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The Minister of State for Shipping, Road Transport and Chemical & Fertilizers Shri Mansukh L Mandaviya in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today informed that the development of viable National Waterways is being undertaken for the movement of cargo and passenger vessels. Besides, under the Sagarmala Programme, a Central Sector Scheme is being implemented for providing support to Major/Non-Major Ports/State Governments for creation of infrastructure to promote movement of cargo/passengers by sea/National Waterways.
The details of the National Waterways which are operational/ navigable for transportation at present is as follows-
| Sl. No. |
National Waterway No. |
Length (km) |
State |
| 1. |
National Waterways-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. |
Waterways in Maharashtra i)National Waterway 10 (Amba) ii)National Waterway 85 (Revadanda Creek - Kundalika river system) |
45
|
Maharashtra
|
| 31 |
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| 6. |
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 |
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| 50 |
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| 7. |
Alappuzha – Kottayam – Athirampuzha Canal (NW-9): Boat Jetty, Alappuzha to Athirampuzha (38 km) in Kerala. |
38 |
Kerala |
| 8. |
TAPI RIVER (NW-100) (Sea- mouth to Magdala Port) |
15 |
Gujarat |
| 9. |
Sunderbans Waterways (NW-97): |
201 |
West Bengal (through Indo-Bangladesh Protocol Route) |
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