To promote inland water transport in the country as an economical, environment friendly supplementary mode of transport to rail and road, 111 inland waterways (including 5 National Waterways declared earlier) were declared as ‘National Waterways’ under the National Waterways Act, 2016. The list of these National Waterways including inter-State NWs, State wise, is at Annexure-1. Out of these, 25 NWs are inter-state NWs. Their list is at Annexure-2.
The details of projects initiated on National Waterways by the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) are as under:
(i) National Waterway (NW)-1 (Ganga-Bhagirathi-Hooghly river system from Allahabad to Haldia) in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand & West Bengal; NW-2 (River Brahmaputra from Dhubri to Sadiya) in Assam; NW-3 (West Coast Canal from Kottapuram to Kollam along with Udyogmandal and Champakara Canals) in Kerala, have already been developed with fairway navigational aids, jetties and terminals with mechanized equipment handling facilities for loading and unloading of cargo. These NWs are operational and vessels are plying on them. In addition, NW-10 (river Amba), NW-68 (river Mandovi), NW-73 (river Narmada), NW-83 (Rajpuri Creek), NW-85 (Revadanda Creek - Kundalika River System), NW-91 (Shastri river–Jaigad creek system), NW- 97 (Sunderbans Waterways), NW-100 (river Tapi) and NW-111 (river Zuari) are also operational.
At present, cargo volume of 72.31 million tonnes per annum is being transported on the above operational NWs.
(ii) Government has taken up implementation of the Jal Marg Vikas Project (JMVP) at an estimated cost of Rs. 5369.18 crore for capacity augmentation of navigation on National Waterway-1 (NW-1) on the Haldia – Varanasi stretch of Ganga-Bhagirathi-Hooghly River System with the technical and financial assistance of the World Bank. The salient features of the project are development of various infrastructure like construction of multimodal terminals at Varanasi, Sahibganj & Haldia, Ro-Ro terminals, navigational lock at Farakka, channel marking systems, integrated vessel repair & maintenance facilities, automated information techniques of Differential Global Positioning System (DGPS) and River Information System (RIS), day and night navigation aids, slipways, bunkering facilities, river training and river conservancy works. Projects worth Rs. 1800 crore (approx.) have commenced on ground in a time period of three years after statutory clearances.
(iii) Fairway development works in Vijayawada – Muktyala stretch of river Krishna in Andhra Pradesh (Part of NW-4) under Phase-I has been completed. Fabrication of four floating pontoons and land acquisition for fixed terminals (4 nos.) at Ibrahimpatnam, Harischandrapuram, Muktyala and Madipadu has been taken up.
(iv) Feasibility studies have been completed for 106 new NWs and based on the outcome of feasibility studies and Detailed Project Reports (DPRs), 20 new NWs have been found technically feasible for development of shipping and navigation in addition to 5 existing NWs by the IWAI. Details of development activities initiated on 10 viable new NWs, State-wise, are detailed at Annexure.-3.
The details of expenditure by IWAI on development of NWs in the last 5 years are given below:
(Rs. in crore)
|
Year
|
Expenditure as Grants – in Aid (GBS)/Extra Budgetary Resources (EBR)
|
|
2015-16
|
321.91
|
|
2016-17
|
362.31
+
340.00 (EBR)
|
|
2017-18
|
426.0914
+
660.00 (EBR)
|
|
2018-19
|
862.49
|
|
2019-20
|
526.80
|
This information was given by the Minister of State for Shipping(I/C)Shri Mansukh Mandaviyain the Lok Sabha today in a written reply.
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Annexure-1
List of 111 National Waterways
(Government of India has declared 111 waterways as National Waterways through National Waterways Act, 2016 enacted on 12.04.2016).
|
Sl.
