Lok Sabha Question No. 1031 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-05
Subject: Development Work for  National Waterway-4
Ministry: PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS
Asked by: Shri Prabhakar Reddy Vemireddy

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1031

ANSWERED ON 05.12.2025

## DEVELOPMENT WORK FOR NATIONAL WATERWAY-4

1031.  SHRI PRABHAKAR REDDY VEMIREDDY;

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

(a) the details regarding the development works approved by the Government for National Waterway-4 (NW-4), especially for Andhra Pradesh; (b) length  of  the  operational  and  under  development  segment  of  NW-4  with expected completion  dates for ongoing  works  State-wise and  especially in  Andhra Pradesh; (c) the funds allocated and disbursed for NW-4 development, year-wise since the project inception along with physical progress achieved till date; (d) the details regarding other infrastructure for NW-4, such as jetties, terminals and  cargo  handling  facilities  proposed,  under  construction  and  fully  functional, including the present status of the same; (e) the  utilization  data  of  the  operational  segment  of  NW-4,  including  cargo volumes, passenger movements and number of vessels, year-wise; and (f) whether any challenges were faced in the development and operation of NW4, if so, the details thereof regarding the measures undertaken to address them?

## ANSWER

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

(a) The details of development works as approved by the Government for National Waterway-4 (NW- 4) including Andhra Pradesh are given at Annexure-I.

(b) The length of operational and under development segment of NW-4 are given at  Annexure-II.  The  State-wise  details  of  ongoing  works,  alongwith  scheduled completion dates are given at Annexure-I.

- (c) The details of year-wise fund allocation for various development works on NW4 with physical progress are given at Annexure-III.
- (d) The  details  of  other  infrastructure  works  alongwith  their  completion  date  & physical progress are given at Annexure-I.
- (e) The cargo movement for last 5 years (2020-21 to 2024-25) in NW- 4 is 41.18 MMT and the year wise details are given below:

| Financial Year          |      |   2020-212021-222022-232023-242024-25 |      |     |      |
|-------------------------|------|---------------------------------------|------|-----|------|
| Cargo Movement (in MMT) | 6.83 |                                 11.23 | 8.42 | 4.3 | 10.4 |

During 2025-26 (till October), 14,53,227 passengers were recorded on NW-4. Further, as on 03.12.2025, 740 vessels have been registered in Jalyan & Navik portal by the Inland Waterways Transport Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh including for NW-4.

(f) The  challenges  faced  in  the  development  and  operation  of  NW-4  are  the presence of 6 weirs, 28 dams, 8 barrages & 14 check dams without navigation lock and 114 bridges out of which 89 do not  comply  with the regulations laid by IWAI for safe navigation. The measures to resolve these issues have been taken up with the State Government(s) concerned.

## Details of approved works on NW-4 with physical progress

| Sl. no.     | Description of works                                                                             | Value (in Rs. Cr.)   | State                                                                                      | Status/ Remarks                                      |
|-------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
| 1.          | Updation of DPR for NW-4                                                                         | 5.22                 | Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Telangana, Karnataka, Puducherry and Chhattisgarh |  Physical progress- 27%  Completion by July, 2026. |
| 2.          | 3 nos. steel pontoons in River Krishna                                                           | 8.08                 | Telangana                                                                                  |  Physical Progress- 49%  Completion by Apr, 2026.  |
| 3.          | Construction of boundary wall, Ro-Ro ramp and other ancillaries undertaken at Muktyala           | 13.27                | Andhra Pradesh                                                                             |  Physical Progress- 18%  Completion by July 2026.  |
| 4.          | Construction of boundary wall, Ro-Ro ramp and other ancillaries undertaken at Harishchandrapuram | 5.00                 | Andhra Pradesh                                                                             |  Physical Progress- 2%  Completion by July 2026.   |
| 5.          | 6 nos. steel pontoons in River Godavari                                                          | 11.86                | Andhra Pradesh                                                                             | Work to be awarded by 15.01.2026                     |
| Total 43.43 | Total 43.43                                                                                      | Total 43.43          | Total 43.43                                                                                | Total 43.43                                          |

## Annexure-I

## Operational /under development stretches of NW-4.

|   Sl. No. | State          | River / Canal Stretch                         | Length (in Km)   |
|-----------|----------------|-----------------------------------------------|------------------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh | River Godavari Bhadrachalam to Polavaram      | 127              |
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh | Polavaram to Rajahmundry                      | 44               |
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh | River Krishna Wazirabad to Pulichintala       | 86               |
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh | Pulichintala to Prakasam barrage              | 71               |
|         2 | Telangana      | Pulichintala dam to Srisailam (River Krishna) | 32*              |

## Annexure-II

## Year wise Fund Allocated & Disbursement for NW-4

|   SI. No. | Financial Year   |   Figures (inRs. Lakhs) |   Physical progress (in percentage) |
|-----------|------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|         1 | 2024-25          |                  121.5  |                                 100 |
|         2 | 2023-24          |                   67.26 |                                 100 |
|         3 | 2022-23          |                   18.17 |                                 100 |
|         4 | 2021-22          |                  307.85 |                                 100 |
|         5 | 2020-21          |                  295.75 |                                 100 |
|         6 | 2019-20          |                  441.24 |                                 100 |
|         7 | 2018-19          |                 2079.91 |                                 100 |
|         8 | 2017-18          |                 1478.05 |                                 100 |
|         9 | 2016-17          |                   95.78 |                                 100 |
|        10 | 2015-16          |                  256.97 |                                 100 |
|        11 | 2014-15          |                  179.06 |                                 100 |
|        12 | 2013-14          |                   85.3  |                                 100 |

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Annexure-III