List of national waterways in India

There are 111 officially notified Inland National Waterways (NWs) in India identified for the purposes of inland water transport,^[1] as per The National Waterways Act, 2016. Out of the 111 NWs, 106 were created in 2016.^[2] The NW network covers around 20,275.5 km. NW-1, 2, & 3 are already operational. Cargo as well as passenger / cruise vessels are plying on these waterways. Detailed Project Report (DPR) for development of NW-4 & 5 was completed in 2010. The DPR of NW 5 was updated in 2014. For the newly declared 106 NWs, techno-economic feasibility studies have been initiated.^[3]

National waterways in India handled 55 million tonne (MT) in 2017-18 and 72 MT in 2018-19 cargo respectively, and expected to reach 100 MT by fy 2021–22.^[4]

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List

Name	River	States	Length of NW (km)	Operational (Y/N/P(artial))
NW1	Prayagraj-Haldia stretch of the Ganga-Bhagirathi-Hooghly Rivers	Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal	1620	Y
NW2	Sadiya-Dhubri stretch of Brahmaputra River	Assam	891	Y
NW3	Kollam-Kottapuram stretch of West Coast Canal and Champakara canal and Udyogmandal canal	Kerala	365	Y
NW4	Kakinada to Puducherry (Buckingham canal) Andhra Pradesh	Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry (Yanam and Pondicherry)	1095	N^[5]
NW5	(a) Talcher-Dhamra stretch of Brahmani River-Kharsua River-Tantighai River-Pandua Nala-Dudhei Nala-Kani Dhamra River. (b) Geonkhali-Charbatia stretch of coovum Canal. (c) Harbatia-Dhamra stretch of Matai River and Mahanadi Delta Rivers	Odisha, West Bengal	623	Y
NW6	Aai River^[6] BARAK RIVER	Assam	121
NW7	Ajay River	West Bengal	96	Y
NW8	Alappuzha-Changanassery Canal	Kerala	28	Y
NW9	Alappuzha-Kottayam-Athirampuzha Canal	Kerala	38	P
NW10	Amba River	Maharashtra	45	Y
NW11	Arunavati River-Aran River	northern maharastra	98	Y
NW12	Asi River	Uttar Pradesh	5.5	Y
NW13	AVM Canal	Kerala, Tamil Nadu	11	N
NW14	Baitarani River	Odisha	49	Y
NW15	Bakreshwar River-Mayurakshi River	West Bengal	137	Y
NW16	Barak River	Assam	121	Y
NW17	Beas River	Himachal Pradesh and Punjab	191	Y
NW18	Beki River	Assam	73	Y
NW19	Betwa River	Uttar Pradesh	68	Y
NW20	Bhavani River	Tamil Nadu	94	Y
NW21	Bhima River	Telangana and Karnataka	139	N
NW22	Birupa River-Badi River-Genguti River-Brahmani River	Odisha	156	N
NW23	Budhabalanga River	Odisha	56	N
NW24	Chambal River	Uttar Pradesh	60	Y
NW25	Chapora River	Goa	33	N
NW26	Chenab River	JandK and Punjab	53	Y
NW27	Cumbarjua Canal	Goa	17	N
NW28	Dabhol creek-Vashishti River	Maharashtra	45	Y
NW29	Damodar River	West Bengal	135	N
NW30	Dihing River	Assam	114	Y
NW31	Dhansiri River-Chathe River	Assam	110	N
NW32	Dikhu River	Assam	63	N
NW33	Doyans River	Assam	61	N
NW34	DVC canal	West Bengal	130	N
NW35	Dwarakeswar River	West Bengal	113	N
NW36	Dwarka River	West Bengal	121	N
NW37	Gandak River	Bihar and Uttar Pradesh	300	N
NW38	Gangadhar River	Assam and West Bengal	62	N
NW39	Ganol River	Meghalaya	49	N
NW40	Ghaghara River	Bihar and Uttar Pradesh	340	N
NW41	Ghataprabha River	Karnataka	112	N
NW42	Gomti River	Uttar Pradesh	518	N
NW43	Gurupura River	Karnataka	10	N
NW44	Ichamati River	West Bengal	64	N
NW45	Indira Gandhi Canal	Haryana, Punjab and Rajasthan	650	N
NW46	Indus River	Ladakh	35	N
NW47	Jalangi River	West Bengal	131	N
NW48	Jawai River-Luni River and Rann of Kutch	Rajasthan and Gujarat	590	N
NW49	Jhelum River	JandK	110	N
NW50	Jinjiram River	Meghalaya and Assam	43	N
NW51	Kabini River	Karnataka	23	N
NW52	Kali River	Karnataka	54	N
NW53	Kalyan-Thane-Mumbai Waterway, Vasai Creek and Ulhas River	Maharashtra	145	N
NW54	Karmanasa River	Uttar Pradesh and Bihar	86	N
NW55	Kaveri River-Kollidam River	Tamil Nadu	364	N
NW56	Kharkai River	Jharkhand	23	N
NW57	Kopili River	Assam	46	N
NW58	Kosi River	Bihar	236	N
NW59	Kottayam-Vaikom Canal	Kerala	28	N
NW60	Kumari River	West Bengal	77	N
NW61	Kumari River	Meghalaya	28	N
NW62	Lohit River	Assam	100	N
NW63	Luni River	Rajasthan	327	N
NW64	Mahanadi River	Odisha	425	N
NW65	Mahananda River	West Bengal	81	N
NW66	Mahi River	Gujarat	248	N
NW67	Malaprabha River	Karnataka	94	N
NW68	Mandovi River	Goa	41	Y
NW69	Manimuthar River	Tamil Nadu	5	N
NW70	Manjara River	Maharashtra and Telangana	242	N
NW71	Mapusa River-Moide River	Goa	27	N
NW72	Nag River	Maharashtra	60	N
NW73	Narmada River	Gujarat	227	Y
NW74	Netravati River	Karnataka	78	N
NW75	Palar River	Tamil Nadu	141	N
NW76	Panchagangavalli River (Panchagangoli)	Karnataka	23	N
NW77	Pazhyar River	Tamil Nadu	20	N
NW78	Painganga River-Wardha River	Maharashtra and Telangana	265	N
NW79	Penna River	Andhra Pradesh	29	N
NW80	Ponnaiyar River	Tamil Nadu	125	N
NW81	Punpun River	Bihar	35	N
NW82	Puthimari River	Assam	72	N
NW83	Rajpuri creek	Maharashtra	31	Y
NW84	Ravi River	Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir	42	N
NW85	Revdanda creek and Kundalika River	Maharashtra	31	Y
NW86	Rupnarayan River	West Bengal	72	N
NW87	Sabarmati River	Gujarat	212	N
NW88	Sal River	Goa	14	N
NW89	Savitri River and Bankot creek	Maharashtra	46	N
NW90	Sharavati river	Karnataka	29	N
NW91	Shastri River-Jaigad Fort creek	Maharashtra	52	Y
NW92	Shilabati River	West Bengal	26	N
NW93	Simsang River	Meghalaya	62	N
NW94	Son River	Bihar	160	N
NW95	Subansiri River	Assam	111	N
NW96	Subarnarekha River	Jharkhand, West Bengal and Odisha	314	N
NW97	Sunderbans waterways	West Bengal	654	Y
NW98	Sutlej River	Himachal Pradesh and Punjab	377	N
NW99	Thamirabarani River	Tamil Nadu	64	N
NW100	Tapi River	Maharashtra and Gujarat	436	Y
NW101	Tizu River and Zungki River	Nagaland	42	N
NW102	Tlwang River	Mizoram	86	N
NW103	Tons River	Uttar Pradesh	73	N
NW104	Tungabhadra River	Telangana, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh	230	N
NW105	Udayavara River	Karnataka	16	N
NW106	Umngot River	Meghalaya	20	N
NW107	Vaigai River	Tamil Nadu	45	N
NW108	Varuna River	Uttar Pradesh	53	N
NW109	Wainganga River-Pranahita River	Maharashtra and Telangana	164	N
NW110	Yamuna River	Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi	1089	P
NW111	Zuari River	Goa	50	Y

