As
per The National Waterways Act, 2016, 111 waterways have been declared as
National Waterways (NWs) including the five existing NWs. Out of the 111 NWs,
NW-1, 2, & 3 are already operational. Cargo as well as passenger / cruise
vessels are plying on these waterways. DPR for development of NW-4 & 5 were
completed in 2010. The DPR of NW 5 was updated in 2014. For the newly declared
106 NWs, techno-economic feasibility studies have been initiated. A statement
indicating the approximate length of each of the 111 NWs is given below: .
Sl.
No
|
National
Waterways
|
Approximate
Length (Km.)
|
State
|
1.
|
National
Waterway-1
|
1620
|
UP,
Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal
|
2.
|
National
Waterway-2
|
891
|
Assam
|
3.
|
National
Waterway-3
|
365
|
Kerala
|
4.
|
National
Waterway-4
|
2890
|
Tamil
Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telanagana
|
5.
|
National
Waterway-5
|
588
|
Odisha,
West Bengal
|
6.
|
National
Waterway-6
|
71
|
Assam
|
7.
|
National
Waterway-7
|
96
|
West
Bengal
|
8.
|
National
Waterway-8
|
28
|
Kerala
|
9.
|
National
Waterway-9
|
38
|
Kerala
|
10.
|
National
Waterway-10
|
45
|
Maharashtra
|
11.
|
National
Waterway-11
|
98
|
Maharashtra
|
12.
|
National
Waterway-12
|
5.5
|
UP
|
13.
|
National
Waterway-13
|
11
|
Tamil
Nadu
|
14.
|
National
Waterway-14
|
49
|
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
|
73
|
Assam
|
19.
|
National
Waterway-19
|
68
|
UP
|
20.
|
National Waterway-20
|
94
|
Tamil
Nadu
|
21.
|
National
Waterway-21
|
139
|
Telangana
Karnataka
|
22.
|
National
Waterway-22
|
156
|
Odisha
|
23.
|
National
Waterway-23
|
56
|
Odisha
|
24.
|
National
Waterway-24
|
60
|
UP
|
25
|
National
Waterway-25
|
33
|
Goa
|
26
|
National
Waterway-26
|
53
|
J&K
& Punjab
|
27
|
National
Waterway-27
|
17
|
Goa
|
28
|
National
Waterway-28
|
45
|
Maharashtra
|
29
|
National
Waterway-29
|
135
|
West
Bengal
|
30
|
National
Waterway-30
|
114
|
Assam
|
31
|
National
Waterway-31
|
110
|
Assam
|
32
|
National
Waterway-32
|
63
|
Assam
|
33
|
National
Waterway-33
|
61
|
Assam
|
34
|
National
Waterway-34
|
130
|
West
Bengal
|
35
|
National
Waterway-35
|
113
|
West
Bengal
|
36
|
National
Waterway-36
|
121
|
West
Bengal
|
37
|
National
Waterway-37
|
300
|
Bihar
& UP
|
38
|
National
Waterway-38
|
62
|
Assam
& West Bengal
|
39
|
National
Waterway-39
|
49
|
Meghalaya
|
40
|
National
Waterway-40
|
340
|
Bihar
& UP
|
41
|
National
Waterway-41
|
112
|
Karnataka
|
42
|
National
Waterway-42
|
518
|
UP
|
43
|
National
Waterway-43
|
10
|
Karnataka
|
44
|
National
Waterway-44
|
64
|
West
Bengal
|
45
|
National
Waterway-45
|
650
|
Haryana,
Punjab & Rajasthan
|
46
|
National Waterway-46
|
35
|
J&K
|
47
|
National
Waterway-47
|
131
|
West
Bengal
|
48
|
National
Waterway-48
|
590
|
Rajasthan
& Gujarat
|
49
|
National
Waterway-49
|
110
|
J&K
|
50
|
National
Waterway-50
|
43
|
Meghalaya
& Assam
|
51
|
National
Waterway-51
|
23
|
Karnataka
|
52
|
National
Waterway-52
|
54
|
Karnataka
|
53
|
National
Waterway-53
|
145
|
Maharashtra
|
54
|
National
Waterway-54
|
86
|
UP
& Bihar
|
55
|
National
Waterway-55
|
364
|
Tamil
Nadu
|
56
|
National
Waterway-56
|
23
|
Jharkhand
|
57
|
National
Waterway-57
|
46
|
Assam
|
58
|
National
Waterway-58
|
236
|
Bihar
|
59
|
National Waterway-59
|
28
|
Kerala
|
60
|
National
Waterway-60
|
77
|
West
Bengal
|
61
|
National
Waterway-61
|
28
|
Meghalaya
|
62
|
National
Waterway-62
|
100
|
Assam
|
63
|
National
Waterway-63
|
327
|
Rajasthan
|
64
|
National
