Lok Sabha Question No. 282 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-21
Subject: Inland Waterways
Ministry: PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS
Asked by: Rajiv Pratap Rudy

## GOVERNMENI'OF INDIA MINiSTRY  Ot PORTS,  SI IIPPING AND WATI..RWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 282

ANSWERED ON 21 07 2023

## INLAND WATERWAYS

## 282 SHRI RAJIV I)RAIAP RUDY

Will the Minrster of PORTS, SHIPPING  AND WATERWAyS  be pteased  to state qirc,qtd qF{d-il{  ;ilr "roqrrt q*

- (a) the details  of the inland  waterways in the country  along with funds and prolects sanctioned,  and date of their conrpletion  during the last five years,  State/UT  wise including Brhar
- (b) whether inland waterways  are included in the Sagarmala project with the targets and projects sanctioned  for the salne and if so, the details  and the status thereof  State/Ul wise including  Bihar;  and
- (c) the manner  in which a land locked State like Bihar can benefrt  from the Sagarmala project  and the steps taken by the Governrlerrt  for the sante?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The details of projects and funds sanctioned  by the Government  during last 5 years with ttmelines for completion for 19 National  Waterways in various States rncluding Bihar are at Annexure-1.
- (b) lnfrastructure  development on some of the inland waterways  has been undertaken under Sagarmala  Scheme for providing  assistance to State Governments based on thetr proposals.  Details of projects funded under Sagarmala Scheme  are given in Annexure-2.
- (c) All States, including  landlocked  States such as Bihar can benefit trom funding under the Sagarmala Programme. Details of types of development projects that could be undertaken  in Sagarmala Scheme  are given in Annexure-3.

## The details of Pro ccts Sanctiorred on National Waterwa with Statcs d ttrin las t 5 yell' s-

| S. No   | Projects Sanctiorrecl on Natiorral Waterway (NW) with States                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | lnvestme nt Sanction ed (Rs. in c ro re)   | Timeli ne   | States                             |
|---------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|-------------|------------------------------------|
| r       | llat v ,.tat Marg Vikas Project (JlVlVP land ll) orr Vararrasi Haldia stretch ('1 390 km) of NW-1 (Ganga Bhaqrrathr Hooghly rtver System) in Uttar Pradesh, Brhar .lharkharrd artd West Bengal sanctioned on 03 01 2018 JMVP l- Preserrt status of lnajor civil v','orks is as tlnder Constructtons of multi-rnodal terrlrinals at Varanasi and Sa hibganl have been comPleted Multimodal terrninal at t laldia and the Navigational Lock at Farakka have achieved physrcal progress of 99.61 % a nd 97 .7 5 % each respectrvely H a ld Ia term in al lnauqurated by Hon'ble Prime Minister on 13tt' January 2023 Contracts for providing Least AssLrred Depth of 3 nr and bottonr channel width of 45 rn on the stretch between Farakka - Kahalgaon, Sultanganl Mahendrapur and Mahendrapur Barh have been awarded on 09 ' April 2O1B,12tn April 2019 and 12r" Aprrl 2019 respectrvely and are currently in progress with financral progress of Rs 174.21 uo{es, Rs. .100 98 crores and Rs 97 38 crores respectively. Dredging Management Plan (DMP) irl constrltation with Expert Committee including NTCPWC llT Madras has been prepared and approved by lWAl Board for implenrentation. . Construction of lntermodal Terminal (lMT) at Kalughat. The contract has been signed on 26 112021. Agency mobilized at site and work started Physical progress stands at 60 1 0% and financial at 40.76 % JMVP-Il (Arth Ganga)- The nralor pTocurement in JMVP-ll (Arth Ganga) are envisaged frorn lhe followrng corrponerlts | q63a -                                     | Dec., 2023  | Biha r, J ha rkha n d, West Bengal |

|    | Farakka (vr) Constructron c:i Ro-Ro terrtrirrals. (vL Corrrrunrty Jcttres (vi[) [.4cdernrzatron of existing ]etttes (lx) lVy'T Prontotrons and ix)Consu tancy                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | )    |             |                  |
|----|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------|-------------|------------------|
| 2  | (a) SFC apprarsed Prolect for oevelofiment oa NW-i gler Brahrnaputra) rn July 2020 and revrsed in Novernber 2022 in Assarn There are 1B activities approved by SFC for NW- 2 Out of these .1 B activities, 06 are of permanent nature vrz, (i) Constructron of Jogrghopa terminal, (ii) Alternatrve Road to Pandu Port. and (rii) Ship repair facility at Panduand (iv) ConstrLrction of Cargo cum Passenger terminal at Bogibeel, Drbrugarh (new component) (v) Boundary wall at lWAl parcel of land at Pandu, Neamati and Nagaghuli (vi) lmprovement of existing approach road including study and land acquisition for Dhubri Termrnal. The remaining 12 activities are of recurring nature viz , (i) Farrway developnrent (r) O and M of navigational aids (iii) O and M of fixed and floatirrg ternrinals (iv) O and M of vessels (v) Consultancy trainrng (vi)Maintenance of e- portal etc. | At4  | March 2025  | Assarn           |
|    | (b) DIB appra ised prolect tor NW2 to to Pandu Porl on January 2023 constrlrction of Alternative road NH 27 in Assarr sanctioned in                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 180  | F eir 2026  |                  |
|    | (c) DIB appraised prolect for construction Ship repair facility at Pandu on NW 2 to NH-27 rn Assarn sanctioned in January 2023                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 208  | Marcir 2025 | Assarl           |
|    | SFC appraiseO Prolect for Oevetoprnent of f',ffnl- I O trret Barak) and lndian Pofiion of lndo,Bangladesh Route in July 2020 and revised in Novenrber 2022 in Assam- There are 10 activities as approved by SFC for NW-16 and IBP route Out of these 10 activities. 03 are of permanent nature viz, (i) Construction of Ternrinal at Sonamura on Gumti river, (ii) Construction of terminal at Maia on Ganga River and(iii) Up-gradation of Badarpur and Karimganj terminals, which are in consideration The remaining 07 activities are of recurring nature viz, (i) Fairway development (ii) O and M of navigational aids (iii) Consultancy trarning (iv) cargo promotion. and (v) arnenities at Ports of Call etc These activities are carried out on annual nraintenance basrs                                                                                                                | 148  | March 2025  | Assa nr. Tripura |
| 4. | 16 NWs for for certain                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | ?-67 |             |                  |

