|
National Waterway Number
|
Name of National Waterways
|
Len-gth
|
State
|
|
1.
|
Ganga
– Bhagirathi - Hooghly
|
1620
|
UP, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal
|
|
2.
|
Brahmaputra
|
891
|
Assam
|
|
3.
|
West
Coast Canal along with Champakara & Udyogmandal Canal
|
365
|
Kerala
|
|
4.
|
Kakinada
Puducherry Canal alongwith Godavari & Krishna rivers
|
2890
|
Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telanagana
|
|
5.
|
East
Coast Canal along with Brahmani& Mahanadi Delta
|
588
|
Odisha, West Bengal
|
|
6.
|
Aai
|
71
|
Assam
|
|
7.
|
Ajoy (Ajay)
|
96
|
West Bengal
|
|
8.
|
Alappuzha- Changanassery Canal
|
28
|
Kerala
|
|
9.
|
Alappuzha- Kottayam- Athirampuzha Canal
|
38
|
Kerala
|
|
10.
|
Amba River
|
45
|
Maharashtra
|
|
11.
|
Arunawati/ Aran River
|
98
|
Maharashtra
|
|
12.
|
Asi
|
5.5
|
UP
|
|
13.
|
AVM Canal (Kanyakumari to Kollam)
|
11
|
Tamil Nadu
|
|
14.
|
Baitarni River
|
49
|
Odisha
|
|
15.
|
Bakreswar/ Mayurakshi River
|
137
|
West Bengal
|
|
16.
|
Barak
|
121
|
Assam
|
|
17.
|
Beas
|
191
|
HP & Punjab
|
|
18.
|
Beki
|
73
|
Assam
|
|
19.
|
Betwa
|
68
|
UP
|
|
20.
|
Bhavani River
|
94
|
Tamil Nadu
|
|
21.
|
Bheema
|
139
|
Telangana Karnataka
|
|
22.
|
Birupa/ BadiGenguti/ Brahmani River System
|
156
|
Odisha
|
|
23.
|
BudhaBalanga
|
56
|
Odisha
|
|
24.
|
Chambal
|
60
|
UP
|
|
25
|
Chapora
|
33
|
Goa
|
|
26
|
Chenab
|
53
|
J&K & Punjab
|
|
27
|
Cumberjua
|
17
|
Goa
|
|
28
|
Dabhol Creek/ Vasishti river
|
45
|
Maharashtra
|
|
29
|
Damodar
|
135
|
West Bengal
|
|
30
|
Dehing
|
114
|
Assam
|
|
31
|
Dhansiri/ Chathe
|
110
|
Assam
|
|
32
|
Dikhu
|
63
|
Assam
|
|
33
|
Doyans
|
61
|
Assam
|
|
34
|
DVC Canal
|
130
|
West Bengal
|
|
35
|
Dwarekeswar
|
113
|
West Bengal
|
|
36
|
Dwarka
|
121
|
West Bengal
|
|
37
|
Gandak
|
300
|
Bihar & UP
|
|
38
|
Gangadhar
|
62
|
Assam & West Bengal
|
|
39
|
Ganol River
|
49
|
Meghalaya
|
|
40
|
Ghaghra River
|
340
|
Bihar & UP
|
|
41
|
Ghataprabha
|
112
|
Karnataka
|
|
42
|
Gomti
|
518
|
UP
|
|
43
|
Gurupur
|
10
|
Karnataka
|
|
44
|
Ichamati
|
64
|
West Bengal
|
|
45
|
Indira Gandhi Canal
|
650
|
Haryana, Punjab & Rajasthan
|
|
46
|
Indus
|
35
|
J&K
|
|
47
|
Jalangi
|
131
|
West Bengal
|
|
48
|
Jawai-Luni river &Rann of Kutch
|
590
|
Rajasthan & Gujarat
|
|
49
|
Jhelum
|
110
|
J&K
|
|
50
|
Jinjiram River
|
43
|
Meghalaya & Assam
|
|
51
|
Kabini
|
23
|
Karnataka
|
|
52
|
Kali
|
54
|
Karnataka
|
|
53
|
Kalyan – Thane – Mumbai Waterway, Vasai creek &Ulhas river
|
145
|
Maharashtra
|
|
54
|
Karamnasa
|
86
|
UP & Bihar
|
|
55
|
Kaveri/ Kollidam river
|
364
|
Tamil Nadu
|
|
56
|
Kherkai
|
23
|
Jharkhand
|
|
57
|
Kopili River
|
46
|
Assam
|
|
58
|
Koshi
|
236
|
Bihar
|
|
59
|
Kottayam- Vaikom Canal
|
28
|
Kerala
|
|
60
|
Kumari
|
77
|
West Bengal
|
|
61
|
Kynshi River
|
28
|
Meghalaya
|
|
62
|
Lohit
|
100
|
Assam
|
|
63
|
Luni
|
327
|
Rajasthan
|
|
64
|
Mahanadi
|
425
|
Odisha
|
|
65
|
Mahananda
|
81
|
West Bengal
|
|
66
|
Mahi
|
248
|
Gujarat
|
|
67
|
Malaprabha
|
94
|
Karnataka
|
|
68
|
Mandovi
|
41
|
Goa
|
|
69
|
Manimutharu
|
5
|
Tamil Nadu
|
|
70
|
Manjara
|
242
|
Maharashtra, &Telangana
|
|
71
|
Mapusa/ Moide river
|
27
|
Goa
|
|
72
|
Nag
|
60
|
Maharashtra
|
|
73
|
Narmada
|
227
|
Gujarat
|
|
74
|