No.
|
National Waterway No.
|
Length (km)
|
Details of Waterways
|
STATES
|
|
1
|
National Waterway 1
|
1620
|
Ganga-Bhagirathi-Hooghly River System (Haldia - Allahabad)
|
Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand & West Bengal
|
|
2
|
National Waterway 2
|
891
|
Brahmaputra River (Dhubri - Sadiya)
|
Assam
|
|
3
|
National Waterway 3
|
205
|
West Coast Canal (Kottapuram - Kollam), Champakara and Udyogmandal Canals
|
Kerala
|
|
170
|
West Coast Canal (Kottapuram - Kozhikode)
|
|
4
|
National Waterway 4
|
50
|
Kakinada Canal (Kakinada to Rajahmundry)
|
Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Pondichery and Maharashtra
|
|
171
|
Godavari river (Bhadrachalam to Rajahmundry)
|
|
139
|
Eluru Canal (Rajahmundry to Vijayawada)
|
|
157
|
Krishna river (Wazirabad to Vijayawada)
|
|
113
|
Commamur Canal (Vijayawada to Peddaganjam)
|
|
316
|
North Buckingham Canal (Peddaganjam to Central Station of Chennai)
|
|
110
|
South Buckingham canal (Central Station of Chennai to Marakanam)
|
|
22
|
Marakanam to Puducherry through Kaluvelly tank
|
|
1202
|
River Godavari (Bhadrachalam - Nashik)
|
|
636
|
River Krishna (Wazirabad - Galagali)
|
|
5
|
National Waterway 5
|
256
|
East Coast Canal and Matai river
|
Odisha and West Bengal
|
|
265
|
Brahmani-Kharsua-Dhamra rivers
|
|
67
|
Mahanadi delta rivers (Consisting of Hansua river, Nunanala, Gobrinala, Kharnasi river and Mahanadi river)
|
|
6
|
National Waterway 6
|
68
|
Aai River
|
Assam
|
|
7
|
National Waterway 7
|
90
|
Ajoy (Ajay) River
|
West Bengal
|
|
8
|
National Waterway 8
|
29
|
Alappuzha- Changanassery Canal
|
Kerala
|
|
9
|
National Waterway 9
|
40
|
Alappuzha- Kottayam – Athirampuzha Canal
|
Kerala
Alternate route: 11.5km
|
|
10
|
National Waterway 10
|
45
|
Amba River
|
Maharashtra
|
|
11
|
National Waterway 11
|
99
|
Arunawati - Aran River System
|
Maharashtra
|
|
12
|
National Waterway 12
|
5.5
|
Asi River
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
|
13
|
National Waterway 13
|
11
|
Avm Canal
|
Kerala & Tamil Nadu
|
|
14
|
National Waterway 14
|
48
|
Baitarni River
|
Odisha
|
|
15
|
National Waterway 15
|
135
|
Bakreswar - Mayurakshi River System
|
West Bengal
|
|
16
|
National Waterway 16
|
121
|
Barak River
|
Assam
|
|
17
|
National Waterway 17
|
189
|
Beas River
|
Himachal Pradesh & Punjab
|
|
18
|
National Waterway 18
|
69
|
Beki River
|
Assam
|
|
19
|
National Waterway 19
|
67
|
Betwa River
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
|
20
|
National Waterway 20
|
95
|
Bhavani River
|
Tamil Nadu
|
|
21
|
National Waterway 21
|
139
|
Bheema River
|
Karnataka & Telangana
|
|
22
|
National Waterway 22
|
156
|
Birupa - BadiGenguti - Brahmani River System
|
Odisha
|
|
23
|
National Waterway 23
|
56
|
BudhaBalanga
|
Odisha
|
|
24
|
National Waterway 24
|
61
|
Chambal River
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
|
25
|
National Waterway 25
|
33
|
Chapora River
|
Goa
|
|
26
|
National Waterway 26
|
51
|
Chenab River
|
Jammu & Kashmir
|
|
27
|
National Waterway 27
|
17
|
Cumberjua River
|
Goa
|
|
28
|
National Waterway 28
|
45
|
Dabhol Creek -Vashishti River System
|
Maharashtra
|
|
29
|
National Waterway 29
|
132
|
Damodar River
|
West Bengal
|
|
30
|
National Waterway 30
|
109
|
Dehing River
|
Assam
|
|
31
|
National Waterway 31
|
114
|
Dhansiri / Chathe
|
Assam
|
|
32
|
National Waterway 32
|
63
|
Dikhu River
|
Assam
|
|
33
|
National Waterway 33
|
61
|
Doyans River
|
Assam
|
|
34
|
National Waterway 34
|
137
