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
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Name of Project
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Sanctioned Amount (INR Cr)
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1
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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.
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National Watyerways (NW)
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State / UT
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2019-20
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2020-21
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2021-22
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2022-23
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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)
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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)
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Kerala
|
|
|
|
0.03
|
0.04
|
|
7
|
NW-9 (Alappuzha-Kottayam Athirampuzha Canal)
|
Kerala
|
|
|
|
0.02
|
0.02
|
|
8
|
NW-14 (Baitarni River)
|
Odisha
|
|
|
|
-
|
0.00
|
|
9
|
NW-16 (Barak River)
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Assam
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.01
|
0.01
|
0.00
|
|
10
|
NW-23 (BudhaBalanga)
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Odisha
|
|
|
|
0.03
|
0.02
|
|
11
|
NW-31 (Dhansiri/Chathe)
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Assam
|
|
|
|
|
0.01
|
|
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
|
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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