IWAI implements JMVP : MoPSW
NEW DELHI : The Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Shri Sarbananda Sonowal informed in a written reply in Lok Sabha that, IWAI has undertaken implementation of the Jal Marg Vikas Project (JMVP) for capacity augmentation of National Waterway -1 (NW-1) on the Haldia – Varanasi stretch (1390 km) of the Ganga-Bhagirathi- Hooghly River System with the technical and financial assistance of the World Bank to provide fairway of 2.2 to 3.0 meters and a bottom channel of 45 meters for large barge movement, Multi-Modal Terminals, Intermodal Terminals, Navigational lock gates, community jetties and navigational aids.
The details of the plan outlay along with projects approved for development of National Waterways is at Annexure-I
Annexure -1
The details of Inland Water Transport (IWT) Projects on National Waterways (NWs) and planned outlay as on 30.06.2024 :–
| S. No. | Projects Sanctioned on National Waterway (NW) with States | (Rs. in cr.) |
| Allocated | ||
| 1. | Jal Marg Vikas Project (JMVP-I & II) from Varanasi-Haldia stretch (1390 km) on NW-1 (Ganga-Bhagirathi-Hooghly River System) in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand & West Bengal | 5369.18 |
| 2. | (a) Development of NW-2 (river Brahmaputra) in Assam | 474 |
| (b) Construction of Alternative road to Pandu Port on NW-2 to NH-27 in Assam | 180 | |
| (c) Construction Ship repair facility at Pandu on NW-2 to NH-27 in Assam | 208 | |
| 3. | Development of NW-16 (river Barak) and Indian Portion of Indo-Bangladesh Route in Assam | 148 |
| 4. | Development of 16 NWs (NW-3, 4, 5 & 13 new NWs) in the States of Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Goa, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra & Assam- | 267 |
| Total | 6646.18 |