Inland Water Transport Development in Uttar Pradesh

Inland Water Transport Development in Uttar Pradesh

The details of sanctioned projects in Uttar Pradesh under Inland Water Transport (IWT) development by IWAI with status & economic impact are given below. The economic impact includes creation of supplementary mode of transport, reduced logistic cost, boost river cruise tourism and lower carbon emission.

 

IWT Projects in Uttar Pradesh

Projects completed in Uttar Pradesh

Sl. No.

Name of Sub Project

Cost (Rs. Cr.)

1.

Development of Multimodal Terminal at Varanasi

182.33

2.

Development of 11 Community Jetties in Varanasi, Chandauli, Ghazipur and Ballia in Uttar Pradesh

17

3

2 Jetties Installed at Ayodhya, UP on NW-40 (Ghaghara River)

4

4

2 Electric Catamarans deployed at Varanasi and Ayodhya

25.6

5

1 Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vessel at Varanasi

22.62

 

Sub Total

251.55

 

Projects on-going in Uttar Pradesh

Sl. No.

Name of Sub Project

Cost (Rs. Cr.)

1.

Fairway Development Majhauwa – Ghazipur

78.64

2

Development of 4 Nos Steel Community Jetties in Ballia and Ghazipur, UP

7.82

3

Fairway Development from Ghazipur to Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

102.98

4.

Development of IWT Jetties (6-installed; 2-work in progress) at Mathura in Yamuna

12.00

5.

Ayodhya& Mathura Projects – Quantity based dredging

between Guptarghat (NW-40) and Nayaghat&Jugal Kishore

ghat –Gokul Barrage (NW-110)

8.45

6.

Development of River Cruise Terminal at Varanasi

200

7.

Development of Regional Centre of Excellence at Varanasi

150

8.

Development of Ship Repair facility

50

 

The major challenge faced in Inland Water Transport relates to availability of fairway and terminal infrastructure, which has been addressed by the Government through dredging/bandalling and construction of jetties.

IWAI has acquired 75 acres of land in Chandauli district of Uttar Pradesh for development of a logistics hub i.e. freight village, adjacent to the Varanasi multi-modal terminal. The freight village offers numerous benefits including employment generation in logistics and allied sectors, support for local MSMEs and farmers through better storage and transport, reduced city road congestion.

This information was given by the Union Minister of Port, Shipping and Waterways, Shri Sarbananda Sonowal in written reply to the Lok Sabha.