Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
DEVELOPMENT OF NEW WATERWAY
CORRIDORS ACROSS THE COUNTRY
प्रव तथ: 11 AUG 2026 3:50PM by PIB Delhi
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....
Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways DEVELOPMENT OF NEW WATERWAY CORRIDORS ACROSS THE COUNTRY प्रव तथ: 11 AUG 2026 3:50PM by PIB Delhi 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 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 Odisha River) FY 2028-29 NW-25 (Chapora River) GoaNW-13 (AVM Canal) and NW-59 (Kottayam–Vaikom Canal) Kerala FY 2029-30 NW-89 (Savitri River & Bankot Creek), NW-28 (Dabhol Creek–Vashishti Maharashtra River) 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 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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