Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
INLAND WATERWAYS IN PUNJAB
Posted On:
03 DEC 2024 12:45PM by PIB Delhi
Out of the 111 National Waterways (NWs) declared vide National Waterways Act, 2016, 4 National Waterways i.e. NW-17, NW-45, NW-84 & NW-98 are in the State of Punjab. The details of the functional/operational National Waterways (NWs) in the country are attached as Annexure-1. The focus of the Government is to develop these declared National Waterways.
Annexure-1
List of functional/operational NWs
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Sl. No.
|
State / UT
|
National Waterways
|
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1
|
U.P., Bihar, Jharkhand & W. Bengal
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NW-1 {Ganga-Bhagirathi-Hooghly River System (Haldia-Allahabad)}
|
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2
|
Assam
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NW-2 {Brahmaputra River (Dhubri-Sadiya)}
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|
3
|
Kerala
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NW-3 (West Coast Canal)
|
|
4
|
A.P.
|
NW-4 (Krishna Godavari River Systems)
|
|
5
|
Maharashtra
|
NW-10 (Amba River)
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|
6
|
Maharashtra
|
NW-83 (Rajpuri Creek)
|
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7
|
Maharashtra
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NW-85 (Revadanda Creek-Kundalika River System)
|
|
8
|
Maharashtra
|
NW-91 (Shastri River - Jaigad Creek System)
|
|
9
|
Maharashtra
|
NW-53 (Kalyan-Thane-Mumbai Waterway, Vasai Creek And Ulhas River)
|
|
10
|
Goa
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NW-68 (Mandovi River)
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|
11
|
Goa
|
NW-111 (Zuari River)
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|
12
|
Gujarat
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NW-73 (Narmada River)
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|
13
|
Gujarat
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NW-100 (Tapi River)
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|
14
|
Gujarat
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NW-48 (Jawai-Luni-Rann Of Kutch River)
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|
15
|
Assam
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NW-16 (Barak River)
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16
|
W. Bengal
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NW-44 (Ichamati River)
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17
|
Bihar
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NW-94 (Sone River)
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|
18
|
W. Bengal
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NW-97 (Sunderbans Waterway)
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|
19
|
Odisha
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NW-64 (Mahanadi River)
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|
20
|
Odisha
|
NW-5 (East Coast Canal And Matai River/Brahmani-Kharsua-Dhamra Rivers/Mahanadi Delta Rivers)
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|
21
|
W. Bengal
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NW-86 (Rupnarayan River)
|
|
22
|
Kerala
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NW-9 (Alappuzha-Kottayam - Athirampuzha Canal)
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|
23
|
Assam
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NW-31 (Dhansiri/Chathe)
|
|
24
|
Kerala
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NW-8 (Alappuzha-Changanassery Canal)
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|
25
|
Odisha
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NW-14 (Baitarni River)
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26
|
Odisha
|
NW-23 (Budha Balanga)
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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 Rajya Sabha today.
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