Lok Sabha Question No. 3216 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-17
Subject: Inland Waterways
Ministry: SHIPPING
Asked by: P. KUMAR, KIRTI VARDHAN SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SHIPPING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3216 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17 th  DECEMBER, 2015

## INLAND WATERWAYS

## 3216. SHRI P. KUMAR:

SHRI KIRTI VARDHAN SINGH:

Will the Minister of SHIPPING be pleased to state:

## पोत प�रवहन मंत्

- (a)        the number and various routes of inland waterways available in the country, State/ UTwise;
- (b)            whether  the  Government  proposes  to  improve  inland  waterways  system  and  if  so,  the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c)     the details of the inland waterways proposed to be developed during the next three years;
- (d)     the funds allocated for this purpose during each of the last three years and the current year and proposed to be allocated for the next three years;
- (e)    the details of the measures taken by the Government to save logistic cost indicating the amount likely to be saved thereby; and
- (f)      whether inland waterways are being used for transporting coal, if so, the details thereof and the estimated logistics cost likely to be saved?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SHIPPING (SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)

(a):   Inland Waterways Authority of India(IWAI) is mandated to develop shipping and navigation of  those  inland  waterways  which  have  been  declared  as  National  Waterways  by  an  Act  of Parlament. The development of remaining inland waterways are under the domain of respective State  Governments.  So  far,  five  inland  waterways  have  been  declared  as  National  Waterways which are being developed and maintained for shipping and navigation by the Union Government The routes of  the five NWs are as under:

- (i)       NW-1: Ganga-Bhagirathi-Hooghly river system (Allahabad-Haldia-1620 km) in the states of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal.
- (ii)      NW-2: River Brahmaputra (Dhubri-Sadiya - 891 km) in the state of Assam.
- (iii)    NW-3:  West  Coast  Canal  (Kottapuram-Kollam)  along  with  Udyogmandal  and Champakara Canals - (205 km) in the state of Kerala.
- (iv)    NW-4: Kakinada- Puducherry canals alongwith Godavari and Krishna rivers (1078 km)  -  in  the  states  of  Andhra  Pradesh,  Tamil  Nadu  and  Union  Territory  of Puducherry.
- (v)      NW-5: East Coast Canal integrated with Brahmani river and Mahanadi delta rivers (588 km) in the states of West Bengal and Odisha.
- (b):    As per the National Waterways, Bill 2015 which is under consideration of the Lok Sabha, 106 new inland waterways are proposed to be declared as National Waterways (NWs) across 24 States.  A World Bank aided Project named as Jal Marg Vikas with an estimated expenditure of Rs.  4200  crore  for  capacity  augmentation  on  the  river  Ganga,  National  Waterway  1  is  being implemented.
- (c):        After approval of the law for declaration of 106 new inland waterways as NWs, based on the Techno Economic Feasibility Studies for these waterways, those found feasible for navigation will be developed for navigation purposes.  The State-wise list of 106 new waterways proposed to be declared as NWs, is at Annexure.
- (d):          The  details  of  budgetary  allocation  and  expenditure  for  the  development  of  National Waterways - 1 to 5 during the last three years and for the current year is given below:

(Rs. in crore)

| Year Budget Estimate   | Revise Estimate   | Expenditure                                 |
|------------------------|-------------------|---------------------------------------------|
| 211.72                 | 148.11            | 2012-13 151.53                              |
| 200.00                 | 144.00            | 2013-14 136.41                              |
| 200.00                 | 117.917           | 2014-15 118.87                              |
| 2015-16 300.00         | 698.00 (proposed) | 195.41 (provisi expenditure up to 30. 2015) |

Allocation  of  funds  for  development of  Inland Water Transport sector is undertaken an annual basis.

(e)&  (f):          Major  savings  in  cost  of  logistics  accrue  in  movement  of  goods  through  inland waterways.    At  present  there  is  only  one  organized  movement  of  coal  transportation  through waterways,  which  was  commissioned  in  October  2013.  The  project  is  for  the  movement  of  3 million  tonne  of  imported  coal  per  year  from  Sand  heads,  Bay  of  Bengal  to  NTPC  Plant  at Farakka on National Waterway 1 over a period of 7 years.  As per latest data for this project, the difference between the railway freight and waterway freight is estimated at Rs. 658.09 per tonne. Based  on  this  estimate,  the  total  saving  to  NTPC  on  the  volume  of  3  million  tonne  is approximately Rs. 197 crore per annum.

