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DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS IN PORTS, WATERWAYS AND SHIPPING

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The Government has implemented several policy and promotional initiatives for the development of Inland Water Transport (IWT) sector, including notification of the National Waterways (Construction of Jetties/ Terminals) Regulation, 2025, Jalvahak scheme and extension of Tonnage Tax benefits, besides development of Multi Modal Terminals (MMT)/ Inter Modal Terminal (IMT), jetties and fairway maintenance. The details of IWT/ new port infrastructure projects, including the projects of Uttar Pradesh implemented on National Waterway (NW)-1 (Haldia to Prayagraj) are attached as Annexure-I.
                                                                                                                   Annexure-I

Details of New Port Development Projects and IWT Infrastructure Projects.

 

A.National Waterway-1

Sl. No.

State

District

Project

Status

Cost (Rs. in crore)

1

Uttar Pradesh

Varanasi

Multimodal Terminal Varanasi

Completed

182.33

2

Uttar Pradesh

Varanasi/ Chandauli/ Ghazipur/Ballia

15 Community Jetties

Completed

14.23

3

Uttar Pradesh

Varanasi

Ship Repair Facility Varanasi

Work in Progress

182.93

4

Uttar Pradesh

Varanasi

2 Nos. of River Cruise Terminals at Varanasi

DPR in Progress

200

5

Uttar Pradesh

Varanasi

Regional Centre of Excellence

DPR in Progress

250

6

Uttar Pradesh

Varanasi

Development of Freight Village- MMLP Varanasi

PPP Bidding ongoing.

188

7

Uttar Pradesh

Five Locations

Quick Pontoon Opening Mechanism

1 Installed and 4 Under construction

51.61

8

Uttar Pradesh

Various Location

Fairway Development

  1. Majhauwa – Ghazipur
  2. Ghazipur to Varanasi

Ongoing

221.51

9

Uttar Pradesh

Varanasi

Launch of Hydrogen vessels at Varanasi

Completed

24

10

Uttar Pradesh

Ayodhya

Installation of Jetty and operationalization of hybrid electric vessels at Ayodhya on NW-40 is completed

Completed

16

11

Uttar Pradesh

Mathura & Vrindavan

Development of IWT Infrastructure & Fairway Maintenance on NW-110 along Mathura & Vrindavan stretch

Completed

12

12

Uttar Pradesh

Varanasi, Ayodhya & Prayagraj

Development of Water Metro project at Varanasi, Ayodhya and Praygraj

Ongoing

Feasibility study completed.

13

Bihar

Five Location

Quick Pontoon Opening Mechanism

1 Installed and 4 Under construction

55

14

Bihar

Patna

Ship Repair Facility Patna

Work in Progress

210.56

15

Bihar

Patna

River Cruise Terminals at Patna

DPR in Progress

100

16

Bihar

Saran

Intermodal Terminal, Kalughat

Completed

87.13

17

Bihar

Patna

Upgradation of NINI Patna

Completed

6.35

18

Bihar

Various Locations

Fairway Development

  1. Farakka – Kahalgaon
  2. Sultanganj – Barh
  3. Barh – Digha
  4. Digha – Majhauwa

Ongoing

377.56

19

Bihar

21 Locations

Development of Community Jetties

Completed

39.21

20

Jharkhand

Sahibganj

Multimodal Terminal Sahibganj

Completed

278.44

21

Jharkhand

2 locations

Development of Community Jetties

Completed

2.60

22

West Bengal

Haldia

Multimodal Terminal, Haldia

Completed

508.36

23

West Bengal

Balagarh

Intermodal Terminal, Balagarh, West Bengal

Under Implementation

27.41

24

West Bengal

Murshidabad

New Navigational Lock at Farakka

Completed

369.53

25

West Bengal

Murshidabad

Modernization of Existing Lock Gate

Ongoing

172.95

26

West Bengal

Various Location

Fairway Development

  1. Tribeni – Katwa
  2. Katwa – Farakka
  3. Haldia Access Channel

Ongoing

175.84

27

West Bengal

22 Locations

Development of Community Jetties

Completed

39.21

 

B. New Port Infrastructure Projects

Sl. No.

State

Project

Cost (Rs. in crore)

1

Maharashtra

Vadhavan Green Field Deep water Port

76220

    
The details of major project undertaken and being undertaken to strengthen trade and connectivity through inland waterways in the North-Eastern Region on NW-2, NW-16 in Assam are attached as Annexure -II.
 
                                                                                                                   Annexure-II
 

A. MAJOR COMPLETED PROJECTS IN NER:

Sl. No.

