Lok Sabha Question No. 1264 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-03
Subject: Development of Inland Waterways
Ministry: SHIPPING
Asked by: NINONG ERING, S. RAJENDRAN, Dr. BHOLA SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SHIPPING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1264 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03 rd  MARCH, 2016

## DEVELOPMENT OF INLAND WATERWAYS

1264. SHRI NINONG ERING: SHRI S. RAJENDRAN: DR. BHOLA SINGH:

Will the Minister of SHIPPING be pleased to state:

## पोतप�रवहनमंत्

- (a)        the details of targets set and progress made in the development of inland waterways in the country and  the  roadblocks  identified  in  this  regard  alongwith  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to remove them;
- (b)        the details and status of Sagar Mala project for development of waterways transport in the country;
- (c)      whether the Government has prepared any scheme for the development of inland waterways as National Waterways;
- (d)        if so, the names of rivers declared as National Waterways in the country and the extent and scope of each of these waterways, State/ UT-wise including Goa; and
- (e)         the funds allocated/ proposed to be allocated for the development of these waterways and the types of development envisaged for the National Waterways in various States including Goa?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): The following five waterways are declared as National Waterways (NWs) so far:
- i. Ganga-Bhagirathi-Hooghly river system (Allahabad-Haldia-1620 km) as NW-1
- ii. River Brahmaputra (Dhubri-Sadiya - 891 km) as NW-2.
- iii. West Coast Canal (Kottapuram-Kollam) along with Udyogmandal and    Champakara   Canals - (205 km) as NW-3.
- iv. Kakinada- Puducherry canals along with Godavari and Krishna rivers (1078 km) as NW-4.
- v. East Coast Canal integrated with Brahmani river and Mahanadi delta rivers (588 km) as  NW5.
- NW-1, 2 & 3 are operational in certain stretches and vessels are moving on them. They have developed fairway of targeted depth and width, terminals with cargo handling facilities and navigational aids.
- NW-  4  &  5  are  yet  to  be  made  operational.  Various  studies  for  development  of  these  waterways  are underway. Dredging of fairway and construction of temporary terminal has started recently in NW- 5.
- (b):   The  draft  National  Perspective  Plan  (NPP),  prepared  under  the  Sagarmala  Programme,  proposes priority development of National Waterways-1, 2, 4 and 5 to enhance port connectivity to the hinterland and to enable faster and cheaper movement of key cargo types such as coal, iron ore, food grains etc.

(c)to(e): Yes, Madam.  To develop Inland Water Transport in the country, The National Waterways Bill, 2015, for declaration of 106 additional waterways as National Waterways has been passed by the LokSabha during Winter Session, 2015.   A list of these 106 new identified waterways, State-wise including in Goa alongwith their length is enclosed as Annex.

The  process  for  preparation  of  Techno-  Economic  Feasibility  Studies/  Detailed  Project  Reports  for identified new waterways has been initiated.  The extent and scope for developing these waterways will be known after  completion  of  above  studies.  To  develop  National  Waterways  a  sum  of  Rs.284.52crorewas provided  in  2015-16  (Revised  Estimates)  and  Rs.350  croreshas  been  allocated  in  2016  -17(Budget Estimates).

