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MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE

(Legislative Department)

New Delhi, the 26^th March, 2016/Chaitra 6, 1938 (Saka)

The following Act of Parliament received the assent of the President on the 25^th March, 2016, and is hereby published for

general information:-

THE NATIONAL WATERWAYS ACT, 2016

No. 17 OF 2016

[25^th March, 2016.]

An Act to make provisions for existing national waterways and to provide for the declaration of certain inland waterways to be

national waterways and also to provide for the regulation and development of the said waterways for the purposes of shipping and

navigation and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

BE it enacted by Parliament in the Sixty-seventh Year of the Republic of India as follows:-

1. Short title and commencement. (1) This Act may be called the National Waterways Act, 2016.

(2) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.

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2. Existing national waterways and declaration of certain inland waterways as national waterways. (1) The existing

national waterways specified at serial numbers 1 to 5 in the Schedule along with their limits given in column (3) thereof, which have

been declared as such under the Acts referred to in sub-section (1) of section 5, shall, subject to the modifications made under this Act,

continue to be national waterways for the purposes of shipping and navigation under this Act.

(2) The regulation and development of the waterways referred to in sub-section (1) which have been under the control of the

Central Government shall continue, as if the said waterways are declared as national waterways under the provisions of this Act.

(3) The inland waterways specified at serial numbers 6 to 111 in the Schedule along with their limits given in column (3) thereof

are hereby declared to be national waterways for the purposes of shipping and navigation.

3. Declaration as to expediency of control and development by Union of waterways specified in Schedule for certain

purposes. Save as provided in sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 2, it is hereby declared that it is expedient in the public interest that

the Union should take under its control the regulation and development of the waterways specified in the Schedule for the purposes of

shipping and navigation to the extent provided in the Inland Waterways Authority of India Act, 1985. (82 of 1985)

4. Amendment of section 2 of Act 82 of 1985. In the Inland Waterways Authority of India Act, 1985, in section 2, for clause

(h), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:-

'(h) "national waterway" means the inland waterway declared by section 2 of the National Waterways Act, 2016,

to be a national waterway.

Explanation.- If Parliament declares by law any other waterway to be a national waterway, then, from the date

on which such declaration takes effect, such other waterway-

(i)

shall also be deemed to be a national waterway within the meaning of this clause; and

(ii)

the provisions of this Act shall, with necessary modifications (including modification for construing any reference

to the commencement of this Act as a reference to the date aforesaid), apply to such national waterway;'.

5. Repeal of certain enactments and saving. (1) The following Acts, namely:-

(a)

the National Waterway (Allahabad-Haldia Stretch of the Ganga Bhagirathi- Hooghly River) Act,1982; (49 of 1982)

(b)

the National Waterway (Sadiya-Dhubri Stretch of Brahmaputra River) Act, 1988; (40 of 1988)

(c)

the National Waterway (Kollam-Kottapuram Stretch of West Coast Canal and Champakara and Udyogmandal

Canals) Act, 1992; (25 of 1992)

(d)

the National Waterway (Talcher-Dhamra Stretch of Rivers, Geonkhali- Charbatia Stretch of East Coast Canal,

Charbatia-Dhamra Stretch of Matai River and Mahanadi Delta Rivers) Act, 2008; and (23 of 2008)

(e)

the National Waterway (Kakinada-Puducherry Stretch of Canals and the Kaluvelly Tank, Bhadrachalam-

Rajahmundry Stretch of River Godavari and Wazirabad- Vijayawada Stretch of River Krishna) Act, 2008,

(24 of 2008)

are hereby repealed.

(2) Notwithstanding such repeal, anything done or any action taken under the Acts referred to in sub-section (1), in so far as

they are in conformity with the provisions of this Act, shall be deemed to have been done or omitted to be done or taken or not taken

under the provisions of this Act.

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Allahabad-Haldia Stretch of the Ganga-Bhagirathi-Hooghly

Rivers with the following limits, namely:-

From road bridge at Allahabad across the river Ganga, about 2

kilometres upstream of the confluence of the rivers Ganga and

Yamuna at Triveni to the inland waterway limit on the tidal

waters of the river Hooghly from a line drawn between No.1

Refuge house at the entrance to Baratola river commonly called

channel creek, to a position 2.5 kilometres due south of Saugor

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lighthouse, and then connected to the right or south bank at the

entrance to the Hijili or Russulpore river, through river Ganga,

lock canal and feeder canal at Farakka, river Bhagirathi and

river Hooghly.

2

National Waterway 2

Sadiya-Dhubri Stretch of Brahmaputra River with the following

limits, namely:-

From a line drawn across the Brahmaputra river from the point

on the north bank of the Kundil river at its confluence with the

Brahmaputra river near Sadiya to the beginning of the river

island Majuli and therefrom through all the channels of the

Brahmaputra river on either side of the river island Majuli up to

the end of the river island Majuli and then up to the international

border down stream of Dhubri.

3

National Waterway 3

Kollam-Kozhikode

Stretch

of

West

Coast

Canal

and

Champakara and Udyogmandal Canals with the following limits,

namely:-

The northern limit of the West Coast Canal shall be Kozhikode

at Lat 11° 13'39"N, Lon 75 ^o46'44"E and the southern limit shall

be a line drawn across the Ashtamudi KayaI at a distance of

100 metres south of Kollamjetty.

