(a) whether the Government has any proposal/scheme to increase connectivity of major rivers and costal areas for their beautification and developing them as waterways;
(b) if so, the details thereof and the names of the rivers proposed to be beautified and developed as waterways in the country, State/UT-wise, including Uttar Pradesh;
(c) whetherGomti, Sharda and Ghaghra rivers are proposed to be included in the said scheme; and
(d)if so, the details thereof?
(a)&(b):To increase the network of waterways in the country, the Government has approved a proposal for declaration of 106 new inland waterways as National Waterways to be developed for shipping and navigation. A National Waterway Bill, 2015 has been passed by the LokSabha during the Winter Session, 2015 and is expected to be taken up for consideration by the RajyaSabha during Budget Session, 2016. A list of the proposed new 106 National Waterways,State-wise, including those in Uttar Pradesh, is enclosed as Annex.
(c)&(d):In Uttar Pradesh, ten rivers viz.Asi, Betwa, Chambal, Gandak, Ghaghra, Gomti, Karamnasa, Tons, Varuna and Yamuna have been included in the list of the proposed 106 new waterways.
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Annexure
List of 106 new proposed waterways
Sl. No. Name of River Length State
1 AAI RIVER 71 Assam
2 AJOY (AJAY) RIVER 96 West Bengal
3 ALAPPUZHA- CHANGANASSERY CANAL 28 Kerala
4 ALAPPUZHA- KOTTAYAM – ATHIRAMPUZHA CANAL 38 Kerala
5 AMBA RIVER 45 Maharashtra
6 ARUNAWATI - ARAN RIVER SYSTEM 98 Maharashtra
7 ASI RIVER 5.5 Uttar Pradesh
8 AVM CANAL 11 Tamil Nadu & Kerala
9 BAITARNI RIVER 49 Odisha
10 BAKRESWAR - MAYURAKSHI RIVER SYSTEM 137 West Bengal
11 BARAK RIVER 121 Assam
12 BEAS RIVER 191 Himachal Pradesh & Punjab
13 BEKI RIVER 73 Assam
14 BETWA RIVER 68 Uttar Pradesh
15 BHAVANI RIVER 94 Tamil Nadu
16 BHEEMA RIVER 139 Telangana& Karnataka
17 BIRUPA - BADI GENGUTI - BRAHMANI RIVER SYSTEM 156 Odisha
18 BUDHA BALANGA 56 Odisha
19 CHAMBAL RIVER 60 U. P.& Rajasthan
20 CHAPORA RIVER 33 Goa
21 CHENAB RIVER 53 Jammu & Kashmir
22 CUMBERJUA RIVER 17 Goa
23 DABHOL CREEK -VASHISHTI RIVER SYSTEM 45 Maharashtra
24 DAMODAR RIVER 135 West Bengal
25 DEHING RIVER 114 Assam
26 DHANSIRI / CHATHE 110 Assam
27 DIKHU RIVER 63 Assam
28 DOYANS RIVER 61 Assam
29 DVC CANAL 130 West Bengal
30 DWAREKESWAR RIVER 113 West Bengal
31 DWARKA RIVER 121 West Bengal
32 GANDAK RIVER 300 Bihar & Uttar Pradesh
33 GANGADHAR RIVER 62 West Bengal & Assam
34 GANOL RIVER 49 Meghalaya
35 GHAGHRA RIVER 340 Bihar & Uttar Pradesh
36 GHATAPRABHA RIVER 112 Karnataka
37 GOMTI RIVER 518 Uttar Pradesh
38 GURUPUR RIVER 10 Karnataka
39 ICHAMATI RIVER 64 West Bengal
40 INDIRA GANDHI CANAL 650 Punjab, Haryana & Rajasthan
41 INDUS RIVER 35 Jammu & Kashmir
42 JALANGI RIVER 131 West Bengal
43 JAWAI RIVER 590 Rajasthan & Gujarat
44 JHELUM RIVER 110 Jammu & Kashmir
