(a) to (e) To create a country wide waterway network so as to optimize the full potential of this mode of transport, 111 inland waterways (including the existing 5 national waterways) have been declared as National Waterways (NWs) under the ‘National Waterways Act, 2016’ which has been enforced w.e.f. 12.04.2016. The list of these NWs is at Annex-I. Subsequent to the declaration of a National Waterway, feasibility study which inter-alia covers the potential of navigability, cargo availability, cost of development etc. on the NW is undertaken by the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI).
The details of NWs which are operational/ navigable and being used for transportation at present in the country are at Annex–II.
As per the feasibility reports completed so far, 36 NWs have been found to be technically viable. Out of these 36 NWs, developmental activities have been initiated on 8 NWs in 2017-18. A list of these 8 NWs is enclosed as Annex-III. Status of DPRs for the remaining 28 NWs is at Annex–IV.
IWAI has set up a mechanism to monitor the waterway through regular Thalweg surveys and channel inspection. Regular fortnightly hydrographic surveys are conducted to determine the available depth and possible shoal formations in the channel and to notify the obstructions, clearances available at cross structures. A constant vigil is kept on the river behavior and plans accordingly to ensure fairway for safe movement of vessels. Based on the observation during channel inspection, River Notices are being issued and placed on the IWAI website with details on Least Available Depth (LAD), clearances at bridge structures etc. along with any specific information to be conveyed to shippers.
Annex-I
List of 111 National Waterways
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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 - BADI GENGUTI - BRAHMANI RIVER SYSTEM Odisha
23 National Waterway 23 56 BUDHA BALANGA 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 CHHOTA KALAGACHI (CHHOTO KALERGACHI) 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 Waterway
109 166 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
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Annex-II
National Waterways which are operational/navigable being used for transportation
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Sl. No. National Waterway No. Length (km) Location (S)
1. National Waterway-1: Ganga-Bhagirathi-Hooghly River System (Haldia - Allahabad) 1620 Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal
2. National Waterway 2:Brahmaputra River (Dhubri - Sadiya) 891 Assam
3. National Waterway 3:West Coast Canal (Kottapuram - Kollam), Champakara and Udyogmandal Canals 205
Kerala
4. National Waterway 4
(Phase-I : Vijaywada to Muktyala) 82 Andhra Pradesh
5. National Waterways in Maharashtra
i)National Waterway 10 (AMBA RIVER)
ii)National Waterway 85 (REVADANDA CREEK - KUNDALIKA RIVER SYSTEM)
45
Maharashtra
31
6. National Waterways in Goa
i) NW-27-Cumberjua – confluence with Zuari to confluence with Mandovi river (17 km)
ii) NW 68 – Mandovi– Usgaon Bridge to Arabian Sea (41 km)
iii) NW 111 – Zuari– Sanvordem Bridge to Marmugao Port (50 km). 17
Goa
41
50
7. NW – 9: Alappuzha – Kottayam – Athirampuzha Canal Boat Jetty, Alappuzha to Athirampuzha (38 km) in Kerala. 38 Kerala
8. NW-100: TAPI RIVER 173 Gujarat
9. NW-97: Sunderbans Waterways 201 West Bengal
(through Indo-Bangladesh Protocol Route)
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Annex-III
LIST OF 8 NWS TAKEN UP FOR DEVELOPMENT IN 2017-18
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National Waterway Status
1. River Barak (NW-16): Under Phase -1, the stretch between Silchar to Bhanga (71 km) has been taken up for development. Waterway is operational with limited infrastructure facility.
2. River Gandak (NW-37): Bhaisalotan Barrage near TriveniGhat to confluence with Ganga river at Hajipur (296 km)in Bihar and UP. Development works commenced from Ganga confluence to Bagaha Bridge (250 km approx.) under Phase-1.
National Waterways in Goa
3. NW-27-Cumberjua – confluence with Zuari to confluence with Mandovi river (17 km)
4. NW 68 – Mandovi– Usgaon Bridge to Arabian Sea (41 km)
5. NW 111 – Zuari– Sanvordem Bridge to Marmugao Port (50 km). Development works for expansion / setting up of floating jetties and upgradation/ installation of navigational aids is underway. NWs of Goa are operational.
6. Alappuzha – Kottayam – Athirampuzha Canal (NW-9) :Boat Jetty, Alappuzha to Athirampuzha (38 km) in Kerala. Development work in the Alappuzha – Kottayam stretchhas commenced under Phase-1 for cargo movement. Waterway is already operational for ferry services.
7. River Rupnarayan (NW-86): Confluence of Dwarkeshwar and Silai rivers (Pratappur) to confluence with Hooghly river (Geonkhali) (72 km) in West Bengal. Approximately 34 kms between Geonkhali to Kolaghat stretch has been taken up for development under Phase-I.
8. Sunderbans Waterways (NW-97): Namkhana to AtharaBanki Khal & 13 connected rivers (654 km) in West Bengal. Phase-I development work of this NW from Namkhana to Athara Banki Khal (172 km)has been taken up. NW is already operational under Indo-Bangladesh Protocol (IBP) route.
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Annex-IV
Status of Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) of 28 NWs
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Sl.
No. River/Canal (NW) States Length (km)
DPRs received
1 GHAGHRA RIVER (NW-40) U.P & Bihar 354
2 KOSI RIVER (NW-58) Bihar 236
3 SUBANSIRI RIVER (NW-95) Assam 106
4 BAITARNI RIVER (NW-14) Odisha 48
5 MAHANADI -LUNA RIVER (NW-64) Odisha 98
6 AMBA RIVER (NW-10) Maharashtra 45
7 REVADANDA CREEK - KUNDALIKA RIVER (NW-85) Maharashtra 31
8 MAHI RIVER (NW-66) Gujarat 247
9 NARMADA RIVER (NW-73) Gujarat & Maharashtra 226
10 TAPI RIVER (NW-100) Gujarat 173
11 SUBARNAREKHA RIVER (NW-96) Odisha 30
12 AJOY (AJAY) RIVER (NW-7) West Bengal 19
13 ICHAMATI RIVER (NW-44) West Bengal 63
14 KABINI RIVER (NW-51) Karnataka 23
15 CHAPORA RIVER (NW-25) Goa 25
16 DABHOL CREEK - VASHISHTI RIVER (NW-28) Maharashtra 45
17 MAPUSA - MOIDE RIVER (NW-71) Goa 27
18 SAVITRI RIVER (BANKOT CREEK) (NW-89) Maharashtra 45
19 GURUPUR RIVER (NW-43) Karnataka 10
20 NETRAVATHI RIVER (NW-74) Karnataka 30
21 KALI RIVER (NW-52) Karnataka 53
22 SHARAVATI RIVER (NW-90) Karnataka 29
DPRs under preparation
23 ALAPPUZHA- CHANGANASSERY CANAL (NW-8) Kerala 29
24 KOTTAYAM-VAIKOM CANAL (NW-59) Kerala 19
25 Kalyan-Thane-Mumbai Waterway, Vasai Creek and Ulhas river (NW- 53) Maharashtra 145
26 Tizu and Zungki rivers (NW-101) Nagaland 42
27 Yamuna (NW-110) Delhi, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh 1089
28 Jhelum (NW-49) Jammu & Kashmir 110
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