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There are 111 officially notified [[Inland waterways of India|Inland National Waterways (NWs) in India]] identified for the purposes of inland water transport,<ref>http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2016/168716.pdf</ref>
as per The National Waterways Act, 2016. Out of the 111 NWs, 106 were created in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-09-25|title=National Waterway Act, 2016: Centre set to explore 5 rivers in Gujarat for inland water transport|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/national-waterway-act-2016-centre-set-to-explore-5-rivers-in-state-for-inland-water-transport-3048650/|access-date=2021-09-23|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> The NW network covers around 20,275.5 km. NW-1, 2, & 3 are already operational. Cargo as well as passenger / cruise vessels are plying on these waterways. Detailed Project Report (DPR) for development of NW-4 & 5 was completed in 2010. The DPR of NW 5 was updated in 2014. For the newly declared 106 NWs, techno-economic feasibility studies have been initiated.<ref>{{cite web|title=Press Information Bureau|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/mbErel.aspx?relid=147477|website=www.pib.nic.in|publisher=Government of India|access-date=30 January 2017}}</ref>

National waterways in India handled 55 million tonne (MT) in 2017-18 and 72 MT in 2018-19 cargo respectively, and expected to reach 100 MT by fy 2021-22.<ref name=tar1>[https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/shipping-/-transport/iwai-revises-cargo-handling-target-to-100-mt-on-national-waterways-by-fy22/articleshow/72923381.cms IWAI revises cargo handling target to 100 MT on national waterways by FY22], Economic Times, 30 December 2019.</ref>

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== List ==
{| class="wikitable sortable Sortable"
|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9"
! Name
! River
! States
! Length of NW (km)
! Operational (Y/N/P(artial))
|-
| [[National Waterway 1|NW1]]
| [[Allahabad]]-[[Haldia]] stretch of the [[Ganga]]-[[Bhagirathi River|Bhagirathi]]-[[Hooghly River|Hooghly]] Rivers
| [[Uttar Pradesh|UP]], [[Bihar]], [[Jharkhand]], [[West Bengal]]
| 1620
| Y
|-
| [[National Waterway 2|NW2]]
| [[Sadiya]]-[[Dhubri]] stretch of [[Brahmaputra River]]
| [[Assam]]
| 891
| Y
|-
| [[National Waterway 3|NW3]]
| [[Kollam]]-[[Kozhikode]] stretch of [[West Coast Canal]] and [[Champakara canal]] and [[Udyogmandal canal]]
| [[Kerala]]
| 365
| Y
|-
|[[National Waterway 4|NW4]]
|Kakinada to Puducherry (Buckingham canal) [[Andhra Pradesh]]

