Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
Improve Navigation Facilities
Posted On:
11 AUG 2023 3:59PM by PIB Delhi
A total of Rs. 6639 cr. has been allocated for capacity augmentation of existing and new waterways and development of jetties to improve the navigation facilities in the country, details of which is given at Annexure-1.
Rs. 123.40 crore was sanctioned for the development of 37 km stretch of South Buckingham canal between Shollinganallur to Kalpakam of NW-4 in 2014. Subsequently, IWAI carried out survey / studies and initiated action to develop the stretch between Sholinganallur to Kalpakam (Tamil Nadu) in the first phase. However, the work could not commence due to significant encroachment on the waterway.
Annexure -1
The details of projects and funds sanctioned on National Waterway (NW) during last 5 years
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S. No.
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Projects Sanctioned on National Waterway (NW) with States
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Investment
Sanctioned
(Rs. in cr.)
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1.
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Jal Marg Vikas Project (JMVP-I &II) on Varanasi-Haldia stretch (1390 km) of NW-1 (Ganga-Bhagirathi-Hooghly river System) in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand & West Bengal sanctioned on 03.01.2018
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5362
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2.
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(a) SFC appraised Project for Development of NW-2 (river Brahmaputra) in July 2020 and revised in November 2022 in Assam
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474
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(b) DIB appraised project for construction of Alternative road to Pandu Port on NW-2 to NH-27 in Assam sanctioned in January 2023
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180
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(c) DIB appraised project for construction Ship repair facility at Pandu on NW-2 to NH-27 in Assam sanctioned in January 2023
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208
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3.
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SFC appraised Project for Development of NW-16 (river Barak) and Indian Portion of Indo-Bangladesh Route in July 2020 and revised in November 2022 in Assam
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148
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4.
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DIB Memo approved for Phase-I development of 16 NWs (NW-3, 4, 5 & 13 new NWs) for 2 years- 2022-23 & 2023-24& till 2025-26 for certain NWs sanctioned in November, 2022 in the States of Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Goa, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra & Assam-
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267
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Total
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6639
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This information was given by the Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Shri Sarbananda Sonowal in a written reply to the Lok Sabha today.
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