The Champakara Canal starting from the confluence with the

West Coast Canal and ending at the railway bridge (railway

siding for Cochin Oil Refinery) near Fertilisers and Chemicals

Travancore Limited, boat basin.

The Udyogmandal Canal starting from the confluence with West

Coast Canal and ending at the Padalarn road bridge (Eloor-

Edayar).

4

National Waterway 4

Kakinada-Puducherry Stretch of Canals and the Kaluvelly Tank,

Nashik-Bhadrachalam-Rajahmundry Stretch of River Godavari

and Bridge near village Galagali - Wazirabad- Vijayawada

Stretch of River Krishna with the following limits, namely:-

Kakinada-Puducherry canal

(Canal system consisting of Kakinada canal, Eluru canal,

Commamur canal and North Buckingham canal, portion of the

Coovum river linking North and South Buckingham canals,

South Buckingham canal and Kaluvelly tank)

Northern limit: A line drawn across the Kakinada canal parallel

to the Jagannadhapuram road bridge, Kakinada at a distance of

500 metres down stream at Lat 16° 56' 24" N, Lon 82 ° 14'20"E;

Southern limit: Junction of East Coast Highway and Chinnakala

wari - Kanakachettikulam road at Kanakachettikulam which is

the end point of the artificial canal link to Kaluvelly tank at Lat

20° 0' 07" N, Lon 79° 52' 12" E.

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River Godavari

Western limit: Road bridge on Mumbai-Agra Highway at Nashik

across river Godavari at Lat 20°0' 07" N, Lon 73°48 ' 12" E;

Eastern limit: Sir Arthur Cotton barrage across river Godavari

at Dowlaiswaram, Rajahmundry at Lat 16° 56' 05" N, Lon 81°

45' 32" E.

River Krishna

Western limit: Bridge near village Galagali Lat 16° 25' 28" N,

Lon 75⁰26'19" E.

Eastern limit: Prakasam barrage across river Krishna at

Vijayawada at Lat 16° 30' 18" N, Lon 80° 36' 23" E.

5

National Waterway 5

Talcher-Dhamra

Stretch

of

Brahmani-Kharsua-Tantighai-

Pandua

Nala-Dudhei

Nala-

Kani

Dhamra-river

system,

Geonkhali -Charbatia Stretch of East Coast Canal, Charbatia-

Dhamra Stretch of Matai River and Mahanadi Delta Rivers with

the following limits, namely:-

East Coast Canal and Matai river (Consisting of old Hijli tidal

canal, Orissa coast canal and Matai river)

Northern limit: Confluence point of Hooghly river and Hijli tidal

canal at Geonkhali at Lat 22° 12' 20" N, Lon 88° 03 '07"E;

Southern limit: Confluence of Matai river and Dhamra river near

Dhamra Fishing harbour at Lat 20° 47' 42" N, Lon 86 ° 53' 03" E.

Brahmani-Kharsua-Dhamra

river

system

(Consisting

of

Brahmani - Kharsua - Tantighai - Pandua Nala - Dudhei Nala-

Kani-Dhamra rivers)

North-Western limit: Samal barrage across river Brahmani,

Talcher at Lat 21 ° 04' 26" N, Lon 86° 08'05"E;

South-Eastern limit: An imaginary line drawn across Dhamra

river at East Point of Kalibhanj Dian Reserved Forest near

Chandnipal at Lat 20° 46' 26" N, Lon 86° 57' 15" E.

Mahanadi delta rivers (Consisting of Hansua river, Atharabanki

Creek, Nuna nala, Gobri nala, Kharnasi river and Mahanadi

river)

(Alternate route- Hansua river enters into Bay of Bengal through

northern point of False point bay, then enters river Kharnasi at

southern end of False point bay, river Atharabanki, a northernly

distributory of river Mahanadi)

Northern limit: Confluence of Kharsua river with Brahmani river

at Ramchandrapur at Lat 20° 36' 55"N, Lon 86° 45' 0 5" E;

Southern limit: An imaginary line in continuation to the Northern

break water structure across the entrance channel at Paradip

Port at Lat 20° 15' 38"N, Long 86 ⁰40'55"E.

6

National Waterway 6

Aai River:

Upstream of Bridge at Adalguri No.3 at Lat 26°33'32 "N, Lon

90°34'01 "E to confluence with Brahmaputra river at Lat 26° 12'

50"N, Lon 90°36'24 "E (4.7km upstream of Naranaraya n Setu at

Jogighopa).

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National Waterway 7

Ajoy (Ajay) River:

Bridge on Morgram-Panagarh State Highway No. 14 at

Illambazar Lat 23°36'56"N, Lon 87°31'58"E to conflu ence of

river Ajoy with river Bhagirathi at Lat 23°39'23"N, Lon 88°

07'57"E at Katwa.

8

National Waterway 8

Alappuzha-Changanassery Canal:

Boat Jetty, Alappuzha at Lat 9°30'03 "N, Lon 76°20' 37"E to

Changanassery Jetty at Lat 9°26'42"N, Lon 76°31'42" E.

