MINISTER OF SHIPPING(SHRI NITIN GADKARI)
(a)&(d):A statement is laid on the Table of the House.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (d) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 423 RAISED BY SHRI RAJESH VERMA & SHRI MOHAMMED FAIZAL, M.Ps REGARDING “DEVELOPMENT OF RIVERS FOR INLAND WATERWAYS”.
(a)to(d):Yes, Madam. A Bill for declaration of 101 waterways as National Waterways has recently been approved by the Govern- ment for placing it before the Parliament. The proposal for the waterways included in the proposed legislation is based on information gathered from the State Governments, topo sheets, surveys and reports etc. The list of waterways (state- wise) is enclosed as ‘Annexure - 1’.
The development of the National Waterways is done after pre-feasibility and techno - economic feasibility studies which inter-alia, covers the potential of navigability, cargo availability etc. The estimates of the cost of development and the time schedule of imple- mentation are based on the feasibility studies and Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) for the individual National Waterways.
Annex. 1
LIST OF PROPOSED 101 NEW WATERWAYS (STATE WISE)
Sl. No. State No. of Names of Waterways waterways
1. Andhra 03 Penna, Krishna Pradesh and Tungabhadra
2. Arunachal 01 Lohit Pradesh
3. Assam 13 Barak, Subansiri, Lohit, Gangadhar, Aai, Beki, Puthimari, Kopili, Dehing, Dhansiri/ Chathe, Dikhu, Doyang and Tlawng
4. Bihar 06 Gandak, Karamnasa, Punpun, Koshi, Ghaghra and Sone
5. Delhi 01 Yamuna
6. Goa 06 Mandovi, Sal, Zuari, Mapusa, Chapora and Cumberjua Canal
7. Gujarat 05 Mahi, Narmada, Tapi, Luni and Sabarmati
8. Haryana 02 Yamuna and Indira Gandhi Canal
9. Himachal Pradesh 01 Beas
10. Jammu & Kashmir 04 Chenab, Ravi, Indus and Jhelum
11. Jharkhand 02 Kherkai and Subarmarekha
12 Karnataka 09 Manjira, Tungabhadra, Malaprabha, Ghataprabha, Penna, Krishna, Bhima, Netravathi and Kali
13. Kerala 11 Valapattanam, Korapuzha, Chaliyar, Kadalundy, Bharathappuzha, Muvattupuzha, Meenachil, Manimala, Pamba, Kallada and West Coast Canal
14 Madhya Pradesh 06 Mahi, Tons, Wainganga, Narmada, Betwa and Chambal
15. Maharashtra 14` Penganga, Narmada, Arunavati, Nag, Wainganga, Manjira, Savitri, Ulhas, Krishna, Bhima, Amba and Shastri River/ Jaigad, Tapi and Kalyan – Thane – Mumbai Waterway
16. Mizoram 01 Tlawng (Dhaleswari)
17. Nagaland 04 Doyang, Tizu/ Zungki, Dhansiri/ Chathe and Dikhu
18. Odisha 05 Subarmarekha, Mahanadi, Budha Balanga, Birupa and Genguti 19. Punjab 05 Beas, Chenab, Indira Gandhi Canal, Jhelum and Sutlej
20. Rajasthan 04 Indira Gandhi Canal, Chambal, Mahi and Luni
21. Tamil Nadu 08 AVM Canal (Kanyakumari to Kollam), Bhavani Sagar, Tamaraparani, Manimutharu, Kaveri, Palar, Vaigai and Pazhyar
22. Telangana 06 Manjira, Bhima, Penganga/ Wardha, Tungabhadra, Wainganga/ Pranahita and Krishna
23. Uttar Pradesh 09 Asi, Tons, Betwa, Karamnasa, Ghaghra, Chambal, Varuna, Yamuna and Gomti 24. West Bengal 14 Mahananda, Subarmarekha, Roopnarayan, Ajoy, Jalangi, Dwarka, Bakreswar, Damodar, Dwarekeswar, Silabati, Kumari, Ichamati, Sunderbans Waterway and DVC Canal TOTAL 140
Note: No. of waterways are 101 only. However, some waterways figure in more than one State and, therefore, finds more than one mention.
