Lok Sabha Question No. 170 (STARRED), answered on 2024-08-02
Subject: Cargo Movement through Waterways
Ministry: PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS
Asked by: Shri Biplab Kumar Deb, Shri Shankar Lalwani

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO- *170

ANSWERED ON -  02.08.2024

## CARGO MOVEMENT THROUGH WATERWAYS

- *170.   SHRI BIPLAB KUMAR DEB: SHRI SHANKAR LALWANI:

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

- (a)  the  details  of  cargo  movement through National Waterways and other waterways since 2013-14 till date, year-wise;
- (b) the steps taken by the Government to increase cargo movement through National Waterways; and
- (c) whether the Government is considering to develop new National Waterways and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (c)   A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *170 FOR ANSWER ON 02.08.2024 RAISED BY SHRI BIPLAB KUMAR DEB AND SHRI SHANKAR LALWANI, HON'BLE MPS REGARDING 'CARGO MOVEMENT THROUGH WATERWAYS'

(a) The details of cargo movement through National Waterways (NWs) since 201314 till 2023-24, year-wise are attached as Annexure-1.

The  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  increase  cargo  movement  through

(b) National Waterways are at Annexure-2.

(c) Yes. In addition to development of 5 NWs (NW-1 to NW-5), Phase-I development of  14 new NWs in the States of Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Goa, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra & Assam has been sanctioned by the Government, details of which are at Annexure-3 .

## The Details of Cargo Movement

| Data on Cargo Movement on National Waterways {2013-14 to 2023-24 (in Million Tons)}      | Data on Cargo Movement on National Waterways {2013-14 to 2023-24 (in Million Tons)}   | Data on Cargo Movement on National Waterways {2013-14 to 2023-24 (in Million Tons)}   | Data on Cargo Movement on National Waterways {2013-14 to 2023-24 (in Million Tons)}   | Data on Cargo Movement on National Waterways {2013-14 to 2023-24 (in Million Tons)}   | Data on Cargo Movement on National Waterways {2013-14 to 2023-24 (in Million Tons)}   | Data on Cargo Movement on National Waterways {2013-14 to 2023-24 (in Million Tons)}   | Data on Cargo Movement on National Waterways {2013-14 to 2023-24 (in Million Tons)}   | Data on Cargo Movement on National Waterways {2013-14 to 2023-24 (in Million Tons)}   | Data on Cargo Movement on National Waterways {2013-14 to 2023-24 (in Million Tons)}   | Data on Cargo Movement on National Waterways {2013-14 to 2023-24 (in Million Tons)}   | Data on Cargo Movement on National Waterways {2013-14 to 2023-24 (in Million Tons)}   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| National Waterways (NWs)                                                                 | 2013- 14                                                                              | 2014- 15                                                                              | 2015- 16                                                                              | 2016- 17                                                                              | 2017- 18                                                                              | 2018- 19                                                                              | 2019- 20                                                                              | 2020- 21                                                                              | 2021- 22                                                                              | 2022- 23                                                                              | 2023- 24                                                                              |
| NW-1 {Ganga- Bhagirathi- Hooghly River System (Haldia-                                   | 3.35                                                                                  | 5.05                                                                                  | 6.48                                                                                  | 4.89                                                                                  | 5.48                                                                                  | 6.79                                                                                  | 9.11                                                                                  | 9.21                                                                                  | 10.93                                                                                 | 13.17                                                                                 | 12.82                                                                                 |
| NW-2 {Brahmaputra River (Dhubri- Sadiya)}                                                | 2.48                                                                                  | 0.51                                                                                  | 0.60                                                                                  | 0.61                                                                                  | 0.56                                                                                  | 0.49                                                                                  | 0.39                                                                                  | 0.31                                                                                  | 0.43                                                                                  | 0.63                                                                                  | 0.59                                                                                  |
| NW-3 (West Coast Canal)                                                                  | 1.07                                                                                  | 0.96                                                                                  | 1.06                                                                                  | 1.03                                                                                  | 0.42                                                                                  | 0.42                                                                                  | 0.55                                                                                  | 0.73                                                                                  | 1.70                                                                                  | 3.23                                                                                  | 3.29                                                                                  |
| NW-4 (Krishna Godavari River Systems)                                                    |                                                                                       |                                                                                       |                                                                                       |                                                                                       |                                                                                       | 0.45                                                                                  | 0.08                                                                                  | 6.83                                                                                  | 11.23                                                                                 | 8.42                                                                                  | 4.30                                                                                  |
| NW-5 (East Coast Canal And Matai River/ Brahmani- Kharsua- Dhamra Rivers/ Mahanadi Delta |                                                                                       |                                                                                       |                                                                                       |                                                                                       |                                                                                       |                                                                                       |                                                                                       |                                                                                       | 0.02                                                                                  | 0.40                                                                                  | 0.64                                                                                  |
| NW-8 (Alappuzha- Changanassery Canal)                                                    |                                                                                       |                                                                                       |                                                                                       |                                                                                       |                                                                                       |                                                                                       |                                                                                       |                                                                                       |                                                                                       | 0.03                                                                                  | 0.04                                                                                  |
| NW-9 (Alappuzha- Kottayam Athirampuzha Canal)                                            |                                                                                       |                                                                                       |                                                                                       |                                                                                       |                                                                                       |                                                                                       |                                                                                       |                                                                                       |                                                                                       | 0.02                                                                                  | 0.02                                                                                  |
| NW-14 (Baitarni River)                                                                   |                                                                                       |                                                                                       |                                                                                       |                                                                                       |                                                                                       |                                                                                       |                                                                                       |                                                                                       |                                                                                       | -                                                                                     | 0.001                                                                                 |
| NW-16 (Barak River)                                                                      |                                                                                       |                                                                                       |                                                                                       |                                                                                       |                                                                                       |                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                                  | 0.01                                                                                  | 0.01                                                                                  | 0.003                                                                                 |
| NW-23 (Budha Balanga)                                                                    |                                                                                       |                                                                                       |                                                                                       |                                                                                       |                                                                                       |                                                                                       |                                                                                       |                                                                                       |                                                                                       | 0.03                                                                                  | 0.02                                                                                  |