State

District

Project

Status

Cost (Rs. crore)

1

Assam

Kamrup

Construction of High Level Jetty at Pandu

Completed

43.89

2

Assam

Dhubri

Construction of Jetty and allied works for Dhubri Terminals

Completed

47

3

Assam

Bongaigaon

Development of IWT Terminal at MMLP Jogighopa

Completed

82.04

4

Assam

Dibrugarh

Construction of Cargo-cum-Tourist Terminal at Bogibeel

Completed

101

5

Assam

Dibrugarh, Kamrup

Floating Tourist Jetty at Bogibeel & Pandu

Completed

9.75

6

Assam

Karimganj

Renovation of Existing Shore Facilities at Badarpur and Karimganj Terminal

Completed

6.4

7

Tripura

Sepahijala

Construction & Development of IWT Terminal at Sonamura, Tripura

Completed

6.91

8

Assam

Dibrugarh

Customs & Immigration Building at Bogibeel

Completed

8.87

9

Assam

Dibrugarh

Customs & Immigration Building at Dhubri & Bogibeel

Completed

9.31

10

Assam

Bongaigaon

Construction of Boundary Wall at Jogighopa Terminal

Completed

12.33

11

Assam

Dibrugarh

Renovation of Heritage Building at Dibrugarh

Completed

6

12

Assam

Tinsukia, Dhemaji, Dibrugarh, Lakhimpur, Majuli, Jorhat, Sivasagar, Golaghat, Biswanath, Sonitpur, Nagaon, Morigaon, Kamrup (Metro), Kamrup, Nalbari, Barpeta, Goalpara, Bongaigaon, South Salmara–Mankachar, and Dhubri

Operational & Maintenance of other works including terminals and fairway development (2014–2026)

Completed

508.3

13

Assam

Kamrup

Construction of Steel Gangway with Yoke System at Pandu

Completed

2.88

14

Assam

Kamrup

Approach Road to Pandu Jetty from NH-27

Completed

180

 

B. MAJOR ONGOING PROJECTS IN NER:

Sl. No.

State

District

Project

Status

Cost (? Cr.)

1

Assam

Dhubri, South Salmara–Mankachar, Goalpara Bongaigaon (Jogighopa), Barpeta, Kamrup

Fairway Development in NER through DCI for NW-2 (Bangladesh Border to Pandu)

Work in progress
(Physical Progress: 67.70%)

143

2

Assam

Kamrup

Ship Repair Facility at Pandu

Work in progress
[Physical Progress: 98.46 % for civil works and total project completion 68% (Civil, Mechanical and Electrical works)]

283.33

3

Assam

Jorhat

Construction of Tourist Jetty at Bishwanath Ghat & Cargo-cum-Cruise Terminal at Neamati Ghat

Work awarded to IPRCL on Deposit Work basis. Tender under process.

158

4

Assam

Dibrugarh

Development of RCoE at Dibrugarh

Work awarded to IPRCL on Deposit Work basis.Tender under process.

207.65

5

Assam

Kamrup

Construction of Building for Regional Office, MSDC, Guest House and Office Space for ITAT at Fancy Bazar

Work awarded to IPRCL on Deposit Work basis. Tender under process.

50

6

Assam

Kamrup

Link Road connecting Pandu Terminal with Ship Repair Facility

Work in progress
(Physical Progress: 30.00%)

55

7

Assam

Karimganj

Development & Maintenance of Fairway in Bhanga–Badarpur (10.5 km) stretch through DCI

Work in progress
(Physical Progress: 67.70%)

41.67

8

Assam

Karimganj

Construction of Berthing Pontoon with Gangway at Badarpur Terminal

Work in progress
(Physical Progress: 72.50%)

2.57

9

Assam

Karimganj

Construction of Crane Pontoon with Gangway at Karimganj Terminal

Work in progress
(Physical Progress: 65.00%)

4.42

10

Assam

Karimganj

Procurement of One Survey Vessel for NW-16

Work in progress
(Physical Progress: 60.00%)

4.97

11

Assam

Karimganj

Procurement of Three Amphibian Dredgers for NW-16 & IBP Route

Under Tendering Stage

30

12

Assam

Dhubri

Procurement of Two (25×6 m) Steel Pontoons for River Brahmaputra (NW-2)

Work in progress
(Physical Progress: 90.00%)

3.4

13

Assam

Kamrup

Procurement of Two SDB Vessels for River Brahmaputra (NW-2)

Work in progress
(Physical Progress: 55.00%)

2.88

14

Assam

Silchar

Project for Providing 10 Nos. RPL Passenger Vessels for River Barak

Work in progress
(Physical Progress: 55.00%)

13.02

15

Assam

Dibrugarh

Construction of All-weather Approach Road from NH-15 to Bogibeel Terminal (DPR)

Under DPR Stage

0.43

16

Assam, Meghalaya.

