THE NATIONAL WATERWAYS ACT, 2016

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Company : Sol Infotech Pvt. Ltd. Website : www.courtkutchehry.com THE NATIONAL WATERWAYS ACT, 2016 ACT NO. 17 OF 2016 [25th March, 2016] CONTENTS 1. Short title and commencement. 2. Existing national waterways and declaration of certain inland waterways as national waterways. 3. Declaration as to expediency of control and development by Union of waterways specified in Schedule for certain purposes. 4. Amendment of section 2 of Act 82 of 1985. 5. Repeal of certain enactments and saving. THE SCHEDULE THE NATIONAL WATERWAYS ACT, 2016 ACT NO. 17 OF 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 date1 as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint. 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 (23 of 2008); and (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. THE SCHEDULE (See section 2) Sl. No. National Waterways Limits of the National Waterways (1) (2) (3) 1. National Waterway 1 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 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 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<46 44<E and the southern limit shall be a line drawn across the Ashtamudi KayaI at a distance of 100 metres south of 3. Kollam jetty. 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 Chinnakalawari-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. 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 75<26 19< E. Eastern limit: Prakasam barrage across river Krishna at Vijayawada at Lat 16< 30 18< N, Lon 80< 36 23< E. National WaterwayTalcher-Dhamra Stretch of Brahmani-Kharsua- 5. National Waterway 5 Talcher Dhamra Stretch of Brahmani Kharsua Tantighai-Pandua Nala-Dudhei Nala-Kani Dhamra-river system, GeonkhaliCharbatia 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- KaniDhamra rivers) North-Western limit: Samal barrage across river Brahmani, Talcher at Lat 21o 04 26< N, Lon 86o 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 20o 46 26< N, Lon 86o 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 20o 36 55<N, Lon 86o 45 05< E; Southern limit: An imaginary line in continuation to the Northern break water structure across the entrance channel at Paradip Port at Lat 20o 15 38<N, Long 86o 40 55< E. 6. National Waterway 6 Aai River: Upstream of Bridge at Adalguri No. 3 at Lat 26o 33 32<N, Lon 90o 34 01<E to confluence with Brahmaputra river at Lat 26o 12 50<N, Lon 90o 36 24<E (4.7km upstream of Naranarayan Setu at Jogighopa). National Waterway 7 Ajoy (Ajay) River: 7. Bridge on Morgram-Panagarh State Highway No. 14 at Illambazar Lat 23o 36 56<N, Lon 87o 31 58<E to confluence of river Ajoy with river Bhagirathi at Lat 23o 39 23<N, Lon 88o 07 57<E at Katwa. 8. National Waterway 8 Alappuzha-Changanassery Canal: Boat Jetty, Alappuzha at Lat 9o 30 03<N, Lon 76o 20 37<E to Changanassery Jetty at Lat 9o 26 42<N, Lon 76o 31 42<E. 9. National Waterway 9 Alappuzha-Kottayam Athirampuzha Canal: Boat Jetty, Alappuzha at Lat 9o 30 03<N, Lon 76o 20 37<E to Athirampuzha market Lat 9o 40 04<N, Lon 76o 31 54<E. 10. National Waterway 10 Amba River: Arabian Sea, Dharamtaar creed near village Revas at Lat 18o 50 15<N, Lon 72o 56 31<E to a Bridge near Nagothane ST Stand at Lat 18o 32 20<N, Lon 73o 08 