The government of India in 2016 passed National Waterways Act, 2016 which is an extension of an act passed in Act passed in 1917 that was amended in 2007 called The Inland Vessels (Amendment) Act, 2007. The National waterways bill 2015 proposed 106 new waterways in the country, out of which 32 projects have been found to be technically feasible acknowledges the recent report. These additions to the waterways system make it to a sum of 111 total national waterways in the country as 5 national waterways are already in existence through the acts passed in 1917 and 2007(Amendment). Out of these five 3 are already functional and the other two have been constructed and to be operational very soon.. When completed, these waterways network intoto will cover about 20,275.5 km. This is to be a great boon to the transport and tourism sectors in the country.
Below is the complete list of proposed and existing National water ways in the country depicted in the picture and table.
You can view IWAI Documentary on NWs here https://youtu.be/aXg8Y9mexUM
You can view IWAI Documentary on NWs here https://youtu.be/aXg8Y9mexUM
Picture source: IWAI
Name
|
River
|
States
|
Length of NW (km)
|
NW1
|
Allahabad-Haldia stretch of the Ganga—Bhagirathi-Hooghly Rivers
|
UP, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal
|
1620
|
NW2
|
Sadiya-Dhubri Stretch of Brahmaputra River
|
Assam
|
891
|
NW3
|
Kollam-Kozhikode Stretch of West Coast Canal and Champakara and Udyogmandal Canals
|
Kerala
|
365
|
NW4
|
Kakinada-Puducherry Stretch of Canals and the Kaluvelly Tank, Nashik-Bhadrachalam-Rajahmundry Stretch of River Godavari and Bridge near village Galagali-Wazirabad-Vijayawada Stretch of River Krishna
|
Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telanagana
|
1095
|
NW5
|
Talcher-Dhamra Stretch of Brahmani-Kharsua-Tantighai-Pandua Nala-Dudhei Nala-Kani Dhamra-river system, Geonkhali-Charbatia Stretch of East Coast Canal,harbatia-Dhamra Stretch of Matai River and Mahanadi Delta Rivers
|
Odisha, West Bengal
|
588
|
NW6
|
Aai River
|
Assam
|
71
|
NW7
|
Ajoy River
|
West Bengal
|
96
|
NW8
|
Alappuzha-Changanassery Canal
|
Kerala
|
28
|
NW9
|
Alappuzha-Kottayam Athirampuzha Canal
|
Kerala
|
38
|
NW10
|
Amba River
|
Maharashtra
|
45
|
NW11
|
Arunawati Aran River System
|
Maharashtra
|
98
|
NW12
|
Asi River
|
UP
|
5.5
|
NW13
|
AVM Canal
|
Kerala,Tamil Nadu
|
11
|
NW14
|
Baitarni River
|
Odisha
|
49
|
NW15
|
Bakreswar Mayurakshi River System
|
West Bengal
|
137
|
Barak River
|
Assam
|
121
|
|
NW17
|
Beas River
|
HP & Punjab
|
191
|
NW18
|
Beki River
|
Assam
|
73
|
NW19
|
Betwa River
|
UP
|
68
|
NW20
|
Bhavani River
|
Tamil Nadu
|
94
|
NW21
|
Bheema River
|
Telangana Karnataka
|
139
|
NW22
|
Birupa Badi Genguti Brahmani River
System
|
Odisha
|
156
|
NW23
|
Budha Balanga River
|
Odisha
|
56
|
NW24
|
Chambal River
|
UP
|
60
|
NW25
|
Chapora River
|
Goa
|
33
|
NW26
|
Chenab River
|
J&K & Punjab
|
53
|
NW27
|
Cumberjua River
|
Goa
|
17
|
NW28
|
Dabhol Creek Vashishti River
|
Maharashtra
|
45
|
NW29
|
Damodar River
|
West Bengal
|
135
|
NW30
|
Dehing River
|
Assam
|
114
|
NW31
|
Dhansiri/Chathe River
|
Assam
|
110
|
NW32
|
Dikhu River
|
Assam
|
63
|
NW33
|
Doyans River
|
Assam
|
61
|
NW34
|
DVC Canal
|
West Bengal
|
130
|
NW35
|
Dwarakeswar River
|
West Bengal
|
113
|
NW36
|
Dwarka River
|
West Bengal
|
121
|
NW37
|
Gandak River
|
Bihar & UP
|
300
|
NW38
|
Gangadhar River