## Annexure -1

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| NW-31 (Dhansiri/Chathe)                                                                  |                         |      |      |       |       |        |       |       |       |       | 0.01   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|------|------|-------|-------|--------|-------|-------|-------|-------|--------|
| NW-44 (Ichamati River)                                                                   |                         |      |      |       |       |        | 0.90  | 0.28  | 0.82  | 0.46  | 0.48   |
| NW-64 (Mahanadi River)                                                                   |                         |      |      |       |       |        | -     | -     | 0.02  | 0.45  | 0.67   |
| NW-86 (Rupnarayan River)                                                                 |                         |      |      |       |       |        | -     | 0.00  | 0.00  | 0.09  | 0.10   |
| NW-94 (Sone River)                                                                       |                         |      |      |       |       |        | 0.80  | -     | -     | -     | 1.16   |
| NW-97 (Sunderbans Waterway)                                                              |                         |      |      |       |       | 3.22   | 3.46  | 3.86  | 6.10  | 5.47  | 5.19   |
| Sub Total (National Waterways 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 14, 16, 23, 31, 44, 64, 86, 94, & 97) | 6.89                    | 6.52 | 8.14 | 6.53  | 6.46  | 11.38  | 15.30 | 21.22 | 31.24 | 32.41 | 29.34  |
| Maharashtra Waterways                                                                    |                         | -    |      |       |       |        |       |       |       |       |        |
| NW-10 (Amba River)                                                                       |                         | -    |      |       |       | 22.2 4 | 22.01 | 17.69 | 20.23 | 28.54 | 30.17  |
| NW-83 (Rajpuri Creek)                                                                    |                         | -    |      |       |       | 0.85   | 0.67  | 0.21  | 0.23  | 0.24  | 0.45   |
| NW-85 (Revadanda Creek-Kundalika River System)                                           |                         | -    |      |       |       | 1.72   | 1.59  | 1.08  | 0.70  | 0.50  | 0.99   |
| NW-91 (Shastri River - Jaigad Creek System)                                              |                         | -    |      |       |       | 3.53   | 0.12  | 9.24  | 22.45 | 33.87 | 37.05  |
| TOTAL Maharashtra Waterways                                                              | 10.18 22.54 28.85 33.29 |      |      |       | 25.96 | 28.34  | 24.39 | 28.21 | 43.61 | 63.15 | 68.66  |
| Goa Waterways                                                                            |                         |      |      |       |       |        |       |       |       |       |        |
| NW-68 (Mandovi River)                                                                    |                         |      |      |       |       | 1.65   | 1.58  | 4.00  | 2.62  | 2.54  | 2.42   |
| NW-111 (Zuari River)                                                                     |                         |      |      |       |       | 2.10   | 1.36  | 4.47  | 1.96  | 0.39  | 1.10   |
| TOTAL Goa Waterways                                                                      | 1.00                    | 0.10 | 4.54 | 15.65 | 11.09 | 3.76   | 2.93  | 8.46  | 4.58  | 2.93  | 3.52   |
| Gujarat Waterways                                                                        |                         |      |      |       |       |        |       |       |       |       |        |
| NW-73 (Narmada                                                                           |                         | -    |      |       |       | 0.04   | 0.10  | 0.08  | 0.05  | 0.04  | 0.06   |