0<E. 11. National Waterway 11 Arunawati Aran River System: Bridge on State Highway No. 211 at Lat 20o 13 33<N, Lon 77o 33 23<E to confluence of Arunawati and Aran rivers near Ratanapur village at Lat 19o 59 31<N, Lon 78o 09 38<E to confluence of Aran and Penganga rivers near Chimata village at Lat 19o 54 08<N, Lon 78o 12 36<E. 12. National Waterway 12 Asi River: Ganga river confluence at Assi Ghat, Varanasi at Lat 25o 17 19<N, Lon 83o 0 25<E to near Newada, Varanasi at Lat 25o 16 37<N, Lon 82o 58 18<E. 13. National Waterway 13 AVM Canal: Poovar Beach at Lat 8o 18 30<N, Lon 77o 04 45<E to Erayumanthurai Bus Stop at Lat 8o 14 54<N, Lon 77o 09 34<E. 14. National Waterway 14 Baitarni River: Dattapur village at Lat 20o 51 45<N, Lon 86o 33 30<E to confluence with Dhamra river near Laxmiprasad Dia at Lat 20o 45 13< N, Lon 86o 49 15<E. National Waterway 15 Bakreswar Mayurakshi River System: Bakreswar river from Nil Nirjan Dam at Lat 23o 49 31<N, Lon 87o 24 59<E to confluence of Bakreswar and Mayurakshi rivers near Talgram village at Lat 23o 15. 51 58<N, Lon 88o 02 21<E. Mayurakshi river from Talgram village to confluence with Dwarka river near Dakshin Hijal village at Lat 23o 58 22<N, Lon 88o 09 21<E. 16. National Waterway 16 Barak River: Lakhipur Ferry Ghat Lat 24o 47 18<N, Lon 93o 01 16<E to Tuker Gram Lat 24o 52 34<N, Lon 92o 29 21<E. 17. National Waterway 17 Beas River: Talwara Barrage at Lat 31o 57 22<N, Lon 75o 53 37<E to confluence of Beas and Sutlej rivers near Harike at Lat 31o 09 09<N, Lon 74o 58 08<E. 18. National Waterway 18 Beki River: Elenagamari Lat 26o 38 37<N, Lon 90o 59 02<E to Brahmaputra confluence at Lat 26o 14 24<N, Lon 90o 47 21<E. 19. National Waterway 19 Betwa River: Rirwa Buzurg Dariya at Lat 25o 54 17<N, Lon 79o 45 06<E to confluence of Betwa and Yamuna rivers near Merapur Daria village at Lat 25o 55 11<N, Lon 80o 13 08<E. 20. National Waterway 20 Bhavani River: Bhavani Sagar Dam, Sathyamangalam at Lat 11o 28 16<N, Lon 77o 06 49<E to confluence of Bhavani and Kaveri rivers at Kaveri river bridge on Salem- Coimbatore Highway: <National Highway-47 Lat 11o 25 54<N, Lon 77o 41 02<E. 21. National Waterway 21 Bheema River: Barrage (approx 1 km. from Hippargi village) at Lat 17o 09 05<N, Lon 76o 46 34<E to confluence of Bheema and Krishna rivers at Gundloor Lat 16o 24 28<N, Lon 77o 17 13<E. National Waterway 22 Birupa Badi Genguti Brahmani River System: Birupa Barrage at Choudwar at Lat 20o 30 49<N, Lon 85o 55 20<E to Confluence of Birupa and Brahmani rivers near Upperkai Pada village at Lat 20o 37 36<N, Lon 86o 24 19<E including alternative route from, Samaspur village Lat 20o 35 41<N, Lon 86o 06 32<E to near Kharagpur village Lat 20o 38 28<N, Lon 86o 17 32<E. 22. Bramani river from confluence of Birupa and Brhmani rivers near Upperkai Pada village at Lat 20o 37 36<N, Lon 86o 24 19<E to Bramani river at Katana Lat 20o 39 26<N, Lon 86o 44 53<E. 23. National Waterway 23 Budha Balanga River: Barrage (approx 300m from Patalipura village) at Lat 21o 38 13<N, Lon 86o 50 53<E to confluence of Budha Balanga river with Bay of Bengal at Chandipur Fishing Port Lat 21o 28 12<N, Lon 87o 04 12<E. 24. National Waterway 24 Chambal River: Chambal road bridge on National Highway-92 Lat 26o 41 56<N, Lon 78o 56 09<E to confluence of Chambal and Yamuna rivers