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37 Waterways Projects to develop in the next three years

New Delhi: A decision to undertake development of National Waterways (NWs) declared under The National Waterways Act, 2016 is based on Techno Economic Feasibility Study and Detailed Project Report, commissioned on each of them, by the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI). This Act has been enforced with effect from 12th April 2016. It has been decided to undertake development of 37 NWs in the next three years. Specified stretches of River Sutlej and Beas have been included in the list of declared NWs as NWs No. 17 and 98 respectively. As per a RITES Report of 2014 on “Integrated National Waterways Transportation Grid (INWTG)” the cost comparison between Inland Water Transport (IWT) mode and rail and road transport is given below:

Mode

Pre tax freight (Rs. per tonne km)

Post Service tax freight

(Rs. per tonne km)

Railways

1.36

1.41

Highways

2.50

2.58

IWT

1.06

1.06

The significant cost saving shows that the promotion of Inland Water Transport (IWT) would have positive impact on reduction of overall logistics cost. On NW-1 (River Ganga), works have been awarded under the Jal Marg Vikas Project for construction of Multimodal Terminals at Varanasi and Sahibganj and Navigational lock at Farakka and award of work for Multimodal Terminal at Haldia is in the final stage. On NW-2 (River Brahmaputra), Ro-Ro transportation between Dhubri and Hatsingamari has commenced and slipway facilities are being constructed at Pandu. Normal development works are ongoing on NW-3. On NW-4, award for tender for dredging of shoals between Vijaywada and Muktiyala on River Krishna is in the final stage. On NW-5, work for development of fairway in the non-tidal stretch between Erada and Padanipal has been awarded. Tendering for award for projects on the remaining 32 NWs to be undertaken in the next three years will begin from November 2016 and go on till December 2018.

A State-wise list of 111 NWs declared under the National Waterways Act 2016 is as follows

LIST OF 111 - NATIONAL WATERWAYS

Sl. No

National Waterway

Approximate Length(Km.)

State

 

National Waterway-1

1620

UP, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal

 

National Waterway-2

891

Assam

 

National Waterway-3

365

Kerala

 

National Waterway-4

2890

Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telanagana

 

National Waterway-5

588

Odisha, West Bengal

 

National Waterway-6

 

Assam

 

National Waterway-7

 

West Bengal

 

National Waterway-8

 

Kerala

 

National Waterway-9

 

Kerala

10.

National Waterway-10

 

Maharashtra

11.

National Waterway-11

 

Maharashtra

12.

National Waterway-12

5.5

 

13.

National Waterway-13

 

Tamil Nadu

14.

National Waterway-14

 

Odisha

15.

National Waterway-15

137

West Bengal

16.

National Waterway-16

121

Assam

17.

National Waterway-17

191

HP & Punjab

18.

National Waterway-18

 

Assam

19.

National Waterway-19

   

20.

National Waterway-20

 

Tamil Nadu

21.

National Waterway-21

139

Telangana Karnataka

22.

National Waterway-22

156

Odisha

23.

National Waterway-23

 

Odisha

24.

National Waterway-24

   
 

National Waterway-25

 

Goa

 

National Waterway-26

 

J&K & Punjab

 

National Waterway-27

 

Goa

 

National Waterway-28

 

Maharashtra

 

National Waterway-29

135

West Bengal

 

National Waterway-30

114

Assam

 

National Waterway-31

110

Assam

 

National Waterway-32

 

Assam

 

National Waterway-33

 

Assam

 

National Waterway-34

130

West Bengal

 

National Waterway-35

113

West Bengal

 

National Waterway-36

121

West Bengal

 

National Waterway-37

300

Bihar & UP

 

National Waterway-38

 

Assam & West Bengal

 

National Waterway-39

 

Meghalaya

 

National Waterway-40

340

Bihar & UP

 

National Waterway-41

112

Karnataka

 

National Waterway-42

518

 
 

National Waterway-43

 

Karnataka

 

National Waterway-44

 

West Bengal

 

National Waterway-45

650

Haryana, Punjab & Rajasthan

 

National Waterway-46

 

J&K

 

National Waterway-47

131

West Bengal

 

National Waterway-48

590

Rajasthan & Gujarat

 

National Waterway-49

110

J&K

 

National Waterway-50

 

Meghalaya & Assam

 

National Waterway-51

 

Karnataka

 

National Waterway-52

 

Karnataka

 

National Waterway-53

145

Maharashtra

 

National Waterway-54

 

UP & Bihar

 

National Waterway-55

364

Tamil Nadu

 

National Waterway-56

 

Jharkhand

 

National Waterway-57

 

Assam

 

National Waterway-58

236

Bihar

 

National Waterway-59

 

Kerala

 

National Waterway-60

 

West Bengal

 

National Waterway-61

 

Meghalaya

 

National Waterway-62

100

Assam

 

National Waterway-63

327

Rajasthan

 

National Waterway-64

425

Odisha

 

National Waterway-65

 

West Bengal

 

National Waterway-66

248

Gujarat

 

National Waterway-67

 

Karnataka

 

National Waterway-68

 

Goa

 

National Waterway-69

 

Tamil Nadu

 

National Waterway-70

242

Maharashtra, &Telangana

 

National Waterway-71

 

Goa

 

National Waterway-72

 

Maharashtra

 

National Waterway-73

227

Gujarat

 

National Waterway-74

 

Karnataka

 

National Waterway-75

141

Tamil Nadu

 

National Waterway-76

 

Karnataka

 

National Waterway-77

 

Tamil Nadu

 

National Waterway-78

265

Maharashtra & Telangana

 

National Waterway-79

 

Andhra Pradesh

 

National Waterway-80

125

Tamil Nadu

 

National Waterway-81

 

Bihar

 

National Waterway-82

 

Assam

 

National Waterway-83

 

Maharashtra

 

National Waterway-84

 

HP & J&K

 

National Waterway-85

 

Maharashtra

 

National Waterway-86

 

West Bengal

 

National Waterway-87

212

Gujarat

 

National Waterway-88

 

Goa

 

National Waterway-89

 

Maharashtra

 

National Waterway-90

 

Karnataka

 

National Waterway-91

 

Maharashtra

 

National Waterway-92

 

West Bengal

 

National Waterway-93

 

Meghalaya

 

National Waterway-94

160

Bihar

 

National Waterway-95

111

Assam

 

National Waterway-96

314

Jharkhand, West Bengal & Odisha

 

National Waterway-97 (Sunderbans)

654

West Bengal

 

National Waterway-98

377

Punjab & HP

 

National Waterway-99

 

Tamil Nadu

100

National Waterway-100

436

Maharashtra & Gujarat

101

National Waterway-101

 

Nagaland

102

National Waterway-102

 

Mizoram

103

National Waterway-103

   

104

National Waterway-104

230

Telangana, Karnataka & AP

105

National Waterway-105

 

Karnataka

106

National Waterway-106

 

Meghalaya

107

National Waterway-107

 

Tamil Nadu

108

National Waterway-108

   

109

National Waterway-109

164

Maharashtra & Telangana

110

National Waterway-110

1089

Haryana, UP & Delhi

111

National Waterway-111

 

Goa

This information was given by the Minister of State for Shipping Shri Pon. Radhakrishnan in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.

Disclaimer: This information has been collected through secondary research and IBEF is not responsible for any errors in the same.

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