| River)                     |             |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |                         |       |
|----------------------------|-------------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------------------------|-------|
| NW-100 (Tapi River)        | -           |       |       |       | 28.78 | 30.92 | 25.63 | 29.32 | 27.62                   | 31.46 |
| TOTAL Gujarat Waterways    | -           |       |       | 11.52 | 28.82 | 31.02 | 25.71 | 29.37 | 27.66                   | 31.51 |
| Grand Total Million Tonnes | 18.07 29.16 | 41.53 | 55.47 | 55.03 | 72.3  | 73.64 |       |       | 83.61108.79126.15133.03 |       |
| IBP                        | 1.89 2.00   | 2.28  | 2.58  | 3.09  |  3.22 |  3.46 | 3.60  | 5.43  | 5.20                    | 4.70  |

## STEPS  TAKEN  TO  INCREASE  CARGO  MOVEMENT  THROUGH  NATIONAL WATERWAYS

## 1. Fairway development works:

Fairway  development  works  to  ensure  Least  Available  Depth  (LAD)  of  3.0  meter  in Haldia-Barh, 2.5 meter in Barh-Ghazipur and 2.2 meter in Ghazipur-Varanasi stretches on  NW-1  are  in  progress  under  the  Jal  Marg  Vikas  Project  (JMVP)  which  has  been undertaken by Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) with technical and financial assistance from World Bank. Similarly, to improve the connectivity between NW-1 and NW-2/NW-16 via the Indo-Bangladesh Protocol (IBP) route, fairway development in the critical and shallow stretches between Sirajganj and Daikhowa on protocol route No.1 & 2 and Ashuganj and Zakiganj on protocol route No. 3 & 4 in Bangladesh are taken up by India and Bangladesh for round the year navigability (with targeted LAD of 2.5 mtrs). Similarly, fairway development works are carried out on NW-97 in Sunderbans to allow smooth navigation of vessels on the Indo-Bangladesh Protocol Route.

## 2. Development of New National Waterways:

IWAI  has  identified  26  new  NWs  through  techno-economic  feasibility  studies  for undertaking technical interventions to make the waterways navigable for transportation purpose.  Once  ready,  these  new  waterways  may  provide  an  alternate  mode  of transportation in respective geographies.

## 3. Ro-Ro/Ro-Pax Service Commenced in Various National Waterways:

The Operation of Ro-Ro/Ro-Pax vessels was inaugurated by Hon'ble Prime Minster in the month of February-2021 for the following routes:

| Vessel Name                              | Ro-Ro/Ro-Pax Services between           | Date of Inauguration by Hon'ble Prime Minister   |
|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
| MV Rani Gaidinliu & MV Sachin Dev Barman | Neamati and Kamalabari (Majuli)         | 18.02.2021                                       |
| MV JFR Jacob                             | Guwahati and North Guwahati             | 18.02.2021                                       |
| MV Bob Khathing                          | Dhubri and Fakirganj (U/S Hatsingimari) | 18.02.2021                                       |
| MV Adi Shankara & MV C.V. Raman          | Wellingdon Island and Bolghaty          | 14.02.2021                                       |

Hybrid Electric Catamaran Vessels MV Nishadraj & MV Guh has been handed over to Tourism Department, Government of U.P. on 13.03.2024 and 15.03.2024 respectively by IWAI for operations in Varanasi & Ayodhya.