at Charakpura village Lat 26o 29 30<N, Lon 79o 15 01<E. 25. National Waterway 25 Chapora River: Bride at State Highway No. 124 (1 Km. from Maneri village) Lat 15o 42 47<N. Lon 73o 57 23<E to Confluence of Chapora river with Arabian Sea at Morjim Lat 15o 36 33<N, Lon 73o 44 01<E. 26. National Waterway 26 Chenab River: Chenab road bridge at Lat 33o 05 07<N, Lon 74o 48 06<E to Bridge near Bhardakalan at Lat 32o 48 12<N, Lon 74o 34 53<E. 27. National Waterway 27 Cumberjua River: Confluence of Cumberjua and Zuvari rivers near Cortalim ferry terminal Lat 15o 24 40<N, Lon 73o 54 48<E to confluence of Cumberjua and Mandovi rivers near Sao Martias Vidhan Parishad Lat 15o 31 26<N, Lon 73o 55 34<E. 28. National Waterway 28 Dabhol Creek Vashishti River: Arabian Sea at Dabhol Lat 17o 34 51<N, Lon 73o 09 18<E to bridge at Pedhe Lat 17o 32 39<N, Lon 73o 30 36<E. 29. National Waterway 29 Damodar River: Krishak Setu, Bardhman on State Highway No. 8 at Lat 23o 12 40<N, Lon 87o 50 54<E to confluence with Hooghly river near Purbha Basudebpur at Lat 22o 21 01<N, Lon 88o 05 19<E. National Waterway 30 Dehing River: 30. Rail Bridge at Merbil Majuli No. 1 Lat 27o 19 25<N, Lon 95o 18 45<E to confluence of Dehing and Brahmaputra rivers near village Lachan at Lat 27o 15 10<N, Lon 94o 40 01<E. 31. National Waterway 31 Dhansiri/Chathe River: Bridge near Morongi T.E. village Lat 26o 24 41<N, Lon 93o 53 47<E to Numaligarh Lat 26o 42 01<N, Lon 93o 35 15<E. 32. National Waterway 32 Dikhu River: Bridge at Nazira on State Highway No 1 Lat 26o 55 18<N, Lon 94o 44 27<E to confluence of Dikhu and Brahmaputra rivers at Lat 26o 59 58<N, Lon 94o 27 42<E. 33. National Waterway 33 Doyans River: Bridge near Sialmari Lat 26o 10 47<N, Lon 93o 59 10<E to confluence of Doyans and Subansiri rivers at Lat 26o 26 53<N, Lon 93o 57 12<E. 34. National Waterway 34 DVC Canal: Durgapur Barrage Lat 23o 28 47<N, Lon 87o 18 19<E to Confluence point of DVC canal with Hoogly river near Tribeni Lat 23o 0 31<N, Lon 88o 24 55<E. 35. National Waterway 35 Dwarakeswar River: Bridge near Abantika Lat 23o 06 55<N, Lon 87o 18 47<E to confluence of Dwarakeswar and Silai rivers at Pratappur Lat 22o 40 17<N, Lon 87o 46 43<E. 36. National Waterway 36 Dwarka River: Bridge at Tarapith at Lat 24o 06 58<N, Lon 87o 47 51<E to confluence with Bhagirathi river near Maugram village at Lat 23o 43 53<N, Lon 88o 10 51<E. 37. National Waterway 37 Gandak River: Bhaisaslotal Barrage near Triveni Ghat at Lat 27o 26 22<N, Lon 83o 54 24<E to Gandak and Ganga rivers confluence at Hajipur Lat 25 39o 18 N, Lon 85o 10 28<E. 38. National Waterway 38 Gangadhar River: Pakriguri Bridge on National Highway-31C at Lat 26o 27 30<N, Lon 89o 51 25<E to Bangladesh Border at Binnachara Point III Lat 26o 0 32<N, Lon 89o 49 57<E. 39. National Waterway 39 Ganol River: Bangladesh Border at Mankachar Lat 25o 31 47<N, Lon 89o 51 24<E to bridge near Dolbari at Lat 25o 34 20<N, Lon 90o 03 46<E. 40. National Waterway 40 Ghaghra River: Faizabad at Lat 26o 47 51<N, Lon 82o 06 46<E to Ghaghra and Ganga river confluence at Manjhi Ghat Lat 25o 44 13<N, Lon 84o 42 03<E. 41. National Waterway 41 Ghataprabha River: Barrage near Malali Lat 16o 20 01<N, Lon 75o 11 23<E to confluence with river Krishna at Chicksangam Lat 16o 20 13<N, Lon 75o 47 54<E. 42. National Waterway 42 