## Annexure

## List of 106 new proposed waterways

|   S.No. | Name of River                                 |   Length | State                    |
|---------|-----------------------------------------------|----------|--------------------------|
|       1 | AAI RIVER                                     |     71   | Assam                    |
|       2 | AJOY (AJAY) RIVER                             |     96   | West Bengal              |
|       3 | ALAPPUZHA- CHANGANASSERY CANAL                |     28   | Kerala                   |
|       4 | ALAPPUZHA-KOTTAYAM - ATHIRAMPUZHA CANAL       |     38   | Kerala                   |
|       5 | AMBARIVER                                     |     45   | Maharashtra              |
|       6 | ARUNAWATI - ARAN RIVER SYSTEM                 |     98   | Maharashtra              |
|       7 | ASI RIVER                                     |      5.5 | Uttar Pradesh            |
|       8 | AVMCANAL                                      |     11   | Tamil Nadu& Kerala       |
|       9 | BAITARNI RIVER                                |     49   | Odisha                   |
|      10 | BAKRESWAR - MAYURAKSHI RIVER SYSTEM           |    137   | West Bengal              |
|      11 | BARAK RIVER                                   |    121   | Assam                    |
|      12 | BEAS RIVER                                    |    191   | Himachal Pradesh &Punjab |
|      13 | BEKI RIVER                                    |     73   | Assam                    |
|      14 | BETWA RIVER                                   |     68   | Uttar Pradesh            |
|      15 | BHAVANI RIVER                                 |     94   | Tamil Nadu               |
|      16 | BHEEMA RIVER                                  |    139   | Telangana& Karnataka     |
|      17 | BIRUPA - BADI GENGUTI - BRAHMANI RIVER SYSTEM |    156   | Odisha                   |
|      18 | BUDHA BALANGA                                 |     56   | Odisha                   |
|      19 | CHAMBAL RIVER                                 |     60   | Uttar Pradesh& Rajasthan |
|      20 | CHAPORA RIVER                                 |     33   | Goa                      |
|      21 | CHENAB RIVER                                  |     53   | Jammu& Kashmir           |
|      22 | CUMBERJUA RIVER                               |     17   | Goa                      |
|      23 | DABHOL CREEK -VASHISHTI RIVER SYSTEM          |     45   | Maharashtra              |
|      24 | DAMODAR RIVER                                 |    135   | West Bengal              |
|      25 | DEHING RIVER                                  |    114   | Assam                    |
|      26 | DHANSIRI / CHATHE                             |    110   | Assam                    |
|      27 | DIKHU RIVER                                   |     63   | Assam                    |
|      28 | DOYANS RIVER                                  |     61   | Assam                    |
|      29 | DVC CANAL                                     |    130   | West Bengal              |
|      30 | DWAREKESWAR RIVER                             |    113   | West Bengal              |
|      31 | DWARKARIVER                                   |    121   | West Bengal              |
|      32 | GANDAK RIVER                                  |    300   | Bihar &Uttar Pradesh     |
|      33 | GANGADHAR RIVER                               |     62   | West Bengal& Assam       |
|      34 | GANOL RIVER                                   |     49   | Meghalaya                |
|      35 | GHAGHRA RIVER                                 |    340   | Bihar &Uttar Pradesh     |

|   36 | GHATAPRABHA RIVER                                                |   112 | Karnataka                  |
|------|------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|----------------------------|
|   37 | GOMTI RIVER                                                      |   518 | Uttar Pradesh              |
|   38 | GURUPUR RIVER                                                    |    10 | Karnataka                  |
|   39 | ICHAMATI RIVER                                                   |    64 | West Bengal                |
|   40 | INDIRA GANDHI CANAL                                              |   650 | Punjab, Haryana &Rajasthan |
|   41 | INDUS RIVER                                                      |    35 | Jammu& Kashmir             |
|   42 | JALANGI RIVER                                                    |   131 | West Bengal                |
|   43 | JAWAI RIVER                                                      |   590 | Rajasthan& Gujarat         |
|   44 | JHELUM RIVER                                                     |   110 | Jammu& Kashmir             |
|   45 | JINJIRAM RIVER                                                   |    43 | Meghalaya& Assam           |
|   46 | KABINI RIVER                                                     |    23 | Karnataka                  |
|   47 | KALI RIVER                                                       |    54 | Karnataka                  |
|   48 | KALYAN-THANE-MUMBAI WATERWAY, VASAI CREEK AND ULHAS RIVER SYSTEM |   145 | Maharashtra                |
|   49 | KARAMNASA RIVER                                                  |    86 | Bihar &Uttar Pradesh       |
|   50 | KAVERI - KOLLIDAM RIVER SYSTEM                                   |   364 | Tamil Nadu                 |
|   51 | KHERKAI RIVER                                                    |    23 | Jharkhand                  |
|   52 | KOPILI RIVER                                                     |    46 | Assam                      |
|   53 | KOSI RIVER                                                       |   236 | Bihar                      |
|   54 | KOTTAYAM-VAIKOM CANAL                                            |    28 | Kerala                     |
|   55 | KUMARI RIVER                                                     |    77 | West Bengal                |
|   56 | KYNSHI RIVER                                                     |    28 | Meghalaya                  |
|   57 | LOHIT RIVER                                                      |   100 | Assam& Arunachal Pradesh   |
|   58 | LUNI RIVER                                                       |   327 | Rajasthan                  |
|   59 | MAHANADI RIVER                                                   |   425 | Odisha                     |
|   60 | MAHANANDA RIVER                                                  |    81 | West Bengal                |
|   61 | MAHI RIVER                                                       |   248 | Gujarat                    |
|   62 | MALAPRABHA RIVER                                                 |    94 | Karnataka                  |
|   63 | MANDOVI RIVER                                                    |    41 | Goa                        |
|   64 | MANIMUTHARU RIVER                                                |     5 | Tamil Nadu                 |
|   65 | MANJARA RIVER                                                    |   242 | Maharashtra &Telangana     |
|   66 | MAPUSA / MOIDE RIVER                                             |    27 | Goa                        |
|   67 | NAG RIVER                                                        |    60 | Maharashtra                |
|   68 | NARMADA RIVER                                                    |   227 | Maharashtra& Gujarat       |
|   69 | NETRAVATHI RIVER                                                 |    78 | Karnataka                  |
|   70 | PALAR RIVER                                                      |   141 | Tamil Nadu                 |
|   71 | PANCHAGANGAVALI (PANCHAGANGOLI) RIVER                            |    23 | Karnataka                  |
|   72 | PAZHYAR RIVER                                                    |    20 | Tamil Nadu                 |
|   73 | PENGANAGA - WARDHARIVER SYSTEM                                   |   265 | Maharashtra &Telangana     |
|   74 | PENNAR RIVER                                                     |    29 | Andhra Pradesh             |
|   75 | PONNIYAR RIVER                                                   |   125 | Tamil Nadu                 |
|   76 | PUNPUN RIVER                                                     |    35 | Bihar                      |
|   77 | PUTHIMARI RIVER                                                  |    72 | Assam                      |