45 JINJIRAM RIVER 43 Meghalaya & Assam
46 KABINI RIVER 23 Karnataka
47 KALI RIVER 54 Karnataka
48 KALYAN-THANE-MUMBAI WATERWAY, VASAI CREEK AND ULHAS RIVER SYSTEM 145 Maharashtra
49 KARAMNASA RIVER 86 Bihar & Uttar Pradesh
50 KAVERI - KOLLIDAM RIVER SYSTEM 364 Tamil Nadu
51 KHERKAI RIVER 23 Jharkhand
52 KOPILI RIVER 46 Assam
53 KOSI RIVER 236 Bihar
54 KOTTAYAM-VAIKOM CANAL 28 Kerala
55 KUMARI RIVER 77 West Bengal
56 KYNSHI RIVER 28 Meghalaya
57 LOHIT RIVER 100 Assam & Arunachal Pradesh
58 LUNI RIVER 327 Rajasthan
59 MAHANADI RIVER 425 Odisha
60 MAHANANDA RIVER 81 West Bengal
61 MAHI RIVER 248 Gujarat
62 MALAPRABHA RIVER 94 Karnataka
63 MANDOVI RIVER 41 Goa
64 MANIMUTHARU RIVER 5 Tamil Nadu
65 MANJARA RIVER 242 Maharashtra &Telangana
66 MAPUSA / MOIDE RIVER 27 Goa
67 NAG RIVER 60 Maharashtra
68 NARMADA RIVER 227 Maharashtra & Gujarat
69 NETRAVATHI RIVER 78 Karnataka
70 PALAR RIVER 141 Tamil Nadu
71 PANCHAGANGAVALI (PANCHAGANGOLI) RIVER 23 Karnataka
72 PAZHYAR RIVER 20 Tamil Nadu
73 PENGANAGA - WARDHA RIVER SYSTEM 265 Maharashtra &Telangana
74 PENNAR RIVER 29 Andhra Pradesh
75 PONNIYAR RIVER 125 Tamil Nadu
76 PUNPUN RIVER 35 Bihar
77 PUTHIMARI RIVER 72 Assam
78 RAJPURI CREEK 31 Maharashtra
79 RAVI RIVER 42 Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir
80 REVADANDA CREEK - KUNDALIKA RIVER SYSTEM 31 Maharashtra
81 RUPNARAYAN RIVER 72 West Bengal
82 SABARMATI RIVER 212 Gujarat
83 SAL RIVER 14 Goa
84 SAVITRI RIVER (BANKOT CREEK) 46 Maharashtra
85 SHARAVATI RIVER 29 Karnataka
86 SHASTRI RIVER - JAIGAD CREEK SYSTEM 52 Maharashtra
87 SILABATI RIVER 26 West Bengal
88 SIMSANG RIVER 62 Meghalaya
89 SONE RIVER 160 Bihar
90 SUBANSIRI RIVER 111 Assam
91 SUBARNREKHA RIVER 314 Jharkhand, West Bengal & Odisha
92 SUNDERBANS WATERWAY 201 West Bengal
BIDYA RIVER 55 West Bengal
CHHOTA KALAGACHI (CHHOTO KALERGACHI) RIVER 15 West Bengal
GOMAR RIVER 7 West Bengal
HARIBHANGA RIVER 16 West Bengal
HOGLA (HOGAL)-PATHANKHALI RIVER 37 West Bengal
KALINDI (KALANDI) RIVER 8 West Bengal
KATAKHALI RIVER 23 West Bengal
MATLA RIVER 98 West Bengal
MURI GANGA (BARATALA) RIVER 27 West Bengal
RAIMANGAL RIVER 52 West Bengal
SAHIBKHALI (SAHEBKHALI) RIVER 14 West Bengal
SAPTAMUKHI RIVER 37 West Bengal
THAKURRAN RIVER 64 West Bengal
93 SUTLEJ RIVER 377 Punjab & Himachal Pradesh
94 TAMARAPARANI RIVER 64 Tamil Nadu
95 TAPI RIVER 436 Maharashtra & Gujarat
96 TIZU and ZUNGKI RIVERS 42 Nagaland
97 TLWANG (DHALESWARI RIVER) 86 Mizoram & Assam
98 TONS RIVER 73 Uttar Pradesh
99 TUNGABHADRA RIVER 230 Telangana, Karnataka & Andhra Pradesh
100 UDAYAVARA RIVER 16 Karnataka
101 UMNGOT (DAWKI) RIVER 20 Meghalaya
102 VAIGAI RIVER 45 Tamil Nadu
103 VARUNA RIVER 53 Uttar Pradesh
104 WAINGANGA - PRANAHITA RIVER SYSTEM 164 Maharashtra &Telangana
105 YAMUNA RIVER 1089 Delhi, Haryana & Uttar Pradesh
106 ZUARI RIVER 50 Goa
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