Gomti River: Bara Imambara, Lucknow Lat 26o 52 21<N, Lon 80o 54 58<E to confluence of Gomti with river Ganga Lat 25o 30 31<N, Lon 83o 10 17<E 43. National Waterway 43 Gurupur River: Confluence of Netravathi river at Lat 12o 50 44<N, Lon 74o 49 45<E to confluence of Mangalore Port Bridge at Lat 12o 55 35<N, Lon 74o 49 37<E. 44. National Waterway 44 Ichamati River: Bridge on Border Main Road at Gobra near Bangladesh Border at Lat 22o 53 50<N, Lon 88o 53 49<E to near Bangladesh Border at Bansjhari Mallikpur Lat 22o 39 07<N, Lon 88o 55 35<E. 45. National Waterway 45 Indira Gandhi Canal: Harike Barrage at Lat 31o 08 33<N, Lon 74o 56 57<E to near Mohangarh Lat 27o 18 37<N, Lon 71o 09 10<E. 46. National Waterway 46 Indus River: Bridge on highway at Upshi village Lat 33o 49 43<N, Lon 77o 48 56<E to Bridge on Shey-Chuchol road near Shey village Lat 34o 03 35<N, Lon 77o 38 33<E. 47. National Waterway 47 Jalangi River: Bridge on State Highway No. 14 near Plashipara at Lat 23o 47 47<N, Lon 88o 27 09<E to confluence of Jalangi with Hooghly/Bhagirathi rivers at Nabadwip Lat 23o 24 39<N, Lon 88o 22 48<E. National WaterwayJawai-Luni Rivers and Rann of Kutch: 48. National Waterway 48 Jawai Luni Rivers and Rann of Kutch: Jawai river from Jalore at Lat 25o 20 37<N, Lon 72o 41 09<E to Luni river near Gandhav village to Rann of Kutch at Lat 23o 32 54<N, Lon 68o 22 27<E. 49. National Waterway 49 Jhelum River: Bridge on highway at Lat 33o 49 26<N, Lon 75o 03 50<E to Wuler lake, Srinagar at Lat 34o 21 37<N, Lon 74o 36 36<E. 50. National Waterway 50 Jinjiram River: Confluence with Brahmaputra river at Tumni Lat 25o 51 51<N, Lon 89o 58 57<E to Fulerchar Point. III at Brahmaputra river Lat 25o 44 15<N, Lon 89o 52 53<E. 51. National Waterway 51 Kabini River: Kabini Dam Lat 11o 58 25<N, Lon 76o 21 10<E to Beeramballi at Lat 11o 56 10<N, Lon 76o 14 18<E. 52. National Waterway 52 Kali River: Kodasalli Dam Lat 14o 55 08<N, Lon 74o 32 07<E to confluence of Kali river with Arabian Sea near Sadashivgad bridge at Lat 14o 50 31<N, Lon 74o 07 21<E. 53. National Waterway 53 Kalyan-Thane-Mumbai Waterway, Vasai Creek and Ulhas River: Arabian Sea at Navi Mumbai Lat 18o 55 50<N, Lon 72o 53 22<E via Ulhas river to bridge on State Highway No. 76 near Malegaon T. Waredi Lat 19o 02 38<N, Lon 73o 19 54<E; Bridge on Kalyan-Badlapur road near Kalyan railway yard at Kalyan Lat 19o 14 06<N, Lon 73o 08 49<E to Kalyan Lat 19o 15 35<N, Lon 73o 09 28<E; Vasai Creek from Lat 19o 18 54<N to Lon 72o 47 30<E to Kasheli at Lat 19o 13 23<N, Lon 73o 0 21<E. 54. National Waterway 54 Karamnasa River: Bridge at Kakarait Lat 25o 18 11<N, Lon 83o 31 38<E to confluence of Karamnasa and Ganga rivers at Kutubpur Lat 25o 31 06<N, Lon 83o 52 47<E. 55 National Waterway 55 Kaveri Kollidam River: Uratchikottai Barrage at Lat 11o 29 03<N, Lon 77o 42 14<E to confluence of river Kollidam with Bay of Bengal at Pazhaiyar Lat 11o 21 38<N, Lon 79o 49 53<E. 55. 