|
Dvc Canal
|
West Bengal
|
|
35
|
National Waterway 35
|
108
|
Dwarekeswar River
|
West Bengal
|
|
36
|
National Waterway 36
|
119
|
Dwarka River
|
West Bengal
|
|
37
|
National Waterway 37
|
296
|
Gandak River
|
Bihar & Uttar Pradesh
|
|
38
|
National Waterway 38
|
62
|
Gangadhar River
|
Assam & West Bengal
|
|
39
|
National Waterway 39
|
49
|
Ganol River
|
Meghalaya
|
|
40
|
National Waterway 40
|
354
|
Ghaghra River
|
Bihar & Uttar Pradesh
|
|
41
|
National Waterway 41
|
112
|
Ghataprabha River
|
Karnataka
|
|
42
|
National Waterway 42
|
514
|
Gomti River
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
|
43
|
National Waterway 43
|
10
|
Gurupur River
|
Karnataka
|
|
44
|
National Waterway 44
|
63
|
Ichamati River
|
West Bengal
|
|
45
|
National Waterway 45
|
650
|
Indira Gandhi Canal
|
Punjab , Haryana &Rajashtan
|
|
46
|
National Waterway 46
|
35
|
Indus River
|
Jammu & Kashmir
|
|
47
|
National Waterway 47
|
131
|
Jalangi River
|
West Bengal
|
|
48
|
National Waterway 48
|
590
|
Jawai-Luni-Rann Of Kutch River System
|
Gujarat & Rajasthan
|
|
49
|
National Waterway 49
|
110
|
Jhelum River
|
Jammu & Kashmir
|
|
50
|
National Waterway 50
|
43
|
Jinjiram River
|
Assam & Meghalaya
|
|
51
|
National Waterway 51
|
23
|
Kabini River
|
Karnataka
|
|
52
|
National Waterway 52
|
53
|
Kali River
|
Karnataka
|
|
53
|
National Waterway 53
|
145
|
Kalyan-Thane-Mumbai Waterway, Vasai Creek And Ulhas River System
|
Maharashtra
|
|
54
|
National Waterway 54
|
86
|
Karamnasa River
|
Bihar & Uttar Pradesh
|
|
55
|
National Waterway 55
|
311
|
Kaveri - Kollidam River System
|
Tamil Nadu
|
|
56
|
National Waterway 56
|
22
|
Kherkai River
|
Jharkhand
|
|
57
|
National Waterway 57
|
50
|
Kopili River
|
Assam
|
|
58
|
National Waterway 58
|
236
|
Kosi River
|
Bihar
|
|
59
|
National Waterway 59
|
19
|
Kottayam-Vaikom Canal
|
Kerala
|
|
60
|
National Waterway 60
|
80
|
Kumari River
|
West Bengal
|
|
61
|
National Waterway 61
|
28
|
Kynshi River
|
Meghalaya
|
|
62
|
National Waterway 62
|
86
|
Lohit River
|
Assam & Arunachal Pradesh
|
|
63
|
National Waterway 63
|
336
|
Luni River
|
Rajasthan
|
|
64
|
National Waterway 64
|
426
|
Mahanadi River
|
Odisha
|
|
65
|
National Waterway 65
|
80
|
Mahananda River
|
West Bengal
|
|
66
|
National Waterway 66
|
247
|
Mahi River
|
Gujarat
|
|
67
|
National Waterway 67
|
94
|
Malaprabha River
|
Karnataka
|
|
68
|
National Waterway 68
|
41
|
Mandovi River
|
Goa
|
|
69
|
National Waterway 69
|
5
|
Manimutharu River
|
Tamil Nadu
|
|
70
|
National Waterway 70
|
245
|
Manjara River
|
Maharashtra & Telangana
|
|
71
|
National Waterway 71
|
27
|
Mapusa / Moide River
|
Goa
|
|
72
|
National Waterway 72
|
59
|
Nag River
|
Maharashtra
|
|
73
|
National Waterway 73
|
226
|
Narmada River
|
Maharashtra & Gujarat
|
|
74
|
National Waterway 74
|
79
|
Netravathi River
|
Karnataka
|
|
75
|
National Waterway 75
|
142
|
Palar River
|
Tamil Nadu
|
|
76
|
National Waterway 76
|
23
|
Panchagangavali (Panchagangoli) River
|
Karnataka
|
|
77
|
National Waterway 77
|
20
|
Pazhyar River
|
Tamil Nadu
|
|
78
|
National Waterway 78
|
262
|
Penganaga - Wardha River System
|
Maharashtra & Telangana
|
|
79
|
National Waterway 79
|
28
|
Pennar River
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
|
80
|
National Waterway 80
|
126
|
Ponniyar River
|
Tamil Nadu
|
|
81
|
National Waterway 81
|
35
|
Punpun River
|
Bihar
|
|
82
|
National Waterway 82
|
58
|
Puthimari River
|
Assam
|
|
83
|
National Waterway 83
|
31
|