## NEW PROPOSED NATIONAL WATERWAYS (State-wise)

ANNEXURE

|   Sl. No. | State             |   No. of rivers / canal | Name of the River / Canal                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
|-----------|-------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh    |                       2 | Pennar and Tungabhadra                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
|         2 | Arunachal Pradesh |                       1 | Lohit                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
|         3 | Assam             |                      14 | Aai, Barak, Beki, Dhansiri / Chathe, Dehing, Dikhu, Doyans, Gangadhar, Jinjiram, Kopili, Lohit, Puthimari, Subansiri and Tlwang (Dhaleswari)                                                                                                                                      |
|         4 | Bihar             |                       6 | Gandak, Ghaghra, Karamnasa, Kosi, Punpun and Sone                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
|         5 | Delhi             |                       1 | Yamuna                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
|         6 | Goa               |                       6 | Chapora, Cumberjua, Mandovi, Mapusa, Sal and Zuari                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
|         7 | Gujarat           |                       5 | Luni - Rann of Kutch, Mahi, Narmada, Sabarmati and Tapi                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
|         8 | Haryana           |                       2 | Indira Gandhi Canal and Yamuna                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
|         9 | Himachal Pradesh  |                       3 | Beas, Ravi and Sutlej                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
|        10 | Jammu &Kashmir    |                       4 | Chenab, Indus, Jhelum and Ravi                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
|        11 | Jharkhand         |                       2 | Kherkai and Subarnarekha                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
|        12 | Karnataka         |                      11 | Bheema, Ghataprabha, Gurupur, Kabini, Kali, Malaprabha, Netravathi, Panchagangavali (Panchagangoli), Sharavati, Tungabhadra And Udayavara                                                                                                                                         |
|        13 | Kerala            |                       4 | AVM Canal, Alappuzha- Changanassery Canal, Alappuzha- Kottayam - Athirampuzha Canal And Kottayam-Vaikom Canal                                                                                                                                                                     |
|        14 | Maharashtra       |                      14 | Amba, Arunawati - Aran, Dabhol Creek - Vashishti River, Kalyan-Thane-Mumbai Waterway (Including Vasai Creek & Ulhas River), Manjara, Nag, Narmada, Penganga - Wardha, Rajpuri Creek, Revadanda Creek - Kundalika River, Savitri, Shastri / Jaigad, Tapi And Wainganga - Pranahita |
|        15 | Meghalaya         |                       5 | Ganol, Jinjiram, Kynshi, Simsang And Umngot (Dawki)                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
|        16 | Mizoram           |                       1 | Tlwang (Dhaleswari)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
|        17 | Nagaland          |                       1 | Tizu - Zungki                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
|        18 | Odisha            |                       5 | Baitarni, Birupa - Badi Genguti - Brahmani, Budha Balanga, Mahanadi and Subarnarekha                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|        19 | Punjab            |                       3 | Beas, Indira Gandhi Canal and Sutlej                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|        20 | Rajasthan         |                       4 | Chambal, Indira Gandhi Canal, Jawai and Luni                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
|        21 | TamilNadu         |                       9 | AVM Canal, Bhavani, Kaveri - Kollidam, Manimutharu, Palar, Pazhyar, PONNIYAR, Tamaraparani and Vaigai                                                                                                                                                                             |
|        22 | Telangana         |                       5 | Bheema, Manjara, Penganga - Wardha, Tungabhadra and Wainganga - Pranahita                                                                                                                                                                                                         |

|   23 | Uttar Pradesh   |   10 | Asi, Betwa, Chambal, Gandak, Ghaghra, Gomti, Karamnasa, Tons, Varuna and Yamuna                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
|------|-----------------|------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   24 | West Bengal     |   15 | Ajoy, Bakreswar - Mayurakshi, Damodar, DVC Canal, Dwarekeswar, Dwarka, Gangadhar, Ichamati, Jalangi, Kumari, Mahananda, Rupnarayan, Silabati, Subarnarekha, Sunderbans Waterway (including Bidya - Chhota Kalagachi (Chhoto Kalergachi) - Gomar - Haribhanga - Hogla (Hogal) / Pathankhali - Kalindi (Kalandi) - Katakhali - Matla - Muri Ganga (Baratala) - Raimangal - Sahibkhali (Sahebkhali) - Saptamukhi - Thakurran) |

Note: Some of the rivers / canals are in more than one State.

Note: West Cost Canal extended in Kerala under NW-3.

Note: Godavari extended in Telangana and Maharashtra under NW-4.

Note: Krishna extended in Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra under NW-4.

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