Lok Sabha Question No. 3053 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-13
Subject: Development of Waterways in India
Ministry: PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS
Asked by: Shri Krishna Prasad Tenneti

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3053

ANSWERED ON 13.12.2024

## DEVELOPMENT OF WATERWAYS IN INDIA

3053. SHRI KRISHNA PRASAD TENNETI:

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

(a)    the  details  regarding  the  number  of  sanctioned  and  currently  functioning waterwaysincluding budget outlay for the same during the last five years, State-wise including Andhra Pradesh especially Bapatla Parliamentary Constituency; (b) the details regarding the total volume of traffic on Waterways across the country during  the  said  period,  year-wise  and  Waterway-wise,  especially  those  present  in Andhra Pradesh including the said constituency; and (c) whether the Government has considered increasing the number of Waterways in the country over the next five years, if so, the details thereof including budget outlay for the purpose especially those being considered in Andhra Pradesh including the

- said constituency?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b)TheDetails of sanctioned National Waterway Projects during last five years in various states including Andhra Pradesh with approved outlay are at Annexure1. The details regarding the number of currently functioning waterways with recorded cargo movement during the period 2019-20 till 2023-24 in million tons, year-wise and Waterway- wise, including those present in Andhra Pradesh are given in Annexure2. NW-4 passes through Bapatla.

- (c) Presently, focus of the Government  is on the development of National Waterwaysdeclared under National Waterways Act, 2016.

## Annexure-1

## Budget outlay approved by the Government for National Waterway Projects:

|   Sl.No | Name of Project                                                                                                                                                                                                             |   Sanctioned Amount (INR Cr) |
|---------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|       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 |
|       2 | Design and Construction of 8 no. Hybrid Electric Catamaran(For deployment on NWs)                                                                                                                                           |                       144    |
|       3 | Comprehensive Development of NW-2 (River Brahmaputra from Bangladesh Border -Dhubri to Sadiya) in Assam                                                                                                                     |                       474    |
|       4 | Development of Approach Road from Pandu Port Terminal to NH- 27 and Development of Ship Repair Facility on NW-2 at Pandu, Guwahati(Assam)                                                                                   |                       388    |
|       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 |
|       6 | Development of 23 NW's (Phase-1) (3 existing & 13 new NW's) -- 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    |