9

National Waterway 9

Alappuzha-Kottayam Athirampuzha Canal:

Boat Jetty, Alappuzba at Lat 9°30'03 "N, Lon 76°20' 37"E to

Athirampuzha market Lat 9°40'04"N, Lon 76°31'54"E.

10

National Waterway 10

Amba River:

Arabian Sea, Dharamtaar creed near village Revas at Lat

18°50'15"N, Lon 72 ⁰56'31"E to a Bridge near Nagothane ST

Stand at Lat 18°32'20"N, Lon 73°08'0"E.

11

National Waterway 11

Arunawati Aran River System:

Bridge on State Highway No. 211 at Lat 20⁰13'33"N, Lon

77⁰33'23"E to confluence of Arunawati and Aran rivers near

Ratanapur village at Lat 19°59'31 "N, Lon 78°09'38" E to

confluence of Aran and Penganga rivers near Chimata village at

Lat 19°54'08"N, Lon 78° 12'36"E.

12

National Waterway 12

Asi River:

Ganga river confluence at Assi Ghat, Varanasi at Lat

25⁰17'19"N, Lon 83° 0'25"E to near Newada, Varanasi at Lat

25°16'37"N, Lon 82° 58'18"E.

13

National Waterway 13

AVM Canal:

Poovar

Beach

at

Lat

8°18'30"N,

Lon

77 ⁰04'45"E

to

Erayumanthurai Bus Stop at Lat 8°14'54"N, Lon 77 ⁰09'34''E.

14

National Waterway 14

Baitarni River:

Dattapur village at Lat 20°51 '45"N, Lon 86° 33'30" E to

confluence with Dhamra river near Laxmiprasad Dia at Lat

20⁰45'13'N, Lon 86° 49'15"E.

15

National Waterway 15

Bakreswar Mayurakshi River System:

Bakreswar river from Nil Nirjan Dam at Lat 23°49'31 "N, Lon

87°24'59"E to confluence of Bakreswar and Mayuraksh i rivers

near Talgram village at Lat 23 ° 51'58 "N, Lon 88°0 2'21 "E.

Mayurakshi river from Talgram village to confluence with

Dwarka river near Dakshin Hijal village at Lat 23° 58'22"N, Lon

88°09'21 "E.

16

National Waterway 16

Barak River:

Lakhipur Ferry GhatLat 24°47'18"N, Lon 93°01'16"E t o Tuker

Gram Lat 24°52'34"N, Lon 92°29'21 "E.

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National Waterway 17

Beas River:

Talwara Barrage at Lat 31°57'22"N, Lon 75 ⁰53'37"E to

confluence of Beas and Sutlej rivers near Harike at Lat

31°09'09"N, Lon 74°58'08"E.

18

National Waterway 18

Beki River:

Elenagamari Lat 26°38'37"N, Lon 90 ⁰59'02"E to Brahmaputra

confluence at Lat 26° 14'24 "N, Lon 90°47' 21"E.

19

National Waterway 19

Betwa River:

Rirwa Buzurg Dariya at Lat 25⁰54' 17"N, Lon 79° 45'06"E to

confluence of Betwa and Yamuna rivers near Merapur Daria

village at Lat 25⁰55'11 "N, Lon 80° 13'08"E.

20

National Waterway 20

Bhavani River:

Bhavani Sagar Dam, Sathyamangalam at Lat 11° 28'16" N, Lon

77⁰06'49"E to confluence of Bhavani and Kaveri rivers at Kaveri

river bridge on Salem-Coimbatore Highway: "National Highway-

47 Lat 11°25'54"N, Lon 77°41'02"E.

21

National Waterway 21

Bheema River:

Barrage (approx 1 km from Hippargi village) at Lat 17°09'05"N,

Lon 76°46'34"E to confluence of Bheema and Krishna rivers at

Gundloor Lat 16°24'28"N, Lon 77° 17'13"E.

22

National Waterway 22

Birupa Badi Genguti Brahmani River System:

Birupa Barrage at Choudwar at Lat 20⁰30'49"N, Lon 85^o55'20"E

to Confluence of Birupa and Brahmani rivers near Upperkai

Pada village at Lat 20⁰37'36"N, Lon 86°24'19"E including

alternative route from, Samaspur village Lat 20°35' 41 "N, Lon

86°06'32"E to near Kharagpur village Lat 20°38' 28" N, Lon 86°

17'32"E.

Bramani river from confluence of Birupa and Brahmani rivers

near Upperkai Pada village at Lat 20⁰37'36"N, Lon 86°24'19"E

to Bramani river at Katana Lat 20⁰39'26"N, Lon 86°44'53"E.

23

National Waterway 23

Budha Balanga River:

Barrage (approx 300m from Patalipura village) at Lat

21°38'13"N, Lon 86°50'53"E to confluence of Budha B alanga

river with Bay of Bengal at Chandipur Fishing Port Lat

21°28'12"N, Lon 87°04'12"E.

24

National Waterway 24

Chambal River:

Chambal road bridge on National Highway-92 Lat 26°4 1'56"N,

Lon 78°56'09"E to confluence of Chambal and Yamuna rivers at

Charakpura village Lat 26°29'30"N, Lon 79°15 '01 "E .