| 78    | RAJPURI CREEK                                  | 31    | Maharashtra                          |
|-------|------------------------------------------------|-------|--------------------------------------|
| 79    | RAVI RIVER                                     | 42    | Himachal Pradesh, Jammu& Kashmir     |
| 80    | REVADANDA CREEK - KUNDALIKA RIVER SYSTEM       | 31    | Maharashtra                          |
| 81    | RUPNARAYAN RIVER                               | 72    | West Bengal                          |
| 82    | SABARMATI RIVER                                | 212   | Gujarat                              |
| 83    | SAL RIVER                                      | 14    | Goa                                  |
| 84    | SAVITRI RIVER (BANKOT CREEK)                   | 46    | Maharashtra                          |
| 85    | SHARAVATI RIVER                                | 29    | Karnataka                            |
| 86    | SHASTRI RIVER - JAIGAD CREEK SYSTEM            | 52    | Maharashtra                          |
| 87    | SILABATI RIVER                                 | 26    | West Bengal                          |
| 88    | SIMSANG RIVER                                  | 62    | Meghalaya                            |
| 89    | SONE RIVER                                     | 160   | Bihar                                |
| 90    | SUBANSIRI RIVER                                | 111   | Assam                                |
| 91    | SUBARNREKHA RIVER                              | 314   | Jharkhand, West Bengal &Odisha       |
| 92    | SUNDERBANS WATERWAY                            | 201   | West Bengal                          |
| 92    | BIDYA RIVER                                    | 55    | West Bengal                          |
| 92    | CHHOTA KALAGACHI (CHHOTO KALERGACHI) RIVER     | 15    | West Bengal                          |
| 92    | GOMAR RIVER                                    | 7     | West Bengal                          |
| 92    | HARIBHANGA RIVER                               | 16    | West Bengal                          |
| 92    | HOGLA (HOGAL)-PATHANKHALI RIVER                | 37    | West Bengal                          |
| 92    | KALINDI (KALANDI) RIVER                        | 8     | West Bengal                          |
| 92    | KATAKHALI RIVER                                | 23    | West Bengal                          |
| 92    | MATLA RIVER                                    | 98    | West Bengal                          |
| 92    | MURI GANGA (BARATALA) RIVER                    | 27    | West Bengal                          |
| 92    | RAIMANGAL RIVER                                | 52    | West Bengal                          |
| 92    | SAHIBKHALI (SAHEBKHALI) RIVER SAPTAMUKHI RIVER | 14 37 | West Bengal West Bengal              |
| 92    | THAKURRAN RIVER                                | 64    | West Bengal                          |
| 92    | SUTLEJ RIVER                                   | 377   | Punjab& Himachal Pradesh             |
| 93 94 | TAMARAPARANI RIVER                             | 64    | Tamil Nadu                           |
| 95    | TAPI RIVER                                     | 436   | Maharashtra& Gujarat                 |
| 96    | TIZU and ZUNGKI RIVERS                         | 42    | Nagaland                             |
| 97    | TLWANG (DHALESWARI RIVER)                      | 86    | Mizoram& Assam                       |
| 98    | TONS RIVER                                     | 73    | Uttar Pradesh                        |
| 99    | TUNGABHADRA RIVER                              | 230   | Telangana, Karnataka& Andhra Pradesh |
| 100   | UDAYAVARA RIVER                                | 16    | Karnataka                            |
| 101   | UMNGOT (DAWKI) RIVER                           | 20    | Meghalaya                            |
| 102   | VAIGAI RIVER                                   | 45    | Tamil Nadu                           |
| 103   | VARUNA RIVER                                   | 53    | Uttar Pradesh                        |
| 104   | WAINGANGA - PRANAHITA RIVER SYSTEM             | 164   | Maharashtra &Telangana               |

|   105 | YAMUNARIVER   |   1089 | Delhi, Haryana& Uttar Pradesh   |
|-------|---------------|--------|---------------------------------|
|   106 | ZUARI RIVER   |     50 | Goa                             |

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