Netravathi
|
78
|
Karnataka
|
|
75
|
Palar
|
141
|
Tamil Nadu
|
|
76
|
Panchagangavali (Panchagangoli)
|
23
|
Karnataka
|
|
77
|
Pazhyar
|
20
|
Tamil Nadu
|
|
78
|
Penganga/ Wardha
|
265
|
Maharashtra &Telangana
|
|
79
|
Pennar
|
29
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
|
80
|
Ponniyar
|
125
|
Tamil Nadu
|
|
81
|
Punpun
|
35
|
Bihar
|
|
82
|
Puthimari
|
72
|
Assam
|
|
83
|
Rajpuri creek
|
31
|
Maharashtra
|
|
84
|
Ravi
|
42
|
HP & J&K
|
|
85
|
Revdanda Creek/ Kundalika river
|
31
|
Maharashtra
|
|
86
|
Rupnarayan River
|
72
|
West Bengal
|
|
87
|
Sabarmati
|
212
|
Gujarat
|
|
88
|
Sal
|
14
|
Goa
|
|
89
|
Savitri River (Bankot creek)
|
46
|
Maharashtra
|
|
90
|
Sharavati River
|
29
|
Karnataka
|
|
91
|
Shastri River/ Jaigad creek
|
52
|
Maharashtra
|
|
92
|
Silabati
|
26
|
West Bengal
|
|
93
|
Simsang River
|
62
|
Meghalaya
|
|
94
|
Sone
|
160
|
Bihar
|
|
95
|
Subansiri
|
111
|
Assam
|
|
96
|
Subarnrekha River
|
314
|
Jharkhand, West Bengal & Odisha
|
|
97
|
Sunderbans Waterway
|
654
|
West Bengal
|
|
Bidya river
|
West Bengal
|
|
ChhotaKalagachi (ChhotoKalergachi) river
|
West Bengal
|
|
Gomar
|
West Bengal
|
|
Haribhanga river
|
West Bengal
|
|
Hogla (Hogal) – Pathankhali river
|
West Bengal
|
|
Kalindi (Kalandi) river
|
West Bengal
|
|
Katakhali river
|
West Bengal
|
|
Matla river
|
West Bengal
|
|
Muri Ganga (Baratala) river
|
West Bengal
|
|
Raimangal river
|
West Bengal
|
|
Sahibkhali (Sahebkhali) river
|
West Bengal
|
|
Saptamukhi river
|
West Bengal
|
|
Thakurran river
|
West Bengal
|
|
98
|
Sutlej
|
377
|
Punjab & HP
|
|
99
|
Tamaraparani
|
64
|
Tamil Nadu
|
|
100
|
Tapi
|
436
|
Maharashtra & Gujarat
|
|
101
|
Tizu / Zungki Rivers
|
42
|
Nagaland
|
|
102
|
Tlawng (Dhaleswari)
|
86
|
Mizoram
|
|
103
|
Tons
|
73
|
UP
|
|
104
|
Tungabhadra
|
230
|
Telangana, Karnataka & AP
|
|
105
|
Udayavara
|
16
|
Karnataka
|
|
106
|
Umngot (Dawki) River
|
20
|
Meghalaya
|
|
107
|
Vaigai
|
45
|
Tamil Nadu
|
|
108
|
Varuna River
|
53
|
UP
|
|
109
|
Wainganga / Pranahita River
|
164
|
Maharashtra &Telangana
|
|
110
|
Yamuna
|
1089
|
Haryana, UP & Delhi
|
|
111
|
Zuari
|
50
|
Goa
|
|
|
TOTAL
|
20,275
|
|
|
S. No.
|
Status of
Development of Seven new National Waterways
|
|
1
|
River
Barak (NW 16):
|
Dredging
work for development of fairway has been awarded. Consultant has been
engaged for preparation of DPR for upgradation of terminals at Badarpur,
Karimganj and construction of new floating terminal at Silchar.
|
|
2
|
03 (Three) Waterways in Goa
(NW- 27:Cumberjua, NW 68 – Mandovi,
NW 111 – Zuari ):
|
A
proposal for development of these NWs at a cost of Rs.22.65 crores has been
approved on 02.06.2017. Work would be executed through Government of Goa with
the assistance of Mormugao Port Trust.
|
|
3
|
Alappuzha–Kottayam–
Athirampuzha Canal (NW-9) :
|
Proposal
for development of the fairway at a cost of Rs.1.60 crores has been approved
on 02.06.2017.
|
|
4
|
River Gandak (NW-37) :
|
Proposal
for development of the fairway and two floating terminals at a cost of
Rs.12.91 crores has been approved on 02.06.2017.
|
|
5
|
River Rupnarayan (NW-86) :
|
Proposal
for development of fairway and one floating pontoon at a cost of Rs.24.00
crores has been approved on 02.06.2017.
|