|    | NW-3' West Coast Canal (Kottappurarl Kottappuram Kozhikode). Charnpaka ra and C ana ls rn Kerala Kollanr anil Udyognrandal                                                                                                      |      | Kerala                   |
|----|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------|--------------------------|
| b  | NW-4 KakLnidi Canal Godavaii river. Eluru Canal. Krrshna River, Cornnrarnur Canal. Norlh and Soutlr Br-rckrrtg;lr;rrl Canal, Marakanam to Puducherry through Kaluvclly tank (Project Sanctioned for Krishna river in Telangana) |      | f"t-ngun a               |
|    | r.rw s raii coisi CJnir ano Matii R,ue, Brahmanr Kharsua Dhamra rivers Mahanadi delta nvers in Odrsha                                                                                                                           |      | Puducher ty              |
|    | NW B- Alappuzha-Changanassery Canal in Kerala                                                                                                                                                                                   |      | Kerala                   |
|    | NW 9 Alappuzha-Ath irampuza Canal in Kerala                                                                                                                                                                                     |      | Kerala                   |
| f  | NW'27-Cumberjua River in Goa                                                                                                                                                                                                    |      | Goa                      |
| .J | NW 68 Mandovi River in Goa                                                                                                                                                                                                      |      | Goa                      |
| lr | NW 1 1 1- Zuari River in Goa                                                                                                                                                                                                    |      | Goa                      |
|    | NW 86- n*ei nupnrruyan in West Bengal                                                                                                                                                                                           |      | West Be nga I            |
|    | NW-97- Sundarbans Waterways West Benqa I                                                                                                                                                                                        |      | West Bengal              |
| k  | NW-40' Ghaghra River rn and Bihar                                                                                                                                                                                               |      | U ttar Pradesh and Bihar |
|    | NW 44- lchamati River in West Bengal                                                                                                                                                                                            |      | West Bengal              |
|    | NW 10- Amba River in Maharashtra                                                                                                                                                                                                |      | Maharas htra             |
|    | NW'28 Dabhol Creek Vashisthi River in l.4alrarashtra                                                                                                                                                                            |      | Malraras htra            |
|    | NW 57- Kopili River in Assam                                                                                                                                                                                                    |      | Assam                    |
|    | NW 3'1 Dhansirr River in Assam                                                                                                                                                                                                  |      | Assam                    |
|    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 5911 |                          |

## Details of.lnlancl  Waterwavs  proiects  funded  bv Saqarrnala

|   Sr. No- | Name of Project                                                                                                  | mplementing Agency                     | Status                | Sta tc      | Cost (Rs. cr)   | Funds Sa nctiorred (Rs. Cr)   |
|-----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|-----------------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------------------------|
|         1 | Antr erosion work on the left bank of river Hoogh lylBh ag irath r Block and P.S Kalyani Nadra district, Kolkata | Syarla Prasad Mookerlee Porl Authoflty | Under Deve iopmen t   | West Bengal | 177             | 1i7                           |
|         2 | Development of waterways on Gurupur - NW 43                                                                      | Porls and IWT Karnataka                | Under rn plementation | Karnataka   | 29 62           | 14 B1                         |
|         3 | lntegrated Development of 'Iadadi Aghanashrni WateMay rn Kurnta 'I-aluka of Uttar Kannada District               | Ports and IWT, Karnataka               | Under lmplententation | Karnataka   | 20 00           | 10 00                         |
|         4 | Development of waterways from Almatti to Bagalkot rn Karnataka                                                   | Ports and IWT Karnataka                | Under m pleme ntation | Karnataka   | 12 20           | 610                           |
|         5 | Development of waterways in Kali River (NW 52) in Karwar Taluka                                                  | Pofis and lwt'. Karnataka              | Under developrlent    | Karrrataka  | 954             | 453                           |

## of deve lo

- Port led ind ustria lization
- Port based urbanizatiott
- Pod based and coastal toLlTlstlr  atld recreational  activitres
- Coastal shipping  inland waterways  transportation and silort sca shipping
- Ship building,  ship reparr  and shrp recycling
- Logistics  parks, warehousing, maritrnre  zones/servtces
- Integration with hinterland hubs
- Offshore  storage. d rillrng platforms
- specialization  of ports in certatn economic activrties  such as energy,  containers, chemicals,  coal, agro products,  etc
- Offshore  renewable  energy projects with base ports for installatlons
- Modernizing  the existing ports and development  of new Ports
- Holistic  development of islands  and coastal  districts
- Dredging / breakwater at major porls / non major ports / waterways
- Skill developrrent,  port hospitals,  water treatment plants  and warehouses
- Fish lrarbour  / fish landing centres  / floating  jetties
- coastal tourism prolects such as development of beaches crttise terminals, lighthouse  tourisrn, port andmaritinte nruseunts  inclr-rdtng  her rtage sites,  ropeways, Ro Ro;etties and passenger terminals
- Coastal protection  work
- Aerodromes and seapla ne
- Floating  assets like ships,  etc