Rajpuri Creek
|
Maharashtra
|
|
84
|
National Waterway 84
|
44
|
Ravi River
|
Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh & Punjab
|
|
85
|
National Waterway 85
|
31
|
Revadanda Creek - Kundalika River System
|
Maharashtra
|
|
86
|
National Waterway 86
|
72
|
Rupnarayan River
|
West Bengal
|
|
87
|
National Waterway 87
|
210
|
Sabarmati River
|
Gujarat
|
|
88
|
National Waterway 88
|
14
|
Sal River
|
Goa
|
|
89
|
National Waterway 89
|
45
|
Savitri River (Bankot Creek)
|
Maharashtra
|
|
90
|
National Waterway 90
|
29
|
Sharavati River
|
Karnataka
|
|
91
|
National Waterway 91
|
52
|
Shastri River - Jaigad Creek System
|
Maharashtra
|
|
92
|
National Waterway 92
|
26
|
Silabati River
|
West Bengal
|
|
93
|
National Waterway 93
|
63
|
Simsang River
|
Meghalaya
|
|
94
|
National Waterway 94
|
141
|
Sone River
|
Bihar
|
|
95
|
National Waterway 95
|
106
|
Subansiri River
|
Assam
|
|
96
|
National Waterway 96
|
311
|
Subarnrekha River
|
Jharkhand, West Bengal & Odisha
|
|
97
|
National Waterway 97
|
172
|
Sunderbans Waterway
|
West Bengal
|
|
56
|
Bidya River
|
West Bengal
|
|
15
|
ChhotaKalagachi (ChhotoKalergachi) River
|
West Bengal
|
|
7
|
Gomar River
|
West Bengal
|
|
16
|
Haribhanga River
|
West Bengal
|
|
37
|
Hogla (Hogal)-Pathankhali River
|
West Bengal
|
|
9
|
Kalindi (Kalandi) River
|
West Bengal
|
|
22
|
Katakhali River
|
West Bengal
|
|
99
|
Matla River
|
West Bengal
|
|
28
|
Muri Ganga (Baratala) River
|
West Bengal
|
|
53
|
Raimangal River
|
West Bengal
|
|
14
|
Sahibkhali (Sahebkhali) River
|
West Bengal
|
|
37
|
Saptamukhi River
|
West Bengal
|
|
64
|
Thakurran River
|
West Bengal
|
|
98
|
National Waterway 98
|
377
|
Sutlej River
|
Himachal Pradesh & Punjab
|
|
99
|
National Waterway 99
|
62
|
Tamaraparani River
|
Tamil Nadu
|
|
100
|
National Waterway 100
|
436
|
Tapi River
|
Maharashtra & Gujarat
|
|
101
|
National Waterway 101
|
42
|
Tizu - Zungki Rivers
|
Nagaland
|
|
102
|
National Waterway 102
|
87
|
Tlwang (Dhaleswari River)
|
Assam & Mizoram
|
|
103
|
National Waterway 103
|
73
|
Tons River
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
|
104
|
National Waterway 104
|
232
|
Tungabhadra River
|
Karnataka, Telangana & Andhra Pradesh
|
|
105
|
National Waterway 105
|
15
|
Udayavara River
|
Karnataka
|
|
106
|
National Waterway 106
|
20
|
Umngot (Dawki) River
|
Meghalaya
|
|
107
|
National Waterway 107
|
46
|
Vaigai River
|
Tamil Nadu
|
|
108
|
National Waterway 108
|
53
|
Varuna River
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
|
109
|
National Waterway109
|
166
|
Wainganga - Pranahita
River System
|
Maharashtra &Telangana
|
|
110
|
National Waterway 110
|
1080
|
Yamuna River
|
Delhi, Haryana & Uttar Pradesh
|
|
111
|
National Waterway 111
|
50
|
Zuari River
|
Goa
|
| |
Total Length
|
20162.5
|
|
|
Annexure-2
List of Inter-state National Waterways
|
Sl. No.
|
National Waterway No.
|
Length (km)
|
Details of Waterways
|
STATES
|
|
1
|
National Waterway-1
|
1620
|
Ganga-Bhagirathi-Hooghly River System (Haldia - Allahabad)
|
Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand & West Bengal
|
|
2
|
National Waterway-4
|
50
|
Kakinada Canal (Kakinada to Rajahmundry)
|
Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Pondichery and Maharashtra
|
|
171
|
Godavari river (Bhadrachalam to Rajahmundry)
|
|
139
|
Eluru Canal (Rajahmundry to Vijayawada)
|
|
157
|
Krishna river (Wazirabad to Vijayawada)
|
|
113
|
Commamur Canal (Vijayawada to Peddaganjam)
|
|
316
|