## 4.  Revision of Levy & Collection of Fees:

Taking ahead the vision of the Government of India to promote Inland Waterways as a supplementary mode of transport, the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways has considered waiver of waterway user charges initially for a period of three years.

## 5. Digital solutions for Ease-Of-Doing Business:

- CAR-D  (Cargo  Data)  Portal :  CAR-D  is  a  web-based  portal  for  collection  & compilation, analysis and dissemination of all cargo and cruise movement data of National Waterways to the stakeholders.
- PANI  (Portal  for  Asset  &  Navigation  Information) :  PANI  is  an  integrated solution  bringing  river  navigation  and  infrastructure  information  on  a  single platform.

It  provides  detailed  information  of  various  features  of  National  Waterways  and  the assets  such  as  fairway,  infrastructure  facilities,  cross-river  structures,  connectivity  at jetties, emergency services for facilitating transportation of cargo.

These solutions increase collaboration across divergent stakeholders, improve organizational consistency, increased resource agility, enhances ownership and accountability  for  each  stakeholder  leading  to  improved  management  of  activities.  By having  public  access  to  key  work  being  done  by  IWAI  for  the  sector,  it  will  enhance IWAI's standing in the market and will increase trust in the sector.

## 6. Enhanced regional trade using IWT mode:

a. Addition of new Ports of Call and routes in India and Bangladesh under PIWT&T : With 7 new ports of call in addition to existing 6 on each side along with addition/  extension  of  2  waterway  routes  in  addition  to  existing  8  routes  under PIWT&T between India and Bangladesh, the accessibility of IWT mode for trade between India and Bangladesh is expected to increase and result in growth of traffic  on  NWs.  Maia  Riverine  Port  has  been  operationalized  and  5  trial movements  between  Sultanganj  (Godagari-Rajshahi)  through  PIWT&T  Route No. 5 & 6 have been completed.

b. Trade between Bhutan and Bangladesh : Stone exporters from Bhutan have identified  Inland  waterways  as  an  alternate  mode  of  transportation  considering the benefits associated with waterways mode such as lower transportation cost, larger shipment size compared to road, avoiding congestion on land routes etc. The first movement under supervision of IWAI was successfully executed in July 2019.  This  trade  using  the  IWT  mode  is  expected  to  continue  and  reach  a significant scale in the coming years.

## 7. Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for facilitating the Stakeholders to use Inland  Water  Transport  and  access  the  various  information  related  to  National Waterways:

The  list  of  Standard  Operating  Procedures  (SOPs)  for  various  NWs  which  are available at IWAI website is as given below:

- i. SOP  of  the  Agreement  on  the  use  of  Chattogram  and  Mongla  Ports  for movement of goods to and from India between the Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh and the Government of Republic of India.
- ii. SOP  of  Memorandum  of  understanding  (MoU)  on  Passenger  and  Cruise Services  on  the  Coastal  and  Protocol  Route  between  the  Government  of  the People's Republic of Bangladesh and the Government of Republic of India.
- iii. SOP  for  the  MoU  on  use  of  Inland  Waterways  for  Transportation  of  Bilateral Trade  and  Transit  cargoes  between  the  Government  of  People's  Republic  of Bangladesh and the Government of Republic of India.
- iv.   SOP for the Movement of Vessels on Protocol on Inland Water Transit and Trade (PIWT&T) to contain the spread of COVID19.
- v.   SOP and Check List for Ro-Ro/Ro-Pax vessel operations on National Waterways.
- vi.   SOP for Car-D Portal.