|
Assam & West Bengal
|
62
|
NW39
|
Ganol River
|
Meghalaya
|
49
|
NW40
|
Ghaghra River
|
Bihar & UP
|
340
|
NW41
|
Ghataprabha River
|
Karnataka
|
112
|
NW42
|
Gomti River
|
UP
|
518
|
NW43
|
Gurupur River
|
Karnataka
|
10
|
NW44
|
Ichamati River
|
West Bengal
|
64
|
NW45
|
Indira Gandhi Canal
|
Haryana, Punjab & Rajasthan
|
650
|
NW46
|
Indus River
|
J&K
|
35
|
NW47
|
Jalangi River
|
West Bengal
|
131
|
NW48
|
Jawai-Luni Rivers and Rann of Kutch
|
Rajasthan & Gujarat
|
590
|
NW49
|
Jhelum River
|
J&K
|
110
|
NW50
|
Jinjiram River
|
Meghalaya & Assam
|
43
|
NW51
|
Kabini River
|
Karnataka
|
23
|
NW52
|
Kali River
|
Karnataka
|
54
|
NW53
|
Kalyan-Thane-Mumbai Waterway, Vasai
Creek and Ulhas River
|
Maharashtra
|
145
|
NW54
|
Karamnasa River
|
UP & Bihar
|
86
|
NW55
|
Kaveri Kollidam River
|
Tamil Nadu
|
364
|
NW56
|
Kherkai River
|
Jharkhand
|
23
|
NW57
|
Kopili River
|
Assam
|
46
|
NW58
|
Kosi River
|
Bihar
|
236
|
NW59
|
Kottayam-Vaikom Canal
|
Kerala
|
28
|
NW60
|
Kumari River
|
West Bengal
|
77
|
NW61
|
Kumari River
|
Meghalaya
|
28
|
NW62
|
Lohit River
|
Assam
|
100
|
NW63
|
Luni River
|
Rajasthan
|
327
|
NW64
|
Mahanadi River
|
Odisha
|
425
|
NW65
|
Mahananda River
|
West Bengal
|
81
|
NW66
|
Mahi River
|
Gujarat
|
248
|
NW67
|
Malaprabha River
|
Karnataka
|
94
|
NW68
|
Mandovir River
|
Goa
|
41
|
NW69
|
Manimutharu River
|
Tamil Nadu
|
5
|
NW70
|
Manjara River
|
Maharashtra, &Telangana
|
242
|
NW71
|
Mapusa/Moide River
|
Goa
|
27
|
NW72
|
Nag River
|
Maharashtra
|
60
|
NW73
|
Narmada River
|
Gujarat
|
227
|
NW74
|
Netravathi River
|
Karnataka
|
78
|
NW75
|
Palar River
|
Tamil Nadu
|
141
|
NW76
|
Panchagangavali (Panchagangoli) River
|
Karnataka
|
23
|
NW77
|
Pazhyar River
|
Tamil Nadu
|
20
|
NW78
|
Penganga Wardha River System
|
Maharashtra & Telangana
|
265
|
NW79
|
Pennar River
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
29
|
NW80
|
Ponniyar River
|
Tamil Nadu
|
125
|
NW81
|
Punpun River
|
Bihar
|
35
|
NW82
|
Puthimari River
|
Assam
|
72
|
NW83
|
Rajpuri Creek
|
Maharashtra
|
31
|
NW84
|
Ravi River
|
HP & J&K
|
42
|
NW85
|
Revadanda Creek Kundalika River System
|
Maharashtra
|
31
|
NW86
|
Rupnarayan River
|
West Bengal
|
72
|
NW87
|
Sabarmati River
|
Gujarat
|
212
|
NW88
|
Sal River
|
Goa
|
14
|
NW89
|
Savitri River (Bankot Creek)
|
Maharashtra
|
46
|
NW90
|
Sharavati River
|
Karnataka
|
29
|
NW91
|
Shastri River Jaigad Creek
|
Maharashtra
|
52
|
NW92
|
Silabati River
|
West Bengal
|
26
|
NW93
|
Simsang River
|
Meghalaya
|
62
|
NW94
|
Sone River
|
Bihar
|
160
|
NW95
|
Subansiri River
|
Assam
|
111
|
NW96
|
Subarnrekha River
|
Jharkhand, West Bengal & Odisha
|
314
|
NW97
|
Sunderbans Waterways
|
West Bengal
|
654
|
NW98
|
Sutlej River
|
Punjab & HP
|
377
|
NW99
|
Tamaraparani River
|
Tamil Nadu
|
64
|
NW100
|
Tapi River
|
Maharashtra & Gujarat
|
436
|
NW101
|
Tizu and Zungki Rivers
|
Nagaland
|
42
|
NW102
|
Tlwang (Dhaleswari River)
|
Mizoram
|
86
|
NW103
|
Tons River
|
UP
|
73
|
NW104
|
Tungabhadra River
|
Telangana, Karnataka & AP
|
230
|
NW105
|
Udayavara River
|
Karnataka
|
16
|
NW106
|
Umngot (Dwaki) River
|
Meghalaya
|
20
|
NW107
|
Vaigai River
|
Tamil Nadu
|
45
|
NW108
|
Varuna River
|
UP
|
53
|
NW109
|
Wainganga Pranahita River System
|
Maharashtra & Telangana
|
164
|
NW110
|
Yamuna River
|
Haryana, UP & Delhi
|
1089
|
NW111
|
Zuari River
|
Goa
|
50
|
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