Parliament Question: Development Work for National Waterway-4

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1031 ANSWERED ON 05.12.2025 DEVELOPMENT WORK FOR NATIONAL WATERWAY-4

1031. SHRI PRABHAKAR REDDY VEMIREDDY;

Will the Minister of PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS be pleased to state: प(cid:517)न, पोत प(cid:303)रवहन और जलमाग(cid:330) मं(cid:361)ी

(a) the details regarding the development works approved by the Government for National Waterway-4 (NW-4), especially for Andhra Pradesh;

(b) length of the operational and under development segment of NW-4 with expected completion dates for ongoing works State-wise and especially in Andhra Pradesh;

(c) the funds allocated and disbursed for NW-4 development, year-wise since the project inception along with physical progress achieved till date;

(d) the details regarding other infrastructure for NW-4, such as jetties, terminals and cargo handling facilities proposed, under construction and fully functional, including the present status of the same;

(e) the utilization data of the operational segment of NW-4, including cargo volumes, passenger movements and number of vessels, year-wise; and

(f) whether any challenges were faced in the development and operation of NW- 4, if so, the details thereof regarding the measures undertaken to address them? ANSWER MINISTER OF PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS (SHRI SARBANANDA SONOWAL)

(a) The details of development works as approved by the Government for National Waterway-4 (NW- 4) including Andhra Pradesh are given at Annexure-I.

(b) The length of operational and under development segment of NW-4 are given at Annexure-II. The State-wise details of ongoing works, alongwith scheduled completion dates are given at Annexure-I.(c) The details of year-wise fund allocation for various development works on NW- 4 with physical progress are given at Annexure-III.

(d) The details of other infrastructure works alongwith their completion date & physical progress are given at Annexure-I.

(e) The cargo movement for last 5 years (2020-21 to 2024-25) in NW- 4 is 41.18

MMT and the year wise details are given below:

Financial Year 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 Cargo Movement (in MMT) 6.83 11.23 8.42 4.30 10.40 During 2025-26 (till October), 14,53,227 passengers were recorded on NW-4. Further, as on 03.12.2025, 740 vessels have been registered in Jalyan & Navik portal by the Inland Waterways Transport Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh including for NW-4.

(f) The challenges faced in the development and operation of NW-4 are the presence of 6 weirs, 28 dams, 8 barrages & 14 check dams without navigation lock and 114 bridges out of which 89 do not comply with the regulations laid by IWAI for safe navigation. The measures to resolve these issues have been taken up with the State Government(s) concerned.Annexure-I Details of approved works on NW-4 with physical progress Sl. Description of works Value (in State Status/ Remarks no. Rs. Cr.)

1. Updation of DPR for NW-4 5.22 Andhra Pradesh,  Physical Tamil Nadu, progress- Maharashtra, 27% Telangana,  Completion Karnataka, by July, Puducherry and 2026.

Chhattisgarh

2. 3 nos. steel pontoons in River 8.08 Telangana  Physical Krishna Progress- 49%  Completion by Apr,

2026.

3. Construction of boundary wall, 13.27 Andhra Pradesh  Physical Ro-Ro ramp and other Progress- ancillaries undertaken at 18% Muktyala  Completion by July

2026.

4. Construction of boundary wall, 5.00 Andhra Pradesh  Physical Ro-Ro ramp and other Progress- ancillaries undertaken at 2% Harishchandrapuram  Completion by July

2026.

5. 6 nos. steel pontoons in River 11.86 Andhra Pradesh Work to be Godavari awarded by

15.01.2026 Total 43.43Annexure-II Operational /under development stretches of NW-4.

Sl. State River / Canal Stretch Length No. (in Km) Andhra Pradesh River Godavari 127

1. Bhadrachalam to Polavaram Polavaram to Rajahmundry 44 River Krishna 86 Wazirabad to Pulichintala Pulichintala to Prakasam barrage 71

2. Telangana Pulichintala dam to Srisailam (River 32* Krishna) *To be made operational by July 2026Annexure-III Year wise Fund Allocated & Disbursement for NW-4 SI. Figures Physical progress Financial Year No. (inRs. Lakhs) (in percentage) 1 2024-25 121.50 100 2 2023-24 67.26 100 3 2022-23 18.17 100 4 2021-22 307.85 100 5 2020-21 295.75 100 6 2019-20 441.24 100 7 2018-19 2079.91 100 8 2017-18 1478.05 100 9 2016-17 95.78 100 10 2015-16 256.97 100 11 2014-15 179.06 100 12 2013-14 85.30 100 *****