Lok Sabha Question No. 1837 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-30
Subject: Development of Inland Waterways
Ministry: SHIPPING
Asked by: OM PRAKASH YADAV, CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI, SHOBHA KARANDLAJE, NANABHAU FALGUNRAO PATOLE, GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT, P.P. CHAUDHARY, ANIRUDHAN SAMPATH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SHIPPING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1837 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30 th  JULY, 2015

## DEVELOPMENT OF INLAND WATERWAYS

## 1837.   SHRI OM PRAKASH YADAV:

SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI:

KUMARI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE:

SHRI NANA PATOLE:

SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT:

SHRI P. P. CHAUDHARY &:

DR. A. SAMPATH:

Will the Minister of SHIPPING be pleased to state:

## पोत प�रवहन मंत्

- (a) the  estimated  length  of  navigable  inland  waterways  and  the  total  revenue  earned therefrom during each of the last three years and the current year, State-wise;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to develop inland waterways especially in Bihar to facilitate faster and economic mode of transportation;
- (c) if  so,  the  details  thereof  including  the  number  of  new  waterways  identified  and sanctioned/ proposed to be sanctioned along with likely investment for the purpose;
- (d) whether  any  survey  has  been  conducted  to  find-out  the  extent  to  which  the proposed  new  waterways  are  likely  to  reduce  the  burden  on  other  modes  of transport along with the estimated revenue generation as a result thereof; and
- (e) if so, the details and the outcome thereof including the steps taken/ being taken by the Government to expedite development of inland waterways?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF SHIPPING (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a) The  National  Transport  Policy  Committee  (NTPC)  had  estimated  in    1980,  that rivers,  canals,  backwaters,  creeks  and  lakes  of  total  length  about  14,500  km, including  about  5600  km  for  navigation  by  mechanized  vessels,  as  potentially navigable.  Out of this, 4382 km of inland waterways have been declared as National Waterways (NWs), as per details given in Annexure.
- (b)&(c):Yes, Madam. A bill for declaration of 101 new waterways as National Waterways (NWs) was introduced in the Lok Sabha during the Budget Session of 2015 which has been sent for examination  to the  Parliamentary  Standing  Committee  on Transport, Tourism & Culture.

The investment required for development of the proposed waterways will depend on the Techno Economic Feasibility (TEF) studies followed by preparation of Detailed Project Report (DPR) for each waterway.

- (d)&(e):The consultant will prepare Techno Economic Feasibility (TEF) studies/ Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) for these proposed waterways. The study report will provide divertible traffic projection from road & rail to IWT mode and  the information on revenue generation.

- (i)  Ganga-Bhagirathi-Hooghly  river  system  (Allahabad-Haldia-1620  km) in  the  states  of  Uttar  Pradesh,  Bihar,  Jharkhand  and  West  Bengal  as NW-1, declared in 1986.
- (ii)  River Brahmaputra (Dhubri-Sadiya - 891 km) in the state of Assam as NW-2 declared in 1988.
- (iii)West Coast Canal (Kottapuram-Kollam) along with Udyogmandal and Champakara Canals - (205 km) in the state of Kerala as NW-3 declared in 1993.
- (iv)Kakinada- Puducherry canals along with Godavari and Krishna rivers (1078 km) - in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Union territory of Puducherry as NW-4 declared in 2008.
- (v) East  Coast  Canal  integrated  with  Brahmani  river  and  Mahanadi  delta rivers  (588  km)    in  the  states  of  West  Bengal  and  Odisha    as    NW-5 declared in 2008.

Out  of  these  five  NWs,  first  three  waterways  have  already  been substantially  developed  and  made  operational  for  movement  of  cargo  & passenger vessels. For the remaining two waterways, process is on to develop and make them operational.

The  total  revenue  earned  from  first  three  NWs  during  the  last  three years and current year state-wise are as follows:

(Amount in Rs.)

| Year       | U.P.        | Bihar       | West Bengal   | Assam     | Kerala    | Total       |
|------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|-----------|-----------|-------------|
| 2012- 13   | 2,59,707    | 43,87,229   | 2,66,82,031   | 1,88,863  | 13,17,218 | 3,28,41,011 |
| 2013- 14   | 69,36,823   | 1,97,85,924 | 1,94,59,145   | 26,03,335 | 69,78,461 | 5,57,63,688 |
| 2014- 15   | 2,08,19,521 | 1,15,07,288 | 2,44,14,444   | 19,20,107 | 18,27,612 | 6,04,88,972 |
| 2015- 16 * | 50,30,420   | 78,679      | 47,81,119     | 35,996    | 40,892    | 99,67,106   |

Note:- (*) As on 30.06.2015

## Annexure {to part (a) of the Question}

- (i)  Ganga-Bhagirathi-Hooghly  river  system  (Allahabad-Haldia-1620  km) in  the  states  of  Uttar  Pradesh,  Bihar,  Jharkhand  and  West  Bengal  as NW-1, declared in 1986.
- (ii)  River Brahmaputra (Dhubri-Sadiya - 891 km) in the state of Assam as NW-2 declared in 1988.
- (iii)West Coast Canal (Kottapuram-Kollam) along with Udyogmandal and Champakara Canals - (205 km) in the state of Kerala as NW-3 declared in 1993.
- (iv)Kakinada- Puducherry canals along with Godavari and Krishna rivers (1078 km) - in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Union territory of Puducherry as NW-4 declared in 2008.
- (v) East  Coast  Canal  integrated  with  Brahmani  river  and  Mahanadi  delta rivers  (588  km)    in  the  states  of  West  Bengal  and  Odisha    as    NW-5 declared in 2008.

Out  of  these  five  NWs,  first  three  waterways  have  already  been substantially  developed  and  made  operational  for  movement  of  cargo  & passenger vessels. For the remaining two waterways, process is on to develop and make them operational.

The  total  revenue  earned  from  first  three  NWs  during  the  last  three years and current year state-wise are as follows:

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(Amount in Rs.)

| Year       | U.P.        | Bihar       | West Bengal   | Assam     | Kerala    | Total       |
|------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|-----------|-----------|-------------|
| 2012- 13   | 2,59,707    | 43,87,229   | 2,66,82,031   | 1,88,863  | 13,17,218 | 3,28,41,011 |
| 2013- 14   | 69,36,823   | 1,97,85,924 | 1,94,59,145   | 26,03,335 | 69,78,461 | 5,57,63,688 |
| 2014- 15   | 2,08,19,521 | 1,15,07,288 | 2,44,14,444   | 19,20,107 | 18,27,612 | 6,04,88,972 |
| 2015- 16 * | 50,30,420   | 78,679      | 47,81,119     | 35,996    | 40,892    | 99,67,106   |

Note:- (*) As on 30.06.2015