DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN INVESTMENT FOR DEVELOPMENT OF WATERWAYS
DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN INVESTMENT FOR DEVELOPMENT OF WATERWAYS
To promote Inland Water Transport (IWT) in the country, 111 Waterways (including 5 existing and 106 new) spread over 24 states have been declared as National Waterways under the National Waterways Act, 2016. Out of 111 NWs, 25 NWs are inter-State NWs as detailed at Annex.-1.
Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) invited Expression of Interest (EoI) for operationalization of NW-73 (River Narmada) & NW-100 (River Tapi) in the State of Gujarat on PPP mode in March 2023 for domestic investment in riverine ports. However, no concrete proposal was received for any investment.
Annex.1
List of Inter-State 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 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
377
Sutlej River
Himachal Pradesh & Punjab
21
National Waterway 100
436
Tapi River
Maharashtra & Gujarat
22
National Waterway 102
87
Tlwang (Dhaleswari River)
Assam & Mizoram
23
National Waterway 104
232
Tungabhadra River
Karnataka, Telangana& Andhra Pradesh
24
National Waterway 109
166
Wainganga – Pranahita
River System
Maharashtra &Telangana
25
National Waterway 110
1080
Yamuna River
Delhi, Haryana & Uttar Pradesh
This information was given by the Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Shri Sarbananda Sonowal in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.