## 8. Following MoUs were signed during 2023-24 for cargo and cruise promotion:

- a) An MoU was signed between Assam tourism, Sagarmala, IWT Assam and IWAI at Assam  Administrative  College,  Guwahati  for  Development  of  Riverine  Religious Tourism circuit in Brahmaputra on 19th May
- b) An MoU signed between IWAI and Department of Tourism, Government of Bihar, for operation & Management of Two IWAI Ro-Pax vessels MV Rajendra Prasad & MV Swami Paramhans on 24.07.2023
- c) An MoU between Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) and IWAI was signed in the presence of Hon'ble Minister PSW for Transportation of Petroleum Products Cargo of Numaligarh Refinery using Inland Water transport on 24.8.2023 at Guwahati.
- d) An  MoU  between  IWAI  and  UP  Tourism  was  signed  in  the  presence  of  Hon'ble Minister  of  PSW&A,  for  operation  of  6  electric  catamaran  vessels  at  Ayodhya, Varanasi, and Mathura using Inland Water transport on 25.09.2023 at Varanasi.
- e) 10  Nos  MoUs  were  signed  during  GMIS  2023  for  enhancing  cargo  and  river tourism.  (between  IWAI  and  Govt.  of  Odisha,  Coal  India  Ltd.  &  Paradip  Port Authority, Heritage River Journeys Pvt. Ltd., A to Z EXIM, Star Cement, Alaknanda Cruise  line,  Dredging  Corporation  of  India,  IIT  Roorkee,  Transport  Department Dispur , Govt. of Assam, Yogayatan Ports Pvt. Ltd and between A to Z EXIM and Indo Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce & Industries).
9.  Stakeholder  consultations: IWAI  carried  out  stakeholder  consultations  at  six different  locations  (Kolkata,  Kochi,  Mumbai, Patna, Goa  and  Dhaka)  in  FY-20,  9 nos. during FY-22 and 06 nos. conference-cum-webinars in FY-23 and three Stakeholders meet / conference during FY-24 for cargo promotion .

-  PM GatiShakti Multimodal Waterway Connectivity Summit held in Varanasi from 11 th -12 th November  2022  was  attended  by  Hon'ble  Union  Minister  of  Ports, Shipping  &  Waterways  (PSW),  Hon'ble  Chief  Minister,  Uttar  Pradesh,  Hon'ble Union  Minister  of  Commerce,  Hon'ble  Ministers  of  State  (PSW).  This  summit focussed  on creating  more  awareness  about  the  PM  GatiShakti  and  07 community jetties were inaugurated, and foundation stones laid for 08 community jetties on the Ganga River.
-  Flagging off of world's longest river cruise and waterways development projects inaugurated and foundation stone was laid virtually by Hon'ble Prime Minister in the presence of Hon'ble Minister (PSW), Hon'ble Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh on  13 th January  2023  at  Varanasi.  The  Ganga  Vilas  River  Cruise  successfully completed  3200  km  voyage  at  Dibrugarh  on  the  Brahmaputra via IndoBangladesh Protocol Route on 28.02.2023.
-  Hon'ble Minister for Ports,  Shipping & Waterways held a stakeholders meeting with  Indo-Bangladesh-Bhutan  IWT  Operators  at  IWAI  Dhubri  Terminal  in  the presence  of  Chairman  &  Member  (Tech),  IWAI  on  12.6.2023  for  promotion  of Inland Water Transport (IWT)
-  3rd Global Maritime India Summit 2023 was held from 17th to 19th October at Mumbai with participants from more than 70 countries.
-  To  accelerate  the  holistic  development  of  Inland  Waterway  Transport  in  the country  leading  to  enhanced  cargo,  passenger  movement  and  river  cruise tourism  with  active  association  of  States,  an  Inland  Waterways  Development Council (IWDC) has been set up under the chairmanship of Hon'ble Minister of Ports,  Shipping  &  Waterways  and  Ayush  with  representatives  from  the  State Governments/Union Territories for  the  comprehensive  development  of  National Waterways,  other  inland  waterways  and  the  associated  ecosystem.  The  first meeting of IWDC was held at Kolkata on 8th January 2024.
-  For exploring the possibility of further movement of cargo along NW-1, a meeting was chaired by Chairman, IWAI, in Kolkata on 04.05.2023 with Stakeholders.
-  Hon'ble  Minister  (PSW)  held  a  stakeholders  meeting  with  Indo-BangladeshBhutan IWT Operators at IWAI Dhubri on 12.6.2023.
-  Stakeholders Conference on use of National Waterways for transportation was held  at  Kolkata  on  27.03.2024.  Besides  other  stakeholders,  PSU's  such  as, BPCL, SCI, IFFCO, FCI, CONCOR, SAIL etc have attended.