|[[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Tamil Nadu]] and [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]] ([[Yanam district|yanam]] and [[Puducherry district|pondicherry]])
|1095
|N<ref>{{Cite news|last=Market|first=Capital|date=2018-12-31|title=National Waterway - 4 covers length of 2890 kms|work=Business Standard India|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-cm/national-waterway-4-covers-length-of-2890-kms-118123100464_1.html|access-date=2021-08-23}}</ref>
|-
| [[National Waterway 5|NW5]]
| '''(a)''' [[Talcher]]-[[Dhamra]] stretch of [[Brahmani River (Birbhum)|Brahmani River]]-[[Kharsua River]]-[[Tantighai River]]-[[Pandua Nala]]-[[Dudhei Nala]]-Kani [[Dhamra River]]. <br> '''(b)''' [[Geonkhali]]-[[Charbatia Air Base|Charbatia]] stretch of [[coovum Canal]]. <br>'''(c)''' [[Harbatia]]-[[Dhamra]] stretch of [[Matai River]] and [[Mahanadi River Delta|Mahanadi Delta Rivers]]
| [[Odisha]], West Bengal
| 623
| Y
|-
| NW6
| [[Aai River]]<ref>https://mdoner.gov.in/contentimages/files/Identification_of_Potential_Waterways_in_NER.pdf</ref> BARAK RIVER
| Assam
| 121
|
|-
| NW7
| [[Ajay River]]
| West Bengal
| 96
| Y
|-
| NW8
| [[Alappuzha]]-[[Changanassery]] Canal
| Kerala
| 28
| Y
|-
| NW9
| [[Alappuzha]]-[[Kottayam]]-[[Athirampuzha]] Canal
| Kerala
| 38
| P
|-
| NW10
| Amba River
| [[Maharashtra]]
| 45
| Y
|-
| NW11
| [[Arunavati River]]-[[Aran River]]
|northern maharastra
| 98
| Y
|-
| NW12
| [[Asi River]]
| UP
| 5.5
| Y
|-
| NW13
| [[AVM Canal]]
| Kerala, [[Tamil Nadu]]
| 11
| Y
|-
| NW14
| [[Baitarani River]]
| Odisha
| 49
| Y
|-
| NW15
| [[Bakreshwar River]]-[[Mayurakshi River]]
| West Bengal
| 137
| Y
|-
| [[National Waterway 16|NW16]]
| [[Barak River]]
| Assam
|121
| Y
|-
| NW17
| [[Beas River]]
| [[Himachal Pradesh|HP]] & [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
| 191
| Y
|-
| NW18
| [[Beki River]]
| Assam
| 73
| Y
|-
| NW19
| [[Betwa River]]
| UP
| 68
| Y
|-
| NW20
| [[Bhavani River]]
| Tamil Nadu
| 94
| Y
|-
| NW21
| [[Bhima River]]
| [[Telangana]] & [[Karnataka]]
| 139
| N
|-
| NW22
| [[Birupa River]]-[[Badi River]]-[[Genguti River]]-[[Brahmani River]]
| Odisha
| 156
| N
|-
| NW23
| [[Budhabalanga River]]
| Odisha
| 56
| N
|-
| NW24
| [[Chambal River]]
| UP
| 60
| Y
|-
| NW25
| [[Chapora River]]
| [[Goa]]
| 33
| N
|-
| NW26
| [[Chenab River]]
| [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|J&K]] & Punjab
| 53
| Y
|-
| NW27
| [[Cumbarjua Canal]]
| Goa
| 17
| N
|-
| NW28
| [[Dabhol|Dabhol creek]]-[[Vashishti River]]
| Maharashtra
| 45
| Y
|-
| NW29
| [[Damodar River]]
| West Bengal
| 135
| N
|-
| NW30
| [[Dihing River]]
| Assam
| 114
| Y
|-
| NW31
| [[Dhansiri River]]-Chathe River
| Assam
| 110
| N
|-
| NW32
| [[Dikhu River]]
| Assam
| 63
| N
|-
| NW33
| [[Doyans River]]
| Assam
| 61
| N
|-
| NW34
| [[Damodar Valley Corporation|DVC]] canal
| West Bengal
| 130
| N
|-
| NW35
| [[Dwarakeswar River]]
| West Bengal
| 113
| N
|-
| NW36
| [[Dwarka River]]
| West Bengal
| 121
| N
|-
| NW37
| [[Gandak River]]
| [[Bihar]] & UP
| 300
| N
|-
| NW38
| [[Gangadhar River]]
| Assam & West Bengal
| 62
| N
|-
| NW39
| [[Ganol River]]
| [[Meghalaya]]
| 49
| N
|-
| NW40
| [[Ghaghara River]]
| Bihar & UP
| 340
| N
|-
| NW41
| [[Ghataprabha River]]
| [[Karnataka]]
| 112
| N
|-
| NW42
| [[Gomti River]]
| UP
| 518
| N
|-
| NW43
| [[Gurupura River]]
| Karnataka
| 10
| N
|-
| NW44
| [[Ichamati River]]
| West Bengal
| 64
| N
|-
| NW45
| [[Indira Gandhi Canal]]
| [[Haryana]], Punjab & [[Rajasthan]]
| 650
| N
|-
| NW46
| [[Indus River]]
| [[Ladakh]]
| 35
| N
|-
| NW47
| [[Jalangi River]]
| West Bengal
| 131
| N
|-
| NW48
| [[Jawai River]]-[[Luni River]] and [[Rann of Kutch]]
| Rajasthan & [[Gujarat]]
| 590
| N
|-
| NW49
| [[Jhelum River]]
| J&K
| 110
| N
|-
| NW50
| [[Jinjiram River]]
