Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
DEVELOPMENT OF WATERWAYS IN INDIA
Posted On: 13 DEC 2024 5:56PM by PIB Delhi
The Details of sanctioned National Waterway Projects during last five years in various states including Andhra Pradesh with approved outlay are at Annexure-1.The details regarding the number of currently functioning waterways with recorded cargo movement during the period 2019-20 till 2023-24 in million tons, year-wise and Waterway- wise, including those present in Andhra Pradesh are given in Annexure-2. NW-4 passes through Bapatla.
Presently, focus of the Government is on the development of National Waterways declared under National Waterways Act, 2016.
Annexure-1
Budget outlay approved by the Government for National Waterway Projects:
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Sl.No |
Name of Project |
Sanctioned Amount (INR Cr) |
|
1 |
Jal Marg Vikas Project (JMVP-I & II) from Varanasi-Haldia stretch on NW-1 (Ganga-Bhagirathi-Hooghly River System) in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand & West Bengal |
5061.15 |
|
2 |
Design and Construction of 8 no. Hybrid Electric Catamaran (For deployment on NWs) |
144.00 |
|
3 |
Comprehensive Development of NW-2 (River Brahmaputra from Bangladesh Border –Dhubri to Sadiya) in Assam |
474.00 |
|
4 |
Development of Approach Road from Pandu Port Terminal to NH-27 and Development of Ship Repair Facility on NW-2 at Pandu, Guwahati(Assam) |
388.00 |
|
5 |
Comprehensive Development of NW-16 (River Barak from Lakhipur to Tuker Gram) in Assam and Indian Portion of Indo-Bangladesh Route in Assam |
147.79 |
|
6 |
Development of 23 NW’s (Phase-1) (3 existing & 13 new NW’s) — Development of 16 NWs (NW-3, 4, 5 & 13 new NWs) in the States of Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Goa, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra & Assam |
267.00 |
Annexure – 2
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National Waterways Cargo Data 2019-20 to 2023-24 (in Million Tons) |
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Sl. No. |
National Watyerways (NW) |
State / UT |
2019-20 |
2020-21 |
2021-22 |
2022-23 |
2023-24 |
|
1 |
NW-1 (Ganga-Bhagirathi-Hooghly River System (Haldia-Allahabad)) |
U.P., Bihar, Jharkhand, W. Bengal |
9.11 |
9.21 |
10.93 |
13.17 |
12.82 |
|
2 |
NW-2 (Brahmaputra River (Dhubri-Sadiya)) |
Assam |
0.39 |
0.31 |
0.43 |
0.63 |
0.59 |
|
3 |
NW-3 (West Coast Canal) |
Kerala |
0.55 |
0.73 |
1.70 |
3.23 |
3.29 |
|
4 |
NW-4 (Krishna Godavari River Systems) |
A.P. |
0.08 |
6.83 |
11.23 |
8.42 |
4.30 |
|
5 |
NW-5 (East Coast Canal And Matai River/Brahmani-Kharsua-Dhamra Rivers/Mahanadi Delta Rivers) |
Odisha |
– |
0.02 |
0.40 |
0.64 |
|
|
6 |
NW-8 (Alappuzha-Changanassery Canal) |
Kerala |
0.03 |
0.04 |
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7 |
NW-9 (Alappuzha-Kottayam Athirampuzha Canal) |
Kerala |
0.02 |
0.02 |
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|
8 |
NW-14 (Baitarni River) |
Odisha |
– |
0.00 |
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|
9 |
NW-16 (Barak River) |
Assam |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
0.00 |
|
10 |
NW-23 (BudhaBalanga) |
Odisha |
0.03 |
0.02 |
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|
11 |
NW-31 (Dhansiri/Chathe) |
Assam |
0.01 |
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|
12 |
NW-44 (Ichamati River) |
West Bengal |
0.90 |
0.28 |
0.82 |
0.46 |
0.48 |
|
13 |
NW-64 (Mahanadi River) |
Odisha |
– |
– |
0.02 |
0.45 |
0.67 |
|
14 |
NW-86 (Rupnarayan River) |
West Bengal |
– |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.09 |
0.10 |
|
15 |
NW-94 (Sone River) |
Bihar |
0.80 |
– |
– |
– |
1.16 |
|
16 |
NW-97 (Sunderbans Waterway) |
West Bengal |
3.46 |
3.86 |
6.10 |
5.47 |
5.19 |
|
17 |
NW-10 (Amba River) |
Maharashtra |
22.01 |
17.69 |
20.23 |
28.54 |
30.17 |
|
18 |
NW-83 (Rajpuri Creek) |
Maharashtra |
0.67 |
0.21 |
0.23 |
0.24 |
0.45 |
|
19 |
NW-85 (Revadanda Creek-Kundalika River System) |
Maharashtra |
1.59 |
1.08 |
0.70 |
0.50 |
0.99 |
|
20 |
NW-91 (Shastri River – Jaigad Creek System) |
Maharashtra |
0.12 |
9.24 |
22.45 |
33.87 |
37.05 |
|
21 |
NW-68 (Mandovi River) |
Goa |
1.58 |
4.00 |
2.62 |
2.54 |
2.42 |
|
22 |
NW-111 (Zuari River) |
Goa |
1.36 |
4.47 |
1.96 |
0.39 |
1.10 |
|
23 |
NW-73 (Narmada River) |
Gujarat |
0.10 |
0.08 |
0.05 |
0.04 |
0.06 |
|
24 |
NW-100 (Tapi River) |
Gujarat |
30.92 |
25.63 |
29.32 |
27.62 |
31.46 |
|
Grand Total |
73.64 |
83.62 |
108.82 |
126.15 |
133.03 |
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This information was given by the The Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways, Shri Sarbananda Sonowal in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
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