56. National Waterway 56 Kherkai River: Dam near Gangia village at Lat 22o 45 12<N, Lon 86o 05 09<E to confluence with Subarnrekha river at Jamshedpur Lat 22o 50 13<N, Lon 86o 09 37<E. 57. National Waterway 57 Kopili River: Bridge at Banthai Gaon Tinali Bus Stop at Lat 26o 10 41<N, Lon 92o 13 05<E to confluence with Brahmaputra river at Chandrapur No. 2 Lat 26o 15 07<N, Lon 91o 56 49<E. 58. National Waterway 58 Kosi River: Kosi Barrage at Hanuman Nagar Lat 26o 31 40<N, Lon 86o 55 29<E to Confluence of Kosi with Ganga river at Kursela Lat 25o 24 40<N, Lon 87o 15 14<E. 59. National Waterway 59 Kottayam-Vaikom Canal: Kottayam, near Kodimatha at Lat 9o 34 39<N, Lon 76o 31 08<E to Vechoor joining National Waterway No. 3 at Lat 9o 40 0<N, Lon 76o 24 11<E. 60. National Waterway 60 Kumari River: Dam near Amruhasa village at Lat 23o 06 37<N, Lon 86o 15 51<E to Mukutmanipur Dam at Chiada Lat 22o 57 18<N, Lon 86o 44 43<E. 61. National Waterway 61 Kynshi River: Bangladesh Border near Mawpyllum Lat 25o 12 07<N, Lon 91o 15 21<E to bridge on Nonghyllam-Maweit road at Lat 25o 19 35<N, Lon 91o 04 07<E. 62. National Waterway 62 Lohit River: Parasuram Kund at 27o 52 40<N, Lon 96o 21 40<E to Saikhowa Ghat, Sadiya Lat 27o 47 49<N, Lon 95o 38 14<E. 63. National Waterway 63 Luni River: Dam at Jaswantpura Lat 26o 13 35<N, Lon 73o 41 20<E to Barrage near Malipura Lat 24o 57 04<N, Lon 71o 38 02<E. 64. National Waterway 64 Mahanadi River: Sambalpur Barrage at Lat 21o 27 34<N, Lon 83o 57 50<E to Paradip at Lat 20o 19 38<N, Lon 86o 40 17<E. 65. National Waterway 65 Mahananda River: Bridge near Gosaipur at Lat 25o 26 41<N, Lon 88o 05 26<E to Bangladesh Border near Adampur at Lat 24o 57 17<N, Lon 88o 10 59<E. 66. National Waterway 66 Mahi River: Kadana Dam Lat 23o 18 22<N, Lon 73o 49 37<E to confluence with Gulf of Khambhat near Kavi railway station Lat 22o 10 35<N, Lon 72o 30 36<E. 67. National Waterway 67 Malaprabha River: Jakanuru at Lat 15o 49 51<N, Lon 75o 38 54<E to confluence with river Krishna at Kudalasangama Lat 16o 12 30<N, Lon 76o 04 16<E. 68. National Waterway 68 Mandovir River: Bridge at Usgaon at Lat 15o 26 42<N, Lon 74o 03 12<E to confluence of Mandovi river with Arabian Sea at Reis Magos Lat 15o 28 32<N, Lon 73o 46 46<E. 69. National Waterway 69 Manimutharu River: Manimutharu Dam Lat 8o 39 14<N, Lon 77o 24 47<E to confluence with Tramaraparani river near Aladiur Lat 8o 41 03<N, Lon 77o 26 07<E. 70. National Waterway 70 Manjara River: Singur Dam at Lat 17o 44 58<N, Lon 77o 55 41<E to confluence with river Godavari at Kandakurthi at Lat 18o 49 07<N, Lon 77o 52 20<E. 71. National Waterway 71 Mapusa/Moide River: Bridge on National Highway-17 at Mapusa Lat 15o 35 21<N, Lon 73o 49 17<E to confluence point of Mapusa and Mandovi rivers at Porvorim Lat 15o 30 20<N, Lon 73o 50 42<E. 72. National Waterway 72 Nag River: Bridge near NIT Colony, Nagpur Lat 21o 06 17<N, Lon 79o 06 03<E to confluence with river Kanhan near Sawangi village at Lat 21o 05 38<N, Lon 79o 27 54<E. 73. National Waterway 73 Narmada River: Pandhariya at Lat 21o 57 10<N, Lon 74o 08 27<E to confluence of Narmada with Arabian Sea at Gulf of Khambhat Lat 21o 38 27<N, Lon 72o 33 28<E. National WaterwayNetravathi River: 74. National Waterway 74 Netravathi River: Netravathi Dam, Dharmsthala Lat 12o 57 55<N, Lon 75o 22 10<E to confluence with Arabian sea at Bengre Lat 12o 50 43<N, Lon 74o 49 29<E. 75. National Waterway 75 Palar River: Rail bridge at Virudampattu, Vellore at Lat 12o 56 14<N, Lon 79o 07 30<E to confluence with Bay of Bengal at Sadurangapattinam Lat 12o 27 52<N, Lon 80o 09 13<E. 76. National Waterway 76 Panchagangavali (Panchagangoli) River: Gangoli Port at Lat 13o 38 