North Buckingham Canal (Peddaganjam to Central Station of Chennai)
|
|
110
|
South Buckingham canal (Central Station of Chennai to Marakanam)
|
|
22
|
Marakanam to Puducherry through Kaluvelly tank
|
|
1202
|
River Godavari (Bhadrachalam - Nashik)
|
|
636
|
River Krishna (Wazirabad - Galagali)
|
|
3
|
National Waterway-5
|
256
|
East Coast Canal and Matai river
|
Odisha and West Bengal
|
|
265
|
Brahmani-Kharsua-Dhamra rivers
|
|
67
|
Mahanadi delta rivers (Consisting of Hansua river, Nunanala, Gobrinala, Kharnasi river and Mahanadi river)
|
|
4
|
National Waterway-13
|
11
|
Avm Canal
|
Kerala & Tamil Nadu
|
|
5
|
National Waterway-17
|
189
|
Beas River
|
Himachal Pradesh & Punjab
|
|
6
|
National Waterway-21
|
139
|
Bheema River
|
Karnataka & Telangana
|
|
7
|
National Waterway-37
|
296
|
Gandak River
|
Bihar & Uttar Pradesh
|
|
8
|
National Waterway-38
|
62
|
Gangadhar River
|
Assam & West Bengal
|
|
9
|
National Waterway-40
|
354
|
Ghaghra River
|
Bihar & Uttar Pradesh
|
|
10
|
National Waterway-45
|
650
|
Indira Gandhi Canal
|
Punjab , Haryana &Rajashtan
|
|
11
|
National Waterway-48
|
590
|
Jawai-Luni-Rann of Kutch River System
|
Gujarat & Rajasthan
|
|
12
|
National Waterway-50
|
43
|
Jinjiram River
|
Assam & Meghalaya
|
|
13
|
National Waterway-54
|
86
|
Karamnasa River
|
Bihar & Uttar Pradesh
|
|
14
|
National Waterway-62
|
86
|
Lohit River
|
Assam & Arunachal Pradesh
|
|
15
|
National Waterway-70
|
245
|
Manjara River
|
Maharashtra & Telangana
|
|
16
|
National Waterway-73
|
226
|
Narmada River
|
Maharashtra & Gujarat
|
|
17
|
National Waterway-78
|
262
|
Penganaga - Wardha River System
|
Maharashtra & Telangana
|
|
18
|
National Waterway-84
|
44
|
Ravi River
|
Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh & Punjab
|
|
19
|
National Waterway-96
|
311
|
Subarnrekha River
|
Jharkhand, West Bengal & Odisha
|
|
20
|
National Waterway-98
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377
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Sutlej River
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Himachal Pradesh & Punjab
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21
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National Waterway-100
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436
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Tapi River
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Maharashtra & Gujarat
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22
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National Waterway-102
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87
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Tlwang (Dhaleswari River)
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Assam & Mizoram
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23
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National Waterway-104
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232
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Tungabhadra River
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Karnataka, Telangana & Andhra Pradesh
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24
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National Waterway-109
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166
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Wainganga - Pranahita
River System
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Maharashtra &Telangana
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25
