)           | Maharashtra                                                                                                         |
| 90 | National Waterway 90 |  28.674 | Sharavati River                        | Karnataka                                                                                                           |
| 91 | National Waterway 91 |  52.02  | Shastri River-Jaigad Creek System      | Maharashtra                                                                                                         |
| 92 | National Waterway 92 |  25.619 | Silabati River                         | West Bengal                                                                                                         |
| 93 | National Waterway 93 |  62.6   | Simsang River                          | Meghalaya                                                                                                           |
| 94 | National Waterway 94 | 141     | Sone River                             | Bihar                                                                                                               |
| 95 | National Waterway 95 | 106.452 | Subansiri River                        | Assam                                                                                                               |

|   96 | National Waterway 96   |   310.932 | Subarnrekha River                        | (150.48km),We st Bengal (95.14km) & Odisha (93.52km) (4.95 km common in Jhar.-WB, 13.06km in WB-Odi. and 10.13km in   |
|------|------------------------|-----------|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   97 | National Waterway 97   |   172     | Sunderbans Waterway                      | West Bengal                                                                                                           |
|   97 | National Waterway 97   |    55.823 | Bidya River                              | West Bengal                                                                                                           |
|   97 | National Waterway 97   |    15.207 | Chhotakalagachi (Chhotokalergachi) River | West Bengal                                                                                                           |
|   97 | National Waterway 97   |     6.711 | Gomar River                              | West Bengal                                                                                                           |
|   97 | National Waterway 97   |    15.827 | Haribhanga River                         | West Bengal                                                                                                           |
|   97 | National Waterway 97   |    37.202 | Hogla(Hogal)-Pathankhali River           | West Bengal                                                                                                           |
|   97 | National Waterway 97   |     8.513 | Kalindi (Kalandi) River                  | West Bengal                                                                                                           |
|   97 | National Waterway 97   |    22.465 | Katakhali River                          | West Bengal                                                                                                           |
|   97 | National Waterway 97   |    98.731 | Matla River                              | West Bengal                                                                                                           |
|   97 | National Waterway 97   |    28.418 | Muriganga (Baratala) River               | West Bengal                                                                                                           |
|   97 | National Waterway 97   |    53.381 | Raimangal River                          | West Bengal                                                                                                           |
|   97 | National Waterway 97   |    14.392 | Sahibkhali (Sahebkhali) River            | West Bengal                                                                                                           |
|   97 | National Waterway 97   |    37.163 | Saptamukhi River                         | West Bengal                                                                                                           |
|   97 | National Waterway 97   |    63.865 | Thakurran River                          | West Bengal                                                                                                           |
|   98 | National Waterway 98   |   377     | Sutlej River                             | Himachal Pradesh (129.42km) & Punjab (247.58km)                                                                       |
|   99 | National Waterway 99   |    62.41  | Tamaraparani River                       | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                            |
|  100 | National Waterway 100  |   436.244 | Tapi River                               | Maharashtra (203.94 km) & Gujarat (232.06 km)                                                                         |
|  101 | National Waterway 101  |    42     | Tizu-Zungki Rivers                       | Nagaland                                                                                                              |
|  102 | National Waterway 102  |    87.136 | Tlwang (Dhaleswari River)                | Assam (23.68 km) & Mizoram (65.506km) (2.05 km common)                                                                |
|  103 | National Waterway 103  |    73.25  | Tons River                               | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                         |
|  104 | National               |   232.4   | Tungabhadra River                        | Karnataka (134.9km),                                                                                                  |

|     | Waterway 104          |           |                                  | Telangana(97.5 km)&Andhra Pradesh(158.4 km) (60.9 km common in AP- Karn. And 97.5 km in AP-Telg.)                   |
|-----|-----------------------|-----------|----------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 105 | National Waterway 105 |    15.211 | Udayavara River                  | Karnataka                                                                                                           |
| 106 | National Waterway 106 |    20.05  | Umngot (Dawki) River             | Meghalaya                                                                                                           |
| 107 | National Waterway 107 |    45.6   | Vaigai River                     | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                          |
| 108 | National Waterway 108 |    52.83  | Varuna River                     | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                       |
| 109 | National Waterway 109 |   165.78  | Wainganga-Pranahita River System | Maharashtra (165.78km) & Telangana (114km) (114 km common)                                                          |
| 110 | National Waterway 110 |  1081     | Yamuna River                     | Delhi (33.6km),Harya na (100.63 km) & Uttar Pradesh(1016. 092 km) (5.27 km common in Del-UP and 65.36 km in Har-UP) |
| 111 | National Waterway 111 |    50     | Zuari River                      | Goa                                                                                                                 |
|     |                       | 20186.7   |                                  |                                                                                                                     |

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