Notes

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Wazirabad barrage (north Delhi)-Palla (disambiguation) (north Faridabad) perennial section is being developed for the passenger and cargo ferry service.^[7] Okhla barrage-Agra steamer service is planned by the end of June 2017 with the help of Netherlands (c. Feb 2017).^[8]

References

^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-05-16. Retrieved 2016-03-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "National Waterway Act, 2016: Centre set to explore 5 rivers in Gujarat for inland water transport". The Indian Express. 2016-09-25. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
^ "Press Information Bureau". www.pib.nic.in. Government of India. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
^ IWAI revises cargo handling target to 100 MT on national waterways by FY22, Economic Times, 30 December 2019.
^ Market, Capital (2018-12-31). "National Waterway - 4 covers length of 2890 kms". Business Standard India. Retrieved 2021-08-23.
^ https://mdoner.gov.in/contentimages/files/Identification_of_Potential_Waterways_in_NER.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}
^ Yamuna water link may get govt nod, Times of India, 6 April 2016.
^ Steamer service to revive navigation in Agra Canal after 143 years, Hindustan Times, 1 Feb 2017.

[1] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-05-16. Retrieved 2016-03-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[2] "National Waterway Act, 2016: Centre set to explore 5 rivers in Gujarat for inland water transport". The Indian Express. 2016-09-25. Retrieved 2021-09-23.

[3] "Press Information Bureau". www.pib.nic.in. Government of India. Retrieved 30 January 2017.

[tar1-4] IWAI revises cargo handling target to 100 MT on national waterways by FY22, Economic Times, 30 December 2019.

[5] Market, Capital (2018-12-31). "National Waterway - 4 covers length of 2890 kms". Business Standard India. Retrieved 2021-08-23.

[6] ttps://mdoner.gov.in/contentimages/files/Identification_of_Potential_Waterways_in_NER.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}

[yumwater1-7] Yamuna water link may get govt nod, Times of India, 6 April 2016.

[yumwater2-8] Steamer service to revive navigation in Agra Canal after 143 years, Hindustan Times, 1 Feb 2017.

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v t e Waterways in India
National Waterways (list)	1 2 3 4 5 6
Regulatory Body	Inland Waterways Authority of India
Legislations	National Waterways Act, 2016

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References