Tinsukia, Dibrugarh, Sivasagar, Goalpara, Kamrup, Morigaon, Nagaon, Lakhimpur, Majuli,

West Garo Hills

DPR for Construction of Community Jetties on NW-30, NW-32, NW-50, NW-57 & NW-95

Under Tendering Stage

5.56

 

The details of projects on other waterways are attached at Annexure -III.

                                                                                                                  Annexure-III
 

A. COMPLETED TERMINALS ON OTHER NWs

Sl. No.

State

District

Project

Status

Cost (? Cr.)

1.

Andhra Pradesh

NTR

4 nos floating steel pontoon terminals on NW-4 (River Krishna)

Completed

5.84

2.

Andhra Pradesh

NTR

Permanent Ro-Ro terminal

Completed

13.27

3.

Goa

North Goa

4 nos floating concrete terminals on NW-68 (River Mandovi)

Completed

9.6

 

B. ONGOING TERMINALS ON OTHER NWs

Sl. No.

State

District

Description

National Waterways

Size of Concrete Pontoons

Status

Timeline

1

Goa

North Goa / South Goa

Design, Construction, Supply, Installation, Testing & Commissioning of 10 nos. Community Jetties.

Cumbarjua Canal (NW-27); Mandovi River (NW-68); Zuari River (NW-111)

10 nos. concrete jetties of size 24 m x 6 m.

Casting completed. 3 of 10 sites finalized for installation.

Dec-26

2

Gujarat

Narmada / Chhota Udepur

Design, Construction, Supply, Installation, Testing & Commissioning of 2 nos. Concrete jetties.

Narmada River (NW-73)

1 jetty at Mokhdi village (36 m x 9 m) & 1 at Hafeswar Temple (24 m x 6 m).

Casting completed. Installation after approaching the road.

Dec-26

2

Gujarat

Surat

Design, Construction, Supply, Installation, Testing & Commissioning of 2 nos. Concrete jetties.

Tapi River (NW-100)

1 jetty at Surat Castle (36 m x 9 m) & 1 at Dumas Beach (24 m x 6 m).

Casting yet to start.

Dec-26

3

Jammu & Kashmir

Srinagar/Anantnag/Bandipora; Jammu/Reasi/Kathua

Design, Construction, Supply, Installation, Testing & Commissioning of 8 + 3 concrete jetties.

Jhelum River (NW-49); Chenab River (NW-26); Ravi River (NW-84)

8 jetties (30 m x 6 m) on Jhelum; 2 jetties (30 m x 6 m) at Akhnoor & Reasi; 1 jetty (24 m x 6 m) at Satwain.

Casting in progress.

Dec-26

4

Karnataka

Mysuru / Uttara Kannada

Design, Construction, Supply, Installation, Testing & Commissioning of 3 nos. Concrete jetties.

Sharavati (NW-90); Kabini (NW-51)

2 jetties (36 m x 9 m) at Beeramballi & Gerosuppa; 1 jetty (24 m x 6 m) at Honnavar.

Casting yet to start.

Dec-26

5

Odisha

Kendrapara

Design, Construction, Supply, Installation, Testing & Commissioning of 3 nos. Concrete jetties.

Mahanadi (NW-64); Baitarani (NW-14)

2 jetties (36 m x 9 m) at Bahakuda & Musadia; 1 jetty (24 m x 6 m) at Gupti Ghat.

Casting yet to start.

Mar-27

6

West Bengal

North 24 Parganas

Design & Inspection for 08 nos. HDPE Pontoons at Ichamati River.

Ichamati River (NW-44)

8 HDPE Pontoons at Harishpur, Bajitpur, Kathatala, Medey, Purna, Media, Kabilpur & Media Ferry Ghats.

Fabrication yet to start.

Mar-27

7

Kerala

Kottayam / Alappuzha

Design & Inspection for 04 nos. HDPE Pontoons.

Kollam-Kottapuram & West Coast Canal (NW-3)

04 HDPE Pontoons at Vaikkom, Cherthala (Thanneermukkom), Alappuzha & Kayamkulam.

Fabrication yet to start.

Mar-27

 

IWT projects for which approval have been given recently for implementation in Uttar Pradesh are given below:

 

S. No.

Projects

Timeline

1

Development of Ship Repair Facility at Varanasi

  • Work awarded on 29.04.2026
  • Scheduled completion 2 years

2

Development of Freight Village-Multimodal Logistics Park at Varanasi

  • PPP bidding in progress.
  • Letter of Award targeted October,2026



This information was given by the Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal, in a written reply to the Lok Sabha.

Source: PIB

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