DEVELOPMENT OF WATERWAYS IN INDIA
DEVELOPMENT OF WATERWAYS IN INDIA
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:
Sl.No
Name of Project
Sanctioned Amount (INR Cr)
1
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
National Waterways Cargo Data 2019-20 to 2023-24 (in Million Tons)
Sl. No.
National Watyerways (NW)
State / UT
2019-20
2020-21
2021-22
2022-23
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)
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)
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)
Assam
0.00
0.00
0.01
0.01
0.00
10
NW-23 (BudhaBalanga)
Odisha
0.03
0.02
11
NW-31 (Dhansiri/Chathe)
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.