India, Aug. 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
National Waterway
State
FY 2026-27
NW-49 (Jhelum River), NW-26 (Chenab River) and NW-84 (Ravi River)
Jammu & Kashmir
NW-51 (Kabini River) and NW-90 (Sharavati River)
Karnataka
NW-88 (Sal River)
Goa
FY 2027-28
NW-52 (Kali River) and NW-41 (Ghataprabha River)
Karnataka
NW-22 (Birupa-Badi-Genguti-Brahmani System) and NW-96 (Subarnarekha River)
Odisha
FY 2028-29
NW-25 (Chapora River)
Goa
NW-13 (AVM Canal) and NW-59 (Kottayam-Vaikom Canal)
Kerala
FY 2029-30
NW-89 (Savitri River & Bankot Creek), NW-28 (Dabhol Creek-Vashishti River)
Maharashtra
NW-20 (Bhawani River)
Tamil Nadu
FY 2030-31
NW-98 (Sutlej River)
Himachal Pradesh & Punjab
NW-76 (Panchgangavali River)
Karnataka
NW-37 (Gandak River)
Uttar Pradesh
To promote inland water transport in the country, 111 inland waterways across India have been declared as National Waterways (NWs) vide the National Waterways Act, 2016. As on date, 32 NWs are operational for the purpose of cargo and passenger movement. Further, in pursuance of the budget announcement for 2026-27 and based on studies, 19 additional new NWs have been identified predominantly for cruise tourism and passenger ferry operations over the next five years. Details of these NWs are given in the Annexure.
It has been the focus of the Government to first develop the already declared and feasible NWs for cargo and passenger transportation before declaration of new NWs in the country.
Annexure
This information was given by the Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal, in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha.
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