25

National Waterway 25

Chapora River:

Bride at State Highway No. 124 (1 Km from Maneri village) Lat

15^o'42'47"N. Lon 73°57'23"E to Confluence of Chapora r iver

with Arabian Sea at Morjim Lat 15⁰36'33"N, Lon 73°44'01"E.

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National Waterway 26

Chenab River:

Chenab road bridge at Lat 33°05'07"N, Lon 74°48'06" E to

Bridge near Bhardakalan at Lat 32°48'12"N, Lon 74°3 4'53"E.

27

National Waterway 27

Cumberjua River:

Confluence of Cumberjua and Zuvari rivers near Cortalim ferry

terminal Lat 15⁰24'40"N, Lon 73°54'48"E to confluence of

Cumberjua and Mandovi rivers near Sao Martias Vidhan

Parishad Lat 15⁰31 '26"N, Lon 73°55'34"E.

28

National Waterway 28

Dabhol Creek Vashishti River:

Arabian Sea at Dabhol Lat 17°34'51 "N, Lon 73°09'18 "E to

bridge at Pedhe Lat 17°32"39"N, Lon 73°30'36"E.

29

National Waterway 29

Damodar River:

Krishak Setu, Bardhman on State Highway No.8 at Lat 23°

12'40"N, Lon 87°50'54"E to confluence with Hooghly river near

Purbha Basudebpur at Lat 22°21'01"N, Lon 88°05'19"E .

30

National Waterway 30

Dehing River:

Rail Bridge at Merbil Majuli No.1 Lat 27°19'25"N, L on

95⁰18'45"E to confluence of Dehing and Brahmaputra rivers

near village Lachan at Lat 27°15'10"N, Lon 94°40'01 "E.

31

National Waterway 31

Dhansiri/Chathe River:

Bridge

near

Morongi

T.E.

village

Lat

26°24'41

"N,

Lon 93°53'47"E to Numaligarh Lat 26°42'01 "N, Lon 9 3°35'15"E.

32

National Waterway 32

Dikhu River:

Bridge at Nazira on State Highway No 1 Lat 26°55'18 "N,

Lon 94° 44'27"E to confluence of Dikhu and Brahmapu tra rivers

at Lat 26°59'58"N, Lon 94°27'42"E.

33

National Waterway 33

Doyans River:

Bridge near Sialmari Lat 26°10'47"N, Lon 93°59'10"E to

confluence of Doyans and Subansiri rivers at Lat 26°26'53 "N,

Lon 93°57' 12"E.

34

National Waterway 34

DVC Canal:

Durgapur

Barrage

Lat

23°28'47"N,

Lon

87°18'19"E

to

Confluence point of DVC canal with Hoogly river near Tribeni

Lat 23°0'31 "N, Lon 88°24'55"E.

35

National Waterway 35

Dwarakeswar River:

Bridge near Abantika Lat 23°06'55"N, Lon 87° 18'47" E to

confluence of Dwarakeswar and Silai rivers at Pratappur

Lat 22°40'17"N, Lon 87°46'43"E.

36

National Waterway 36

Dwarka River:

Bridge at Tarapith at Lat 24°06'58 "N, Lon 87°47'51 "E to

confluence with Bhagirathi river near Maugram village at

Lat 23°43'53"N, Lon 88°10'51 "E.

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National Waterway 37

Gandak River:

Bhaisaslotal Barrage near Triveni Ghat at Lat 27°26 '22"N, Lon

83°54'24"E to Gandak and Ganga rivers confluence at Hajipur

Lat 25 39°18'N, Lon 85 ⁰10'28"E.

38

National Waterway 38

Gangadhar River:

Pakriguri Bridge on National Highway-31C at Lat 26°27'30"N,

Lon 89°51'25"E to Bangladesh Border at Binnachara P oint III

Lat 26°0'32"N, Lon 89° 49'57"E.

39

National Waterway 39

Ganol River:

Bangladesh Border at Mankachar Lat 25°31'47"N, Lon 89°51'24

"E to bridge near Dolbari at Lat 25⁰34'20"N, Lon 90⁰03'46"E.

40

National Waterway 40

Ghaghra River:

Faizabad at Lat 26°47'51 "N, Lon 82°06'46"E to Ghag hra and

Ganga river confluence at Manjhi Ghat Lat 25⁰44'13"N, Lon

84°42'03"E.

41

National Waterway 41

Ghataprabha River:

Barrage near Malali Lat 16°20'01 "N, Lon 75 ⁰11'23"E to

confluence with river Krishna at Chicksangam Lat 16°20'13"N,

Lon 75°47'54"E.

42

National Waterway 42

Gomti River:

Baralmambara, Lucknow Lat 26°52'21 "N, Lon 80 ⁰54'58"E to

confluence of Gomti with river Ganga Lat 25⁰30'31"N, Lon

83°10'17"E.

43

National Waterway 43

Gurupur River:

Confluence of Netravathi river at Lat 12°50'44"N, L on

74°49'45"E to confluence of Mangalore Port Bridge a t Lat

12°55'35"N, Lon 74°49'37"E.

44

National Waterway 44

Ichamati River:

Bridge on Border Main Road at Gobra near Bangladesh Border

at Lat 22°53'50"N, Lon 88°53'49"E to near Banglades h Border

at Bansjhari Mallikpur Lat 22°39'07"N, Lon 88°55'35 "E.