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National Waterway-110
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1080
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Yamuna River
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Delhi, Haryana & Uttar Pradesh
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Annexure-3.
List of 10 new National Waterways on which development activities have been initiated.
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Name of the Waterway and States
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Status
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1.River Barak (NW-16) in Assam
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Development at a cost of Rs. 76.01 crore for Phase-1 of NW-16 from Silchar to Bhanga has commenced. This includes maintenance dredging, upgradation of terminals at Badarpur and Karimganj. Waterway is operational with limited infrastructure facility.
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2.River Gandak (NW-37) in Bihar
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Initial development process has been completed as per requirement. Further development process will be synchronized with cargo demand.
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Waterways in Goa
3. NW-27-Cumberjua
4. NW-68 – Mandovi
5. NW-111 – Zuari
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Work is proposed to be executed through Government of Goa with the assistance of Mormugao Port Trust. A Tripartite MoU has been signed for the commencement of works. Development of NWs in Goa at an estimated cost of Rs. 22.65 crore has commenced. NWs of Goa are operational.
Installation of 3 nos. floating Jetties amounting to Rs.11.33 crore on river Mandovi and one no. on river Chapora on EPC basis in progress.
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6. Alappuzha – Kottayam – Athirampuzha Canal (NW-9) in Kerala
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Dredging is proposed departmentally. Waterway is already operational for ferry services. Maintenance scheme for development at a cost of Rs. 0.82 crore was approved in May, 2019 for execution during 2019-20. Night navigation facilities have been installed.
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7. River Rupnarayan (NW-86) in West Bengal
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Development of the waterway at an estimated cost of Rs. 24.00 crore has commenced. Work has been awarded for setting up of floating terminal. Waterway is operational.
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8.Sunderbans Waterways (NW-97) in West Bengal
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Development of waterway at an estimated cost of Rs. 18.10 crore has commenced. The infrastructure at Hemnagar is being upgrated to handle Cargo/Passenger or Customs/Immigration requirements. Waterway is part of Indo-Bangladesh Protocol route and already operational for vessels.
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9. River Kosi (NW-58) in Bihar
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Development process will be synchronized with cargo demand.
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10. River Ghagra (NW-40) in Uttar Pradesh
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Development process will be synchronized with cargo demand.
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