the developments in waterways
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The Government is working to develop inland waterways as an alternative mode of transport in the country, which is cleaner and cheaper than both road and rail transport. There are 111 National Waterways in the country today, after 106 waterways were declared as National Waterways, adding to the list of 5 existing NW, in 2016.
Some of the National Waterways in the country are already operational/ navigable and are being used for transportation. These are detailed in the following table:
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)
The Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) is working on developing the new National Waterways and enhancing their navigational potential. The development work is preceded by a feasibility study which inter-alia covers the potential of navigability, cargo availability, cost of development etc.of the NW concerned. Work is then initiated on waterways that are found feasible for development. 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 the following 8 NWs in 2017-18.
LIST OF 8 NWS TAKEN UP FOR DEVELOPMENT IN 2017-18
National Waterway
Status
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.
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
Nw-27-cumberjua – confluence with Zuari to confluence with Mandovi river (17 km)
NW 68 – Mandovi– Usgaon Bridge to Arabian Sea (41 km)