45

National Waterway 45

Indira Gandhi Canal:

Harike Barrage at Lat 31°08'33"N, Lon 74°56'57"E to near

Mohangarh Lat 27°18'37"N, Lon 71°09'10"E.

46

National Waterway 46

Indus River:

Bridge on highway at Upshi village Lat 33°49'43 "N, Lon

77°48'56"E to Bridge on Shey-Chuchol road near Shey village

Lat 34°03'35"N, Lon 77°38'33 "E.

47

National Waterway 47

Jalangi River:

Bridge on State Highway No. 14 near Plashipara at Lat

23°47'47"N, Lon 88°27'09 "E to confluence of Jalang i with

Hooghly/Bhagirathi rivers at Nabadwip Lat 23°24'39" N, Lon

88°22'48"E.

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National Waterway 48

Jawai-Luni Rivers and Rann of Kutch:

Jawai river from Jalore at Lat 25°20'37"N, Lon 72°4 1'09"E to

Luni river near Gandhav village to Rann of Kutchh at Lat

23°32'54"N, Lon 68°22'27"E.

49

National Waterway 49

Jhelum River:

Bridge on highway at Lat 33°49'26"N, Lon 75°03'50"E to

Wulerlake, Srinagar at Lat 34°21'37"N, Lon 74°36'36 "E.

50

National Waterway 50

Jinjiram River:

Confluence with Brahmaputra river at Tumni Lat 25°5 1 '51 "N,

Lon 89°58'57"E to Fulerchar Point. III at Brahmaput ra river Lat

25°44'15"N, Lon 89°52'53"E.

51

National Waterway 51

Kabini River:

Kabini Dam Lat 11°58'25"N, Lon 76°21'10"E to Beeram balli at

Lat 11⁰56'10"N, Lon 76°14'18"E.

52

National Waterway 52

Kali River:

Kodasalli Dam Lat 14°55'08"N, Lon 74°32'07"E to con fluence of

Kali river with Arabian Sea near Sadashivgad bridge at Lat

14°50'31 "N, Lon 74°07'21 "E.

53

National Waterway 53

Kalyan- Thane-Mumbai Waterway, Vasai Creek and Ulhas

River:

Arabian Sea at Navi Mumbai Lat 18°55'50"N, Lon 72 ⁰53'22"E

via Ulhas river to bridge on State Highway No. 76 near

Malegaon T. Waredi Lat 19°02'38"N, Lon 73° 19'54"E;

Bridge on Kalyan-Badlapur road near Kalyan railway yard at

Kalyan Lat 19° 14'06"N, Lon 73°08'49"E to Kalyan La t

19°15'35"N, Lon 73°09'28"E;

Vasai Creek from Lat 19°18'54"N to Lon 72 ⁰47'30"E to Kasheli

at Lat 19° 13'23"N, Lon 73°0'21 "E.

54

National Waterway 54

Karamnasa River:

Bridge at Kakarait Lat 25°18'11 "N, Lon 83°31'38"E

to

confluence of Karamnasa and Ganga rivers at Kutubpur Lat

25⁰31'06"N, Lon 83°52'47"E.

55

National Waterway 55

Kaveri Kollidam River:

Uratchikottai Barrage at Lat 11°29'03"N, Lon 77 ⁰42'14"E to

confluence of river Kollidam with Bay of Bengal at Pazhaiyar Lat

11°21'38"N, Lon 79°49'53"E.

56

National Waterway 56

Kherkai River:

Dam near Gangia village at Lat 22°45'12"N, Lon 86°0 5'09"E to

confluence with Subarnrekha river at Jamshedpur Lat

22°50'13"N, Lon 86°09'37"E.

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National Waterway 57

Kopili River:

Bridge at Banthai Gaon Tinali Bus Stop at Lat 26°10 '41 "N, Lon

92° 13'05"E to confluence with Brahmaputra river at Chandrapur

No.2 Lat 26° 15'07"N, Lon 91°56'49"E.

58

National Waterway 58

Kosi River:

Kosi Barrage at Hanuman Nagar Lat 26°31'40"N, Lon

86°55'29"E to Confluence of Kosi with Ganga river a t Kursela

Lat 25⁰24'40"N, Lon 87°15'14"E.

59

National Waterway 59

Kottayam- Vaikom Canal:

Kottayam, near Kodimatha at Lat 9°34'39"N, Lon 76°3 1 '08"E to

Vechoor joining National Waterway No.3 at Lat 9°40' 0"N, Lon

76°24'11 "E.

60

National Waterway 60

Kumari River:

Dam near Amruhasa village at Lat 23°06'37"N, Lon 86 °15'51"E

to Mukutmanipur Dam at Chiada Lat 22°57'18"N, Lon

86°44'43"E.

61

National Waterway 61

Kynshi River:

Bangladesh Border near Mawpyllum Lat 25°12'07"N, Lo n

91°15'21"E to bridge on Nonghyllam-Maweitroad at La t

25⁰19'35"N, Lon 91°04'07"E.

62

National Waterway 62

Lohit River:

Parasuram Kund at 27°52'40"N, Lon 96°21'40"E to Sai khowa

Ghat, Sadiya Lat 27°47'49"N, Lon 95 ⁰38'14"E.

