(a) whether it is a fact that 111 waterways have been declared as National Waterways (NWs) in order to promote Inland Water Transport in the country;
(b) if so, the details and the status of these NWS; and
(c) the details of the status of National Waterways 53 i.e. Kalyan-Thane-Mumbai Waterways at Vasai Creek and Ulhas River System in Maharashtra State?
(a) & (b) To promote Inland Water Transport in the country, 111 waterways have been declared as National Waterways (NWs) under the National Waterways Act, 2016 which came into effect from 12th April, 2016. The list of 111 National Waterways is at Annex.-1. Based on the outcome of techno-economic feasibility and Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) of NWs, Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) has concluded that 23 NWs have been found viable for cargo movement. Out of these, developmental activities have been taken up in 13 NWs. The list of the 23 NWs viable for cargo movement is at Annex-2.
(c) Feasibility Study of NW-53 (Kalyan-Thane-Mumbai waterway, Vasai Creek and Ulhas river - 145 km) has been completed in September, 2016. As per Feasibility Study Report, 10 bridges out of 28 bridges across Kalyan-Thane-Mumbai waterway via Ulhas river (111 km), 5 bridges across Waldhuni Creek (3 km) and 2 bridges out of 7 bridges across Vasai Creek (31 km) are having in-adequate Vertical Clearance of 3 to 4 meters & Horizontal clearances of 8 to 20 meters which makes the waterway unviable for development of navigation for cargo transportation as the vessels may not pass through these bridges.
For development of passenger water transport on National Waterway No. 53 (Kalyan-Thane-Vasai), Maharashtra Maritime Board (MMB) has decided to construct jetties and allied facilities at 04 locations viz. (i) Mira Bhayander (ii) Kolshet (iii) Kalher (iv) Dombivali in the first phase.
Annex-I
List of 111 National Waterways declared as National Waterways under National Waterways Act, 2016
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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 - BadiGenguti - Brahmani River System Odisha
23 National Waterway 23 56 BudhaBalanga 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 ChhotaKalagachi (ChhotoKalergachi) 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
Total 20162.5
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Annex. -II
LIST OF 23 NATIONAL WATERWAYS FOUND FEASIBLE FOR CARGO MOVEMENT
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Sl. No. National Waterway No. Length (km) Details of Waterways STATES Status
1 National Waterway 1 1620 Ganga-Bhagirathi-Hooghly River System (Allahabad- Haldia) Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand & West Bengal Development taken up with Assistance from World Bank Jal Marg Vikas Project
2 National Waterway 2 891 Brahmaputra River (Dhubri - Sadiya) Assam Development taken up as per approved SFC for FY 2020-21 to 2024-25
3 National Waterway 16 121 Barak River Assam
4 National Waterway 3 205 West Coast Canal (Kottapuram - Kollam), Champakara and Udyogmandal Canals Kerala Mostly Operational Waterways and development and maintenance work taken up.
5 National Waterway 4 82 Krishna River (Vijayawada – Muktyala) Andhra Pradesh
6 National Waterway 5 233 Dhamra-Paradio via Mangalagadi to Pankopal Odisha
7 National Waterway 8 29 Alappuzha- Changanassery Canal Kerala
8 National Waterway 9 40 Alappuzha-Kottayam – Athirampuzha Canal Kerala Alternate route: 11.5km
9 National Waterway 27 17 Cumberjua River Goa
10 National Waterway 68 41 Mandovi River Goa
11 National Waterway 86 72 Rupnarayan River West Bengal
12 National Waterway 97 172 Sunderbans Waterway West Bengal
13 National Waterway 111 50 Zuari River Goa
14 National Waterway 10 45 Amba River Maharashtra Work to be taken subsequent to SFC/ EFC approval.
15 National Waterway 44 63 Ichamati River West Bengal
16 National Waterway 52 53 Kali River Karnataka
17 National Waterway 57 50 Kopili River Assam
18 National Waterway 73 226 Narmada River Maharashtra & Gujarat Substantial cargo moves in tidal waters/ river mouth under respective State Maritime Board. No interventions are contemplated by IWAI as of now.
19 National Waterway 83 31 Rajpuri Creek Maharashtra
20 National Waterway 85 31 Revadanda Creek - Kundalika River System Maharashtra
21 National Waterway 91 52 Shastri River - Jaigad Creek System Maharashtra
22 National Waterway 94 141 Sone River Bihar
23 National Waterway 100 436 Tapi River Maharashtra & Gujarat
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