| Meghalaya & Assam
| 43
| N
|-
| NW51
| [[Kabini River]]
| Karnataka
| 23
| N
|-
| NW52
| [[Kali River (Karnataka)|Kali River]]
| Karnataka
| 54
| N
|-
| NW53
| [[Kalyan]]-[[Thane]]-[[Mumbai]] Waterway, [[Vasai Creek]] and [[Ulhas River]]
| Maharashtra
| 145
| N
|-
| NW54
| [[Karmanasa River]]
| UP & Bihar
| 86
| N
|-
| NW55
| [[Kaveri River]]-[[Kollidam River]]
| [[Tamil Nadu]]
| 364
| N
|-
| NW56
| [[Kharkai River]]
| [[Jharkhand]]
| 23
| N
|-
| NW57
| [[Kopili River]]
| Assam
| 46
| N
|-
| NW58
| [[Kosi River]]
| Bihar
| 236
| N
|-
| NW59
| [[Kottayam]]-[[Vaikom]] Canal
| Kerala
| 28
| N
|-
| NW60
| [[Kumari River]]
| West Bengal
| 77
| N
|-
| NW61
| Kumari River
| Meghalaya
| 28
| N
|-
| NW62
| [[Lohit River]]
| Assam
|100
| N
|-
| NW63
| [[Luni River]]
| Rajasthan
| 327
| N
|-
| NW64
| [[Mahanadi River]]
| Odisha
| 425
| N
|-
| NW65
| [[Mahananda River]]
| West Bengal
| 81
| N
|-
| NW66
| [[Mahi River]]
| Gujarat
| 248
| N
|-
| NW67
| [[Malaprabha River]]
| Karnataka
| 94
| N
|-
| NW68
| [[Mandovi River]]
| Goa
| 41
| Y
|-
| NW69
| [[Manimuthar River (tributary of Thamirabarani)|Manimuthar River]]
| Tamil Nadu
| 5
| N
|-
| NW70
| [[Manjira River|Manjara River]]
| Maharashtra & [[Telangana]]
| 242
| N
|-
| NW71
| [[Mapusa River]]-[[Moide River]]
| Goa
| 27
| N
|-
| NW72
| [[Nag River]]
| Maharashtra
| 60
| N
|-
| NW73
| [[Narmada River]]
| Gujarat
| 227
| Y
|-
| NW74
| [[Netravati River]]
| Karnataka
| 78
| N
|-
| NW75
| [[Palar River]]
| Tamil Nadu
| 141
| N
|-
| NW76
| [[Panchagangavalli River]] (Panchagangoli)
| Karnataka
| 23
| N
|-
| NW77
| [[Kanyakumari_district#Rivers|Pazhyar River]]
| Tamil Nadu
| 20
| N
|-
| NW78
| [[Painganga River]]-[[Wardha River]]
| [[Maharashtra]] & [[Telangana]]
| 265
| N
|-
| NW79
| [[Penna River]]
| Andhra Pradesh
| 29
| N
|-
| NW80
| [[Ponnaiyar River]]
| Tamil Nadu
| 125
| N
|-
| NW81
| [[Punpun River]]
| Bihar
| 35
| N
|-
| NW82
| [[Puthimari River]]
| Assam
| 72
| N
|-
| NW83
| [[Rajpuri, Raigad|Rajpuri creek]]
| Maharashtra
| 31
| Y
|-
| NW84
| [[Ravi River]]
| HP & J&K
| 42
| N
|-
| NW85
| [[Revdanda|Revdanda creek]] & [[Kundalika River]]
| Maharashtra
| 31
| Y
|-
| NW86
| [[Rupnarayan River]]
| West Bengal
| 72
| N
|-
| NW87
| [[Sabarmati River]]
| Gujarat
| 212
| N
|-
| NW88
| [[Sal River (India)|Sal River]]
| Goa
| 14
| N
|-
| NW89
| [[Savitri River]] & [[Bankot|Bankot creek]]
| Maharashtra
| 46
| N
|-
| NW90
| [[Sharavati|Sharavati river]]
| Karnataka
| 29
| N
|-
| NW91
| [[Sangameshwar|Shastri River]]-[[Jaigad Fort]] creek
| Maharashtra
| 52
| Y
|-
| NW92
| [[Shilabati River]]
| West Bengal
| 26
| N
|-
| NW93
| [[Someshwari River|Simsang River]]
| Meghalaya
| 62
| N
|-
| NW94
| [[Son River]]
| Bihar
| 160
| N
|-
| NW95
| [[Subansiri River]]
| Assam
| 111
| N
|-
| NW96
| [[Subarnarekha River]]
| Jharkhand, West Bengal & Odisha
| 314
| N
|-
| NW97
| [[Sunderbans]] waterways
| West Bengal
| 654
| Y
|-
| NW98
| [[Sutlej River]]
| Punjab & HP
| 377
| N
|-
| NW99
| [[Thamirabarani River]]
| Tamil Nadu
| 64
| N
|-
| NW100
| [[Tapi River, India|Tapi River]]
| Maharashtra & Gujarat
| 436
| Y
|-
| NW101
| [[Tizu River]] and [[Zungki River]]
| [[Nagaland]]
| 42
| N
|-
| NW102
| [[Dhaleshwari River|Tlwang River]]
| [[Mizoram]]
| 86
| N
|-
| NW103
| [[Tons River]]
| UP
| 73
| N
|-
| NW104
| [[Tungabhadra River]]
| [[Telangana]], Karnataka & [[Andhra Pradesh|AP]]
| 230
| N
|-
| NW105
| [[Udyavara|Udayavara River]]
| Karnataka
| 16
| N
|-
| NW106
| [[Dawki|Umngot River]]
| [[Meghalaya]]
| 20
| N
|-
| NW107
| [[Vaigai River]]
| Tamil Nadu
| 45
| N
|-
| NW108
| [[Varuna River]]
| UP
| 53
| N
|-
| NW109
| [[Wainganga River]]-[[Pranahita River]]
| [[Maharashtra]] & [[Telangana]]
| 164
| N
|-
|NW110
| [[Yamuna River]]
| Haryana, UP & Delhi
| 1089
| P
|-
| NW111
| [[Zuari River]]
| Goa
| 50
| Y
|}