63

National Waterway 63

Luni River:

Dam at Jaswantpura Lat 26° 13'35"N, Lon 73°41'20"E

to

Barrage near Malipura Lat 24°57'04"N, Lon 71°38'02" E.

64

National Waterway 64

Mahanadi River:

Sambalpur Barrage at Lat 21°27'34"N, Lon 83°57'50"E to

Paradip at Lat 20⁰19'38"N, Lon 86°40'17"E.

65

National Waterway 65

Mahananda River:

Bridge near Gosaipur at Lat 25⁰26'41 "N, Lon 88°05'26"E to

Bangladesh Border near Adampur at Lat 24°57'17 "N, Lon

88°10'59"E.

66

National Waterway 66

Mahi River:

Kadana Dam Lat 23°18'22"N, Lon 73°49'37"E to conflu ence

with Gulf of Khambhat near Kavi Railway station Lat

22°10'35"N, Lon 72 ⁰30'36"E.

67

National Waterway 67

Malaprabha River:

Jakanuru at Lat 15°49'51 "N, Lon 75 ⁰38'54"E to confluence with

River Krishna at Kudalasangama Lat 16°12'30"N, Lon

76°04'16"E.

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National Waterway 68

Mandovir River:

Bridge at Usgaon at Lat 15⁰26'42"N, Lon 74°03'12"E to

confluence of Mandovi river with Arabian Sea at Reis Magos Lat

15⁰28'32"N, Lon 73°46'46"E.

69

National Waterway 69

Manimutharu River:

Manimutharu Dam Lat 8°39'14"N, Lon 77 ⁰24'47"E to confluence

with Tramaraparani river near Aladiur Lat 8°41'03"N , Lon

77⁰26'07"E.

70

National Waterway 70

Manjara River:

Singur Dam at Lat 17°44'58"N, Lon 77 ⁰55'41 "E to confluence

with river Godavari at Kandakurthi at Lat 18°49'07" N, Lon

77⁰52'20"E.

71

National Waterway 71

Mapusa/Moide River:

Bridge on National Highway-17 at Mapusa Lat 15°35'2 1 "N, Lon

73°49'17"E to confluence point of Mapusa and Mandov i rivers at

Porvorim Lat 15⁰30'20"N, Lon 73°50'42"E.

72

National Waterway 72

Nag River:

Bridge near NIT Colony, Nagpur Lat 21°06'17"N, Lon

79°06'03"E to confluence with river Kanhan near Saw angi

village at Lat 21°05'38"N, Lon 79°27'54"E.

73

National Waterway 73

Narmada River:

Pandhariya at Lat 21°57'10"N, Lon 74°08'27"E to con fluence of

Narmada with Arabian Sea at Gulf of Khambhat Lat 21°38'27"N,

Lon 72⁰33'28"E.

74

National Waterway 74

Netravathi River:

Netravathi Dam, Dharmsthala Lat 12°57'55"N, Lon 75 ⁰22'10"E

to confluence with Arabian sea at Bengre Lat 12°50' 43"N, Lon

74°49'29"E.".

75

National Waterway 75

Palar River:

Rail bridge at Virudampattu, Vellore at Lat 12°56'1 4"N, Lon

79°07'30"E

to

confluence

with

Bay

of

Bengal

at

Sadurangapattinam Lat 12°27'52 "N, Lon 80°09'13"E.

76

National Waterway 76

Panchagangavali (Panchagangoli) River:

Gangoli Port at Lat 13°38'01 "N, Lon 74°40'08"E to Bridge at

Badakere at Lat 13°44'50"N, Lon 74°39'15"E.

77

National Waterway 77

Pazhyar River:

Bridge near Veeranarayana Mangalam village at Lat 8°13'49"N,

Lon 77⁰26'27"E to confluence with Arabian Sea at Manakudi at

Lat 8°05'15"N, Lon 77 ⁰29'08"E.

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National Waterway 78

Penganga Wardha River System:

Confluence of Aran and Penganga rivers near Chimata village

at Lat 19°54'08"N, Lon 78°12'36"E to the confluence of Wardha

and Pranahita rivers near Ravalli village at Lat 19°33'59"N, Lon

79°49'0"E.

79

National Waterway 79

Pennar River:

Penna Barrage, Pothireddypalem at Lat 14°28'08"N, L on

79°59'09"E to confluence with Bay of Bengal near Ku dithipalem

at Lat 14°35'37"N, Lon 80°11'31 "E.

80

National Waterway 80

Ponniyar River:

Sathanur Dam at Lat 12°11'0"N, Lon 78°51'01"E to Cu ddalore

at confluence of Bay of Bengal at Lat 11°46'22"N, L on

79°47'42"E.

81

National Waterway 81

Punpun River:

Bridge on National Highway-83 near Pakri village Lat

25⁰29'50"N, Lon 85⁰06'19"E to confluence with river Ganga at

Fatuha Lat 25⁰30'50"N, Lon 85⁰18'17"E.

82

National Waterway 82

Puthimari River:

Bridge on National Highway-31 near village Ghopla at Lat

26°22'01 "N, Lon 91°39'11"E to confluence with Brah maputra

river near Bamunbori at Lat 26°15'28"N, Lon 91°20'3 5"E.".

