Lok Sabha Question No. 3058 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-09
Subject: Ganga River Waterways
Ministry: PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS
Asked by: Dr. Alok Kumar Suman

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 3058

ANSWERED ON - 09/08/2024

## GANGA RIVER WATERWAYS

3058 DR. ALOK KUMAR SUMAN:

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

- (a) whether the Government has launched any initiative to revamp the Ganga River Waterways from Bihar to west Bengal to harness the huge potential of water carrying capacity of River Ganga;
- (b) if so, the details of the plan outlay thereof along with other rivers, State-wise including Odisha;
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d) the details of the steps taken/being taken by the Government so far in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a) Yes. IWAI has undertaken implementation of the Jal Marg Vikas Project (JMVP) for capacity augmentation of National Waterway -1 (NW-1) on the Haldia - Varanasi stretch (1390  km)  of  the  Ganga-Bhagirathi-  Hooghly  River  System  with  the  technical  and financial  assistance  of  the  World  Bank  to  provide  fairway  of  2.2  to  3.0  meters  and  a bottom  channel  of  45  meters  for  large  barge  movement,  Multi-Modal  Terminals, Intermodal Terminals, Navigational lock gates, community jetties and navigational aids. (b) & (d)

The details of the plan outlay along with projects approved for development of National Waterways is at Annexure-I

- (c) Does not arise.

The  details  of  Inland  Water  Transport  (IWT)  Projects  on  National  Waterways (NWs) and planned outlay as on 30.06.2024 :-

| S. No.   | Projects Sanctioned on National Waterway (NW) with States                                                                                                                    | (Rs. in cr.)   |
|----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|
|          |                                                                                                                                                                              | Allocated      |
| 1.       | Jal Marg Vikas Project (JMVP-I & II) from Varanasi-Haldia stretch (1390 km) on NW-1 (Ganga-Bhagirathi-Hooghly River System) in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand & West Bengal | 5369.18        |
| 2.       | (a) Development of NW-2 (river Brahmaputra) in Assam                                                                                                                         | 474            |
|          | (b) Construction of Alternative road to Pandu Port on NW-2 to NH- 27 in Assam                                                                                                | 180            |
|          | (c) Construction Ship repair facility at Pandu on NW-2 to NH-27 in Assam                                                                                                     | 208            |
| 3.       | Development of NW-16 (river Barak) and Indian Portion of Indo- Bangladesh Route in Assam                                                                                     | 148            |
| 4.       | 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            |
|          | Total                                                                                                                                                                        | 6646.18        |

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