## 10. Interventions under the World Bank supported Jal Marg Vikas Project (JMVP):

-  Jal Marg Vikas Project (JMVP), a flagship project of the Government of India being  implemented  by  Inland  Waterways  Authority  of  India  (IWAI)  for  capacity augmentation of National Waterway-1 (NW-1) from Varanasi to Haldia, with the technical and financial support of World Bank was approved by the CCEA on 3 rd January, 2018 at a cost of Rs. 5369.18 Crores with the objective of developing NW-1 as an all-weather and reliable waterway-led multi-modal logistics network that  connects  the  hinterlands  of  Uttar  Pradesh,  Bihar,  Jharkhand  and  West Bengal with ports and coastal shipping. NW-1 further connects with Bangladesh and North Eastern States through Brahmaputra and Barak River systems via the waterways of the Indo-Bangladesh Protocol route.

-  JMVP-II  (Arth  Ganga) is  a  project  for  the  socio-economic  upliftment  of  the population  living  around  River  Ganga  i.e.  NW-1  and  has  been  undertaken  for development  on  an  approach  based  on  the  principles  on  the  sustainable development model to energize economic activities which will impact on overall ecosystem along the riverbank.  This can lead to inclusive growth and play a key role  in  improving  the  livelihoods  of  the  populations  with  the  transportation  of goods  and  passengers  (including  tourist)  through  National  Waterway-1.  The project envisages a cost of Rs. 746.00 Crore.

## 11. Interventions approved and undertaken for development of IWT infrastructure in other National Waterways:

i. Comprehensive  Development  of  NW-2  (River  Brahmaputra)  at  the  cost  of  Rs. 474 Crore.

- ii. Construction of Ship Repair Facility at Pandu, Guwahati in Assam at the cost of Rs. 208 Crore & Alternate approach road to Pandu Port in Guwahati at the cost of Rs. 180 Crore.
- iii. Comprehensive Development of NW-16 (River Barak) & IBP Route at the cost of Rs. 148 Crore.
- iv. Phase-I development of 3 existing NWs and 13 new NWs at the cost of Rs. 267 Crore.

## Annexure-3

## List of new NWs sanctioned under Phase-I development

|   Sl. No. | National Waterways (NWs)                          |   Investment Sanctioned (Rs. in cr.) |
|-----------|---------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|         1 | NW-8- Alappuzha-Changanassery Canal in Kerala     |                                    3 |
|         2 | NW-9- Alappuzha-Athirampuza Canal in Kerala       |                                    3 |
|         3 | NW-27-Cumberjua River in Goa                      |                                   15 |
|         4 | NW-68- Mandovi River in Goa                       |                                   15 |
|         5 | NW-111- Zuari River in Goa                        |                                   15 |
|         6 | NW-86- River Rupnarayan in West Bengal            |                                   20 |
|         7 | NW-97- Sundarbans Waterways in West Bengal        |                                   20 |
|         8 | NW-40- Ghaghra River in U.P. & Bihar              |                                   15 |
|         9 | NW-44- Ichamati River in West Bengal              |                                   10 |
|        10 | NW-10- Amba River in Maharashtra                  |                                   10 |
|        11 | NW-28-Dabhol Creek Vashisthi River in Maharashtra |                                   10 |
|        12 | NW-57- Kopili River in Assam                      |                                   32 |
|        13 | NW-31- Dhansiri River in Assam                    |                                   84 |
|        14 | NW-16-River Barak in Assam                        |                                  148 |

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