Waterway-64
|
425
|
Odisha
|
65
|
National
Waterway-65
|
81
|
West
Bengal
|
66
|
National
Waterway-66
|
248
|
Gujarat
|
67
|
National
Waterway-67
|
94
|
Karnataka
|
68
|
National
Waterway-68
|
41
|
Goa
|
69
|
National
Waterway-69
|
5
|
Tamil
Nadu
|
70
|
National
Waterway-70
|
242
|
Maharashtra,
&Telangana
|
71
|
National
Waterway-71
|
27
|
Goa
|
72
|
National
Waterway-72
|
60
|
Maharashtra
|
73
|
National
Waterway-73
|
227
|
Gujarat
|
74
|
National
Waterway-74
|
78
|
Karnataka
|
75
|
National
Waterway-75
|
141
|
Tamil
Nadu
|
76
|
National
Waterway-76
|
23
|
Karnataka
|
77
|
National
Waterway-77
|
20
|
Tamil
Nadu
|
78
|
National
Waterway-78
|
265
|
Maharashtra
& Telangana
|
79
|
National
Waterway-79
|
29
|
Andhra
Pradesh
|
80
|
National
Waterway-80
|
125
|
Tamil
Nadu
|
81
|
National
Waterway-81
|
35
|
Bihar
|
82
|
National
Waterway-82
|
72
|
Assam
|
83
|
National
Waterway-83
|
31
|
Maharashtra
|
84
|
National
Waterway-84
|
42
|
HP
& J&K
|
85
|
National Waterway-85
|
31
|
Maharashtra
|
86
|
National
Waterway-86
|
72
|
West
Bengal
|
87
|
National
Waterway-87
|
212
|
Gujarat
|
88
|
National
Waterway-88
|
14
|
Goa
|
89
|
National
Waterway-89
|
46
|
Maharashtra
|
90
|
National
Waterway-90
|
29
|
Karnataka
|
91
|
National
Waterway-91
|
52
|
Maharashtra
|
92
|
National
Waterway-92
|
26
|
West
Bengal
|
93
|
National
Waterway-93
|
62
|
Meghalaya
|
94
|
National
Waterway-94
|
160
|
Bihar
|
95
|
National
Waterway-95
|
111
|
Assam
|
96
|
National
Waterway-96
|
314
|
Jharkhand,
West Bengal & Odisha
|
97
|
National
Waterway-97 (Sunderbans)
|
654
|
West
Bengal
|
98
|
National
Waterway-98
|
377
|
Punjab
& HP
|
99
|
National
Waterway-99
|
64
|
Tamil
Nadu
|
100
|
National
Waterway-100
|
436
|
Maharashtra
& Gujarat
|
101
|
National
Waterway-101
|
42
|
Nagaland
|
102
|
National
Waterway-102
|
86
|
Mizoram
|
103
|
National
Waterway-103
|
73
|
UP
|
104
|
National
Waterway-104
|
230
|
Telangana,
Karnataka & AP
|
105
|
National
Waterway-105
|
16
|
Karnataka
|
106
|
National
Waterway-106
|
20
|
Meghalaya
|
107
|
National
Waterway-107
|
45
|
Tamil
Nadu
|
108
|
National
Waterway-108
|
53
|
UP
|
109
|
National
Waterway-109
|
164
|
Maharashtra
& Telangana
|
110
|
National
Waterway-110
|
1089
|
Haryana,
UP & Delhi
|
111
|
National
Waterway-111
|
50
|
Goa
|
Prior
to undertaking any developmental activities on NWs, a Techno-Economic
Feasibility Study is conducted which inter-alia, includes, Environmental Impact
Assessment (EIA), Environmental Management Plan (EMP) and Environmental &
Social Impact Assessment (ESIA). Based on these study reports, necessary
mitigation measures are taken up as per extant rules and
regulation. The extent, scope and expenditure on development of these NWs will
be known after completion of these studies.
As
per RITES Report of 2014 on “Integrated National Waterways Transportation Grid
(INWTG)” the cost comparison between Inland Water Transport (IWT) mode and
other mode of surface transport like rail and road is as below:
Mode
|
Freight
( Rs/TKm )
|
Taxes
|
Total Rs / TKm
|
Railways
|
1.36
|
3.71%
|
1.41
|
Highways
|
2.50
|
3.09%
|
2.58
|
IWT
|
1.06
|
Nil
|
1.06
|
The
significant cost saving shows that the promotion of inland water transport
(IWT) would have positive impact on the overall logistics cost.
This information was given by Minister
of State for Shipping, Shri Pon. Radhakrishnan in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today.
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