83

National Waterway 83

Rajpuri Creek:

Arabian Sea at Rajpuri Lat 18°18'03"N, Lon 72 ⁰56'43"E to

Mhasala at Lat 18°08'15"N, Lon 73°06'45"E.

84

National Waterway 84

Ravi River:

Dam at Gandhiar Lat 32°35'51"N, Lon 75 ⁰59'05"E to

Ranjeet

Sagar

Dam

at

Basoli

Lat

32°26'36"N,

Lon

75⁰43'45"E.

85

National Waterway 85

Revadanda Creek Kundalika River System:

Arabian Sea at Revadanda Lat 18°32'20"N, Lon 72 ⁰55'33"E to

bridge on Roha-Astami Road near Roha Nagar Lat 18°2 6'32"N,

Lon 73°07'11"E.

86

National Waterway 86

Rupnarayan River:

Confluence of Dwarakeswar and Silai rivers at Pratappur Lat

22°40'17"N, Lon 87°46'43"E to confluence with Hoogh ly river at

Geonkhali Lat 22°12'42"N, Lon 88°03'14"E.

87

National Waterway 87

Sabarmati River:

Barrage near Sadoliya Lat 23°26'50"N, Lon 72 ⁰48'35"E to

confluence with Gulf of Khambhat near Khambhat Lat

22°09'18"N, Lon 72 ⁰27'28"E.

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National Waterway 88

Sal River:

Orlim Deusa Bridge Lat 15⁰13'11 "N, Lon 73°57'30"E to

confluence with Arabian Sea at Mobor Lat 15⁰08'32"N, Lon

73°57'0"E.

89

National Waterway 89

Savitri River (Bankot Creek):

Bridge near Sape at Lat 18°05'54"N, Lon 73°20'09"E to Arabian

Sea at Bankot Lat 17°58'47"N, Lon 73°01'45"E.

90

National Waterway 90

Sharavati River:

Honnavar Port Sea Mouth at Lat 14°17'56"N, Lon 74°2 5'27" E

to link at highway at Gersoppa Lat 14°14'15"N, Lon

74°39'06"E.

91

National Waterway 91

Shastri River Jaigad Creek:

Sangmeshwar

at

Lat

17°11'16"N,

Lon

73°33'03"E

to

confluence with Arabian Sea at Jaigad Lat 17°19'12" N, Lon

73°12'39"E.

92

National Waterway 92

Silabati River:

Barrage near Shimulia village at Lat 22°34'53" N, L on

87°38'31"E to confluence of Dwarakeswar and Silai r ivers at

Pratappur Lat 22°40'17"N, Lon 87°46'43"E.

93

National Waterway 93

Simsang River:

Bangladesh Border at Lat 25°11'05"N, Lon 90 ⁰39'25"E to bridge

on National Highway-62 near Nongalbibra Lat 25⁰27'20"N, Lon

90°42'22"E.

94

National Waterway 94

Sone River:

Sone Barrage near Dehri at Lat 24°50'14" N, Lon 84° 08'03"E to

confluence of Sone and Ganga rivers at Lat 25⁰42'15"N, Lon

84°52'02"E.

95

National Waterway 95

Subansiri River:

Gerukamukh Lat 27°27'03" N, Lon 94°15'16"E to Brahm aputra

confluence at Lat 26°52'25"N, Lon 93°54'31"E.

96

National Waterway 96

Subarnrekha River:

Chandil Dam at Lat 22°58'29" N, Lon 86°01'14"E to c onfluence

with Bay of Bengal at Lat 21 °33'29"N, Lon 87°22'59 "E.

97

National Waterway 97

Sunderbans Waterways:

(i) Namkhana at Lat 21 °45'46" N, Lon 88°13'06"E to Athara

Banki Khal Lat 21°56'57"N, Lon 89°05'32"E;

(ii) Bidya River: Lot No. 124 at Lat 21 °54'43" N, Lon 88°41'08"E

to near Uttar Danga at Lat 22°11'48"N, Lon 88°51'55 "E;

(iii) Chhota Kalagachi (Chhoto Kalergachi) River:

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Near Rajani ferry ghat Lat 22°19'57" N, Lon 88°54'2 1"E to near

Nazat at Lat 22°26'05"N, Lon 88°50'12"E;

(iv) Gomar River: Near Ramkrishnapur Lat 22°11'53" N, Lon

88°44'42"E to near Gosaba Kheya ghat at Lat 22°10'0 5"N, Lon

88°47'37"E;

(v) Haribhanga River: Bangladesh Border Lat 21°53'1 9" N, Lon

89°01'24"E to confluence with Jhila river at Lat 21 °58'18"N, Lon

88°55'08"E;

(vi) Hogla (Holgal)-Pathankhali River: Near Parandar Lat

22°12'22" N, Lon 88°40'43"E to near Sandeshkhai Fer ry Ghat at

Lat 22°21'12"N, Lon 88°52'48"E;

(vii) Kalindi (Kalandi) River: Bangladesh Border at Hingalganj

Lat 22°28'08" N, Lon 88°59'46"E to Bangladesh Borde r near

Khosbash at Lat 22°24'41 "N, Lon 88°58'21 "E;

(viii) Katakhali River: Bangladesh Border near Barunhat Lat

22°30'31" N, Lon 88°58'25"E to Lebukhali ferry at L at

22°21'45"N, Lon 88°57'30"E;