## Annexure- 2

| National Waterways Cargo Data 2019-20 to 2023-24 (in Million Tons)   | National Waterways Cargo Data 2019-20 to 2023-24 (in Million Tons)                            | National Waterways Cargo Data 2019-20 to 2023-24 (in Million Tons)   | National Waterways Cargo Data 2019-20 to 2023-24 (in Million Tons)   | National Waterways Cargo Data 2019-20 to 2023-24 (in Million Tons)   | National Waterways Cargo Data 2019-20 to 2023-24 (in Million Tons)   | National Waterways Cargo Data 2019-20 to 2023-24 (in Million Tons)   | National Waterways Cargo Data 2019-20 to 2023-24 (in Million Tons)   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl.No.                                                               | National Watyerways (NW)                                                                      | State / UT                                                           | 2019- 20                                                             | 2020- 21                                                             | 2021- 22                                                             | 2022- 23                                                             | 2023- 24                                                             |
| 1                                                                    | NW-1 (Ganga-Bhagirathi- Hooghly River System (Haldia-Allahabad))                              | U.P., Bihar, Jharkhand, W. Bengal                                    | 9.11                                                                 | 9.21                                                                 | 10.93                                                                | 13.17                                                                | 12.82                                                                |
| 2                                                                    | NW-2 (Brahmaputra River (Dhubri-Sadiya))                                                      | Assam                                                                | 0.39                                                                 | 0.31                                                                 | 0.43                                                                 | 0.63                                                                 | 0.59                                                                 |
| 3                                                                    | NW-3 (West Coast Canal)                                                                       | Kerala                                                               | 0.55                                                                 | 0.73                                                                 | 1.70                                                                 | 3.23                                                                 | 3.29                                                                 |
| 4                                                                    | NW-4 (Krishna Godavari River Systems)                                                         | A.P.                                                                 | 0.08                                                                 | 6.83                                                                 | 11.23                                                                | 8.42                                                                 | 4.30                                                                 |
| 5                                                                    | NW-5 (East Coast Canal And Matai River/Brahmani- Kharsua-Dhamra Rivers/Mahanadi Delta Rivers) | Odisha                                                               | -                                                                    |                                                                      | 0.02                                                                 | 0.40                                                                 | 0.64                                                                 |
| 6                                                                    | NW-8 (Alappuzha- Changanassery Canal)                                                         | Kerala                                                               |                                                                      |                                                                      |                                                                      | 0.03                                                                 | 0.04                                                                 |
| 7                                                                    | NW-9 (Alappuzha-Kottayam Athirampuzha Canal)                                                  | Kerala                                                               |                                                                      |                                                                      |                                                                      | 0.02                                                                 | 0.02                                                                 |
| 8                                                                    | NW-14 (Baitarni River)                                                                        | Odisha                                                               |                                                                      |                                                                      |                                                                      | -                                                                    | 0.00                                                                 |
| 9                                                                    | NW-16 (Barak River)                                                                           | Assam                                                                | 0.00                                                                 | 0.00                                                                 | 0.01                                                                 | 0.01                                                                 | 0.00                                                                 |
| 10                                                                   | NW-23 (BudhaBalanga)                                                                          | Odisha                                                               |                                                                      |                                                                      |                                                                      | 0.03                                                                 | 0.02                                                                 |
| 11                                                                   | NW-31 (Dhansiri/Chathe)                                                                       | Assam                                                                |                                                                      |                                                                      |                                                                      |                                                                      | 0.01                                                                 |
| 12                                                                   | NW-44 (Ichamati River)                                                                        | West Bengal                                                          | 0.90                                                                 | 0.28                                                                 | 0.82                                                                 | 0.46                                                                 | 0.48                                                                 |
| 13                                                                   | NW-64 (Mahanadi River)                                                                        | Odisha                                                               | -                                                                    | -                                                                    | 0.02                                                                 | 0.45                                                                 | 0.67                                                                 |
| 14                                                                   | NW-86 (Rupnarayan River)                                                                      | West Bengal                                                          | -                                                                    | 0.00                                                                 | 0.00                                                                 | 0.09                                                                 | 0.10                                                                 |
| 15                                                                   | NW-94 (Sone River)                                                                            | Bihar                                                                | 0.80                                                                 | -                                                                    | -                                                                    | -                                                                    | 1.16                                                                 |
| 16                                                                   | NW-97 (Sunderbans Waterway)                                                                   | West Bengal                                                          | 3.46                                                                 | 3.86                                                                 | 6.10                                                                 | 5.47                                                                 | 5.19                                                                 |
| 17                                                                   | NW-10 (Amba River)                                                                            | Maharashtra                                                          | 22.01                                                                | 17.69                                                                | 20.23                                                                | 28.54                                                                | 30.17                                                                |
| 18                                                                   | NW-83 (Rajpuri Creek)                                                                         | Maharashtra                                                          | 0.67                                                                 | 0.21                                                                 | 0.23                                                                 | 0.24                                                                 | 0.45                                                                 |
| 19                                                                   | NW-85 (Revadanda Creek- Kundalika River System)                                               | Maharashtra                                                          | 1.59                                                                 | 1.08                                                                 | 0.70                                                                 | 0.50                                                                 | 0.99                                                                 |
| 20                                                                   | NW-91 (Shastri River - Jaigad Creek System)                                                   | Maharashtra                                                          | 0.12                                                                 | 9.24                                                                 | 22.45                                                                | 33.87                                                                | 37.05                                                                |
| 21                                                                   | NW-68 (Mandovi River)                                                                         | Goa                                                                  | 1.58                                                                 | 4.00                                                                 | 2.62                                                                 | 2.54                                                                 | 2.42                                                                 |
| 22                                                                   | NW-111 (Zuari River)                                                                          | Goa                                                                  | 1.36                                                                 | 4.47                                                                 | 1.96                                                                 | 0.39                                                                 | 1.10                                                                 |
| 23                                                                   | NW-73 (Narmada River)                                                                         | Gujarat                                                              | 0.10                                                                 | 0.08                                                                 | 0.05                                                                 | 0.04                                                                 | 0.06                                                                 |
| 24                                                                   | NW-100 (Tapi River)                                                                           | Gujarat                                                              | 30.92                                                                | 25.63                                                                | 29.32                                                                | 27.62                                                                | 31.46                                                                |
| Grand Total 73.64 83.62 108.82 126.15                                | Grand Total 73.64 83.62 108.82 126.15                                                         | Grand Total 73.64 83.62 108.82 126.15                                | Grand Total 73.64 83.62 108.82 126.15                                | Grand Total 73.64 83.62 108.82 126.15                                | Grand Total 73.64 83.62 108.82 126.15                                | Grand Total 73.64 83.62 108.82 126.15                                | 133.03                                                               |

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