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
|
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
|
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
|
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 |
143 |
|
2 |
Assam |
Kamrup |
Ship Repair Facility at Pandu |
Work in progress |
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 |
55 |
|
7 |
Assam |
Karimganj |
Development & Maintenance of Fairway in Bhanga–Badarpur (10.5 km) stretch through DCI |
Work in progress |
41.67 |
|
8 |
Assam |
Karimganj |
Construction of Berthing Pontoon with Gangway at Badarpur Terminal |
Work in progress |
2.57 |
|
9 |
Assam |
Karimganj |
Construction of Crane Pontoon with Gangway at Karimganj Terminal |
Work in progress |
4.42 |
|
10 |
Assam |
Karimganj |
Procurement of One Survey Vessel for NW-16 |
Work in progress |
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 |
3.4 |
|
13 |
Assam |
Kamrup |
Procurement of Two SDB Vessels for River Brahmaputra (NW-2) |
Work in progress |
2.88 |
|
14 |
Assam |
Silchar |
Project for Providing 10 Nos. RPL Passenger Vessels for River Barak |
Work in progress |
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 |
|
|
2 |
Development of Freight Village-Multimodal Logistics Park at Varanasi |
|
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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