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National Waterway-I consists of the Ganga – Bhagirathi – Hooghly river system between Haldia and Allahabad connecting Haldia-Kolkata – Farakka – Munger – Patna – Varanasi – Allahabad, stretching to about 1620 Kilometers. National Waterway-II consists of the river Brahmaputra between Bangladesh Border and Sadiya connecting Dhubri-Pandu (Guwahati)-Tezpur-Neamati- Dibrugarh-Sadiya, stretching to about 891 Kilometers.
National Waterway-III consists of West Coast Canal located in Kerala from Kollam to Kottapuram, stretching to about 205 Kilometers – West coast canal (Kottapuram – Kollam) 168 km; Udyogmandal canal (Kochi Pathalam bridge) 23 km; and Champakara canal (Kochi – Ambalamugal) 14 km.
The cargo movement on the National Waterway-I in 2003-04 was 1596 lakh tonne kilometers. The cargo movement on the National Waterway-I in 2004-05 was 3119 lakh tonne kilometers. It recorded 95.43% growth over the previous year. The cargo movement on the National Waterway-I in 2013-14 was 18512 lakh tonne kilometers. It recorded 22.44% growth over the previous year. The total growth recorded during 2003-04 to 2013-14 was 1059.9%.
The cargo movement on National Waterway-II in 2003-04 was 296 lakh tonne kilometers. The cargo movement on National Waterway-II in 2004-05 was 381 lakh tonne kilometers. It recorded 28.72% growth over the previous year. The cargo movement on the National Waterway-II in 2013-14 was 594 lakh tonne kilometers. It recorded 2.41% growth over the previous year. The total growth recorded during 2003-04 to 2013-14 was 100.68%.
The cargo movement on National Waterway-III in 2003-04 was 219 lakh tonne kilometers. The cargo movement on National Waterway-III in 2004-05 was 154 lakh tonne kilometers. It recorded -29.68% decline over the previous year. The cargo movement on National Waterway-III in 2013-14 was 116 lakh tonne kilometers. It recorded -16.55% decline over the previous year. The total decline recorded during 2003-04 to 2013-14 was -47.03%.
Note: Units in Tonne Kms (in Lakh).