Lok Sabha Question No. 3170 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-09
Subject: Development of Inter-Waterways
Ministry: PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS
Asked by: Shri Maddila Gurumoorthy

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3170 ANSWERED ON 09.08.2024

## DEVELOPMENT OF INTER-WATERWAYS

3170.  SHRI MADDILA GURUMOORTHY:

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

- (a) whether Government has formulated any action plan for the development of interwaterways in the rivers of the country;
- (b) if so, the details of the rivers and the waterways included in the action plan, Statewise including Andhra Pradesh;
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether there is any specific plan for Andhra Pradesh in this regard; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a)&  (b) Yes.  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. Action plan has been formulated for development of 26 viable NWs based upon the outcome of study reports. The State-wise details of rivers and waterways included in the action plan (including the State of Andhra Pradesh) are at Annex.-1.

- (c) Does not arise.
- (d) & (e) Yes. The details of developmental works undertaken in Andhra Pradesh are given in Annex.-2

## Annex.-1

## LIST OF 26 NATIONAL WATERWAYS (NWs) PROJECTS FOR DEVELOPMENT

|   Sl. No | NW     | Details of Waterways                                                                       |   Length (Km) | STATES                                        |
|----------|--------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|-----------------------------------------------|
|        1 | NW 1   | Ganga-Bhagirathi-Hooghly River System (Haldia - Allahabad)                                 |          1620 | Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand & West Bengal |
|        2 | NW 2   | Brahmaputra River (Dhubri - Sadiya)                                                        |           891 | Assam                                         |
|        3 | NW 16  | Barak River (Lakhipur -Tuker Gram)                                                         |           121 | Assam                                         |
|        4 | NW 3   | West Coast Canal (Kottapuram - Kollam), Champakara and Udyogmandal Canals                  |           205 | Kerala                                        |
|        5 | NW 4   | Krishna River (Vijayawada - Muktyala)                                                      |            82 | Andhra Pradesh                                |
|        6 | NW 5   | Dhamra-Paradip via Mangalagadi to Pankopal                                                 |           233 | Odisha                                        |
|        7 | NW 8   | Alappuzha- Changanassery Canal                                                             |            29 | Kerala                                        |
|        8 | NW 9   | Alappuzha - Kottayam - Athirampuzha Canal                                                  |            40 | Kerala (Alternate route: 11.5km)              |
|        9 | NW 27  | Cumberjua River (Cortalim-Ferry to Sao Martias Vidhan Parisad)                             |            17 | Goa                                           |
|       10 | NW 68  | Mandovi River (Usgoan bridge to Arabian Sea)                                               |            41 | Goa                                           |
|       11 | NW 111 | Zuari River (Sanvorden bridge to Marmugao Port)                                            |            50 | Goa                                           |
|       12 | NW 86  | Rupnarayan River (Pratap Pur to Geonkhali)                                                 |            72 | West Bengal                                   |
|       13 | NW 97  | Sunderbans Waterway (Namkhana to Athara Banki Khal)                                        |           172 | West Bengal                                   |
|       14 | NW 40  | Ghagra River (Faizabad to Manjhi Ghat)                                                     |           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 (Banthai Gaon Tinali Bus Stop to Chandrapur No.2 confluence with Brahmaputra) |            50 | Assam                                         |
|       18 | NW 31  | Dhansiri River (Morongi T.E. village Bridge to Numaligarh)                                 |           110 | Assam                                         |
|       19 | NW 10  | Amba River (Arabian Sea, Dharamtaar Creek to Nagothane ST Stand)                           |            45 | Maharashtra                                   |
|       20 | NW 28  | Dabhol Creek Vasisti River (Arabian Sea at Dabhol to Bridge at Pedhe)                      |            45 | Maharashtra                                   |

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

## Details of Development works undertaken on NW-4

|   1 | Dredging works from Muktyala-Vijayawada stretch (in Krishna River - 82 km) of NW-4 in Andhra Pradesh at a total cost of Rs.55.47 crore.                                       |
|-----|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   2 | 4 floating pontoons procured and handed over to the Andhra Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation.                                                                           |
|   3 | The land acquisition for Ro-Ro terminals at Harischandrapuram and Muktyala are completed and land acquisition process for Ro-Ro terminal at Ibrahimpatnam has been initiated. |
|   4 | Regular hydrographic survey between Vijayawada - Muktyala stretch of NW-4.                                                                                                    |
|   5 | Rs.15 crore allocated for developmental works on NW-4.                                                                                                                        |

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