Parliament Question: Jal Marg Vikas Project

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1090 ANSWERED ON 24.07.2026 JAL MARG VIKAS PROJECT 1090. SHRI RAJIV PRATAP RUDY: Will the Minister of PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS be pleased to state: प(cid:419)न, पोत प(cid:464)रवहन और जलमाग (cid:91) म(cid:287)ं ी (a) the current operational status of the Jal Marg Vikas Project (JMVP) in the country indicating the total volume of cargo transported across operational National Waterways in the country during the last three years, State-wise; (b) the details of funds allocated and utilised for fairway development, channel marking and automated navigational aids on National Waterway-1 (NW-1) during the said period, year-wise; (c) whether the Intermodal Terminal at Kalughat in Saran district of Bihar is fully functional and if so, the details thereof including its container handling capacity and cumulative expenditure incurred on its construction; (d) whether the Government has sanctioned/completed community jetties under JMVP on NW-1 and if so, the details thereof, State-wise including Bihar, district-wise; and (e) whether the Government has taken steps to address seasonal draft variations and low Least Available Depth (LAD) on the Ganga river in Bihar and if so, the details thereof? ANSWER MINISTER OF PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS (SARBANANDA SONAWAL) (a) The development of major infrastructure projects under the Jal Marg Vikas Project (JMVP) have been completed. The infrastructure created under JMVP are now operational and regular cargo/passenger transportation is taking place along National Waterway (NW)-1 . The details of cargo transported across operational NWs in the country during the last three years (State-wise) is given at Annexure-I. (b) The details of funds allocated and utilized for fairway development, Channel stabilization & Navigational Aids on NW-1 in the last three years are as given below; Year 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 (unaudited) Amount ( Rs. in Crore) 251.23 203.65 247.45(c) The construction of Inter Modal Terminal (IMT) Kalughat in Saran district of Bihar is completed. The terminal has been handed over to M/s Summit Alliance Gateway East (India) Private Limited on 31.10.2025 for operation and maintenance under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) mode. The terminal has an annual container handling capacity of 77,000 TEUs developed to facilitate transportation of containerized cargo through NW-1. The total expenditure incurred on the construction of the terminal is Rs.87.13 crore. (d) Yes. Under JMVP, the Government has sanctioned and completed the development of 60 Community Jetties to provide safe and efficient riverine access for hinterland communities and facilitate the movement of local passengers, transportation of trade goods and agricultural produce etc. Out of the 60 Community Jetties, 15 have been developed in Uttar Pradesh, 21 in Bihar, 2 in Jharkhand, and 22 in West Bengal. The State-wise details including Bihar district-wise is given at Annexure-II. (e) Yes. The Government has taken several measures to address seasonal draft variations and effectively maintaining the required Least Available Depth (LAD) for safe and efficient navigation of Inland Water Transport (IWT), which include fairway development and river conservancy works consisting of maintenance dredging, river training works, regular hydrographic surveys, channel marking and bank protection measures etc. In Bihar the various fairway development interventions are ongoing along stretches of Farakka–Kahalgaon, Sultanganj–Mahenderpur–Barh, Barh–Digha, Digha–Majhaua and Kalughat Access Channel.Annexure-I (Cargo in Million Metric Ton) National Waterways (NW) 2023- 2024-25 2025-26 24 NW-1 (Ganga-Bhagirathi-Hooghly River System (Haldia- Allahabad)) in U.P., Bihar, Jharkhand & West Bengal 12.82 16.38 84.78 NW-2 (Brahmaputra River (Dhubri-Sadiya)) in Assam 0.59 0.90 1.29 NW-3 (West Coast Canal) in Kerala 3.29 3.49 4.04 NW-4 (Krishna Godavari River Systems) in Andhra 4.30 10.40 5.71 Pradesh NW-5 (East Coast Canal And Matai River/Brahmani- Kharsua-Dhamra Rivers/Mahanadi Delta Rivers) in 0.64 0.38 0.66 Odisha NW-8 (Alappuzha-Changanassery Canal) in Kerala 0.04 0.04 0.04 NW-9 (Alappuzha-Kottayam Athirampuzha Canal) in 0.02 0.03 0.03 Kerala NW-14 (Baitarni River) in Odisha 0.00 - 0.03 NW-16 (Barak River) in Assam 0.00 0.18 0.27 NW-23 (Budha Balanga) in Odisha 0.02 0.02 0.02 NW-27 (Cumberjua River) in Goa - - 0.36 NW-31 (Dhansiri/Chathe) in Assam 0.01 0.00 0.00 NW-44 (Ichamati River) in West Bengal 0.48 0.49 0.49 NW-47 (Jalangi River) in West Bengal - - 0.11 NW-48 (Jawai-Luni-Rann of Kutch River) in Gujarat - 2.40 2.58 NW-53 (Kalyan-Thane-Mumbai Waterway, Vasai Creek And Ulhas River) in Maharashtra - 2.70 3.23 NW-57 (Kopili River) in Assam - - 0.00 NW-64 (Mahanadi River) in Odisha 0.67 0.40 0.47 NW-86 (Rupnarayan River) in West Bengal 0.10 0.14 0.18 NW-94 (Sone River) in Bihar 1.16 0.97 0.05 NW-97 (Sunderbans Waterway) in West Bengal 5.19 5.98 6.36 Sub Total (National Waterways 29.34 44.91 110.70 1,2,3,4,5,16,44,64,86,94,&97) Maharashtra Waterways - NW-10 (Amba River) 30.17 29.69 31.07 NW-83 (Rajpuri Creek) 0.45 0.27 0.28NW-85 (Revadanda Creek-Kundalika River System) 0.99 0.82 0.26 NW-91 (Shastri River - Jaigad Creek System) 37.05 32.64 34.41 TOTAL Maharashtra Waterways 68.66 63.41 66.02 Goa Waterways - NW-68 (Mandovi River) 2.42 2.84 5.13 NW-111 (Zuari River) 1.10 1.32 1.57 TOTAL Goa Waterways 3.52 4.16 6.70 Gujarat Waterways - NW-73 (Narmada River) 0.06 0.06 0.06 NW-100 (Tapi River) 31.46 33.31 34.75 TOTAL Gujarat Waterways 31.51 33.36 34.81 Grand Total Million Tonnes 133.03 145.84 218.24 Year on Year Traffic Growth(%) 5.45 9.63 49.64Annexure-II a) List of Community Jetties in Bihar S. Jetty Location District No. 1 Manihari Katihar 2 Tintanga Bhagalpur 3 Kehelgaon Bhagalpur 4 AguaniGhat Patna 5 Munger Munger 6 Sultanganj Bhagalpur 7 Digha Patna 8 Khawaspur Bhojpur 9 KacchiDargah Patna 10 Mohanpur Patna 11 RaghopurDiara Patna 12 NaktaDiara Patna 13 Nasiriganj Patna 14 Panapur Saran 15 Barh Patna 16 Buxar Buxar 17 MahuliGhat Bhojpur 18 Karagola Katihar 19 Bateswarsthan Bhagalpur 20 Doriganj Saran 21 Simariya Begusarai b) List of Community Jetties in Uttar PradeshS. Jetty Location District No. 1 Ramnagar Varanasi 2 Raj ghat Varanasi 3 Kaithy Varanasi 4 Baluaghat Chaundauli 5 Saidpur Ghazipur 6 Chochakpur Ghazipur 7 Zamania Ghazipur 8 Collector ghat Ghazipur 9 Ujiyarghat (Bharauli) Baliya 10 Majhaua Baliya 11 Ravidasghat Varanasi Ravidasghat (Shifted from 12 Varanasi SamneGhat) 13 Saraikota Ballia 14 Dungurpur Ghazipur 15 Kanspur Ballia c) List of Community Jetties in Jharkhand S. Jetty Location District No. 1 Rajmahal (Manglaghat) Sahibganj 2 Samdaghat Sahibganj d) List of Community Jetties in West Bengal S. Jetty Location District No.1 Dainhat PurbaBardhaman 2 Matiary PurbaBardhaman 3 Sankhai PurbaBardhaman 4 Sathiati PurbaBardhaman 5 Agardwip (Ghazipur site) Nadia 6 Agradip (Agradip site) Nadia 7 Ghoriapara-1 Nadia 8 Ghoriapara-2 Nadia 9 Talatala Nadia 10 Fakirdanga Malda 11 Maniknagar Malda 12 Maganpara Nadia 13 Narkelbaria Nadia 14 Plassey (Palasi) Nadia 15 Ramnagar (WB) Nadia 16 Lalbagh Court Ghat Murshidabad 17 SadarGhat Murshidabad 18 Berhampore (Gopal Ghat) Murshidabad 19 Berhampore (Khagra Ghat) Murshidabad 20 Saptarishi Ghat Hooghly 21 Majherchar Hooghly 22 Shantipur Ghat Nadia *****