== Notes ==
=== NW110 ===
[[Wazirabad barrage]] (north Delhi)-[[Palla]] (north [[Faridabad]]) perennial section is being developed for the passenger and cargo ferry service.<ref name="yumwater1">[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Yamuna-water-link-may-get-govt-nod/articleshow/51705467.cms Yamuna water link may get govt nod], [[Times of India]], 6 April 2016.</ref> [[Okhla barrage]]-Agra steamer service is planned by the end of June 2017 with the help of Netherlands (c. Feb 2017).<ref name="yumwater2">[http://www.hindustantimes.com/delhi-news/steamer-service-to-revive-navigation-in-agra-canal-after-143-years/story-aVlo6EzGLS2ednEyg6I50M.html Steamer service to revive navigation in Agra Canal after 143 years], [[Hindustan Times]], 1 Feb 2017.</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of rivers of India]]
* [[Multi-Modal Logistics Parks in India]]
* [[National Waterways Act, 2016]]
* [[RORO ferries in India]]
* [[Sagar Mala project]]
* [[UDAN]]
* [[Waterways transport in Kerala]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Indian Waterways Network}}

{{Transport in India}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:National Waterways in India}}
[[Category:Waterways in India| ]]
[[Category:India transport-related lists|W ]]
[[Category:Lists of bodies of water|India, National Waterways]]
[[Category:India geography-related lists]]
[[Category:Proposed infrastructure in India]]

List of National Waterways in India - Revision history

>Azaad Garuda at 23:43, 13 October 2021