(ix) Matla River: Bay of Bengal at Lat 21 °33'04"N, Lon

88°38'26"E to Canning ferry ghat at Lat 22°18'39"N, Lon

88°40'43"E;

(x) Muri Ganga (Baratala) River: Bay of Bengal near

Bisalakshmipur Lat 21°37'52" N, Lon 88° 10'0"E to n ear

Kakdwip at Lat 21°52'17"N, Lon 88°09'08"E;

(xi) Raimangal River: Hemnagar at Lat 22°11'41"N, L on

88°58'01 "E to Rajnagar at Lat 22°33'57"N, Lon 88°5 6'17"E;

(xii) Sahibkhali (Sahebkhali) River: Near Ramapur Lat

22°17'52"N, Lon 88°56'35"E to Bangladesh Border nea r

Khosbash at Lat 22°24'41 "N, Lon 88°58'21 "E;

(xiii) Saptamukhi River: Bay of Bengal at Henry Island Lat

21°34'57" N, Lon 88°19'08"E to near Chintamanipur a t Lat

21°51'14"N, Lon 88°18'41"E;

(xiv) Thakurran River: Bay of Bengal at Lat 21°33'3 2"N,

Lon 88°27'45"E to Madhabpur at Lat 22°02'52"N, Lon

88°33'28"E;

98

National Waterway 98

Sutlej River:

Sunni Road Bridge at Lat 31°14'45" N, Lon 77 ⁰07'34"E to Harike

Dam at Lat 31°08'33 "N, Lon 74°56'57"E.

99

National Waterway 99

Tamaraparani River:

Sulochana Mudalir bridge, Tirunelveli Lat 8°43'43"N , Lon

77⁰42'54"E to confluence with Bay of Bengal near Punnaikayal

at Lat 8°38'25"N, Lon 78°07'38"E.

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National Waterway 100

Tapi River:

Hatnur Dam Near Mangalwadi Lat 21°04'22"N, Lon 75°5 6'45"E

to Gulf of Khambhat (Arabian Sea) at Lat 21°02'16"N , Lon

72⁰39'30"E.

101

National Waterway 101

Tizu and Zungki Rivers:

Longmatra at Lat 25°46'12"N, Lon 94°44'35"E to Avan ghku at

Myanmar border Lat 25°35'03"N, Lon 94°53'06"E and i n Zungki

river from bridge at Lat 25⁰48'26"N, Lon 94°46'36"E to

confluence of Zungki and Tizu rivers at Lat 25⁰46'58"N, Lon

94°45'21 "E.

102

National Waterway 102

Tlwang (Dhaleswari River):

Khamrang near National Highway-54 Lat 23°55'22"N, L on

92°39'08"E to Bridge on National Highway-154 at Gha rmura Lat

24°17' 19"N, Lon 92°31 '0"E.

103

National Waterway 103

Tons River:

Bridge on National Highway-27 near Chakghat at Lat

25^o02'05"N, Lon 81 °43'45"E to Ganga confluence at Sir sa Lat

25°16'32"N, Lon 82°05'0"E.

104

National Waterway 104

Tungabhadra River:

Bridge on State Highway No. 29 near Chikka Jantakal village at

Lat 15°24'33 "N, Lon 76°35'13 "E to confluence with River

Krishna near village Murva Konda at Lat 15^o57'20"N, Lon

78°14'30"E.

105

National Waterway 105

Udayavara River:

Arabian

Sea

Mouth

at

Malpe

Lat

13°20'57"N,

Lon

74°41'28"E to Bridge near Manipura Lat 13° 17'33"N, Lon

74°46'26"E.

106

National Waterway 106

Umngot (Dwaki) River:

Bangladesh

Border

near

Larbamon

Lat

25°11'07"N

Lon 92°0'54"E to Nongryngkoh at Lat 25°19'05"N, Lon

92°02'20"E.

107

National Waterway 107

Vaigai River:

Barrage near Anai Patti at Lat 10⁰05'19"N, Lon 77⁰51'10"E to

Viragnoor Dam at Lat 9°53'52"N, Lon 78°10'34"E.

108

National Waterway 108

Varuna River:

Road bridge near Kuru at Lat 25°23'15"N, Lon 82°44' 07"E to

Ganga confluence at Saray Mohana, Varanasi Lat 25°1 9'45"N,

Lon 83°02'41 "E.

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National Waterway 109

Wainganga Pranahita River System:

Bridge near Chandapur village at Lat 20⁰0'30"N, Lon 79°47'08"E

to confluence of river Godavari at Kaleshwaram Lat 18°49'33"N,

Lon 79°54'33"E.

110

National Waterway 110

Yamuna River:

Jagatpur (6 km upstream of Wazirabad Barrage) Delhi Lat

28°45'28"N, Lon 77 ⁰13'50"E to confluence of Yamuna and

Ganga rivers at Sangam, Allahabad at Lat 25⁰25'24"N, Lon

81°53'20"E.

111

National Waterway 111

Zuari River:

Sanvordem bridge Lat 15^o16'15"N, Lon 74°07'11"E to

Marmugao Port Lat 15⁰25'55"N, Lon 73°48'13"E.

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