Coastal Shipping Policy
Coastal Shipping is a fuel efficient, economical and environment friendly mode of transport. Its ability to move large volumes in a shortperiod of time at economical cost can take load off road and rail. Waterways transportation costs only Rs. 0.2-0.3 per ton-km. as against Rs. 1.2-1.5 per ton-km. by rail and Rs. 2.0-3.0 per ton-km by road. This gives coastal shipping a distinct comparative advantage over other modes of transport.
Ports Wing
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Introduction
Expenditure as on 30 June 2019
INLAND WATER TRANSPORT
Inland Waterways Transport (IWT) Wing is responsible for the development, management, implementation of capacity-building and institutional strengthening initiatives on National Waterways (NWs). The Wing is headed by the Advisor (Statistics) who is supported by one Director, one Under Secretary and one Section officer.
R&D Proposals sanctioned in last five years
List of Research & Development projects sanction in the last five years (2014-19)
R D proposal completed in last few years
R & D SCHEMES (PORT SECTOR) COMPLETED DURING LAST FEW YEARS
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Guidelines on New Research Studies on Port and Inland WaterTransport Sector
The Research Committee of the Ministry was originally constituted in theyear 1976 to consider the research proposals of Ports, Shipping, ship building & Ship repairs and Inland Water Transport. The Research Committee was reconstituted in years 1978 & 2001, 2005 and recently in the year 2019.
The Development Wing
The Development Wing is an Apex Technical Organisation dealing with the subjects of port development and renders technical advice on matters relating to the development of Major Port Projects, Andaman & Lakshadweep Harbour Works (ALHW) and the Dredging Corporation of India, etc.
Key Initiatives
Development of NW-1 -With a length of 1620 km, NW1 is the longest waterway in India. It is a stretch of the Ganga Bhagirathi-Hoogly river system from Allahabad to Haldia. Key opportunities lie in 11 major power plants being located on the banks of NW-1 with a cumulative capacity of 12,000 MW.For capacity augmentation on Haldia-Varanasi stretch, Jal Marg Vikas Project (JMVP) has been implemented on National Waterway (NW)-1 with the technical and financial assistance of the World Bank at an estimated cost of Rs. 5369.18 crore.
LIST OF NATIONAL WATERWAYS DECLARED BY NATIONAL WATERWAYS ACT, 2016
LIST OF NATIONAL WATERWAYS DECLARED BY NATIONAL WATERWAYS ACT, 2016
Government of India has declared 111 waterways as National Waterways through National Waterways Act, 2016 enacted on 12.04.2016. These are:-
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