01<N, Lon 74o 40 08<E to Bridge at Badakere at Lat 13o 44 50<N, Lon 74o 39 15<E. 77. National Waterway 77 Pazhyar River: Bridge near Veeranarayana Mangalam village at Lat 8o 13 49<N, Lon 77o 26 27<E to confluence with Arabian Sea at Manakudi at Lat 8o 05 15<N, Lon 77o 29 08<E. 78. National Waterway 78 Penganga Wardha River System: Confluence of Aran and Penganga rivers near Chimata village at Lat 19o 54 08<N, Lon 78o 12 36<E to the confluence of Wardha and Pranahita rivers near Ravalli village at Lat 19o 33 59<N, Lon 79o 49 0<E. 79. National Waterway 79 Pennar River: Penna Barrage, Pothireddypalem at Lat 14o 28 08<N, Lon 79o 59 09<E to confluence with Bay of Bengal near Kudithipalem at Lat 14o 35 37<N, Lon 80o 11 31<E. 80. National Waterway 80 Ponniyar River: Sathanur Dam at Lat 12o 11 0<N, Lon 78o 51 01<E to Cuddalore at confluence of Bay of Bengal at Lat 11o 46 22<N, Lon 79o 47 42<E. 81. National Waterway 81 Punpun River: Bridge on National Highway-83 near Pakri village Lat 25o 29 50<N, Lon 85o 06 19<E to confluence with river Ganga at Fatuha Lat 25o 30 50<N, Lon 85o 18 17<E. 82. National Waterway 82 Puthimari River: Bridge on National Highway-31 near village Ghopla at Lat 26o 22 01<N, Lon 91o 39 11<E to confluence with Brahmaputra river near Bamunbori at Lat 26o 15 28<N, Lon 91o 20 35<E. 82. 83. National Waterway 83 Rajpuri Creek: Arabian Sea at Rajpuri Lat 18o 18 03<N, Lon 72o 56 43<E to Mhasala at Lat 18o 08 15<N, Lon 73o 06 45<E. 84. National Waterway 84 Ravi River: Dam at Gandhiar Lat 32o 35 51<N, Lon 75o 59 05<E to Ranjeet Sagar Dam at Basoli Lat 32o 26 36<N, Lon 75o 43 45<E. 85. National Waterway 85 Revadanda Creek Kundalika River System: Arabian Sea at Revadanda Lat 18o 32 20<N, Lon 72o 55 33<E to bridge on Roha-Astami Road near Roha Nagar Lat 18o 26 32<N, Lon 73o 07 11<E. 86. National Waterway 86 Rupnarayan River: Confluence of Dwarakeswar and Silai rivers at Pratappur Lat 22o 40 17<N, Lon 87o 46 43<E to confluence with Hooghly river at Geonkhali Lat 22o 12 42<N, Lon 88o 03 14<E. 87. National Waterway 87 Sabarmati River: Barrage near Sadoliya Lat 23o 26 50<N, Lon 72o 48 35<E to confluence with Gulf of Khambhat near Khambhat Lat 22o 09 18<N, Lon 72o 27 28<E. 88. National Waterway 88 Sal River: Orlim Deusa Bridge Lat 15o 13 11<N, Lon 73o 57 30<E to confluence with Arabian Sea at Mobor Lat 15o 08 32<N, Lon 73o 57 0<E. 89. National Waterway 89 Savitri River (Bankot Creek): Bridge near Sape at Lat 18o 05 54<N, Lon 73o 20 09<E to Arabian Sea at Bankot Lat 17o 58 47<N, Lon 73o 01 45<E. 90. National Waterway 90 Sharavati River: Honnavar Port Sea Mouth at Lat 14o 17 56<N, Lon 74o 25 27<E to link at highway at Gersoppa Lat 14o 14 15<N, Lon 74o 39 06<E. 91. National Waterway 91 Shastri River Jaigad Creek: Sangmeshwar at Lat 17o 11 16<N, Lon 73o 33 03<E to confluence with Arabian Sea at Jaigad Lat 17o 19 12<N, Lon 73o 12 39<E. National WaterwaySilabati River: 92. National Waterway 92 Silabati River: Barrage near Shimulia village at Lat 22o 34 53< N, Lon 87o 38 31<E to confluence of Dwarakeswar and Silai rivers at Pratappur Lat 22o 40 17<N, Lon 87o 46 43<E. 93. National Waterway 93 Simsang River: Bangladesh Border at Lat 25o 11 05<N, Lon 90o 39 25<E to bridge on National Highway-62 near Nongalbibra Lat 25o 27 20<N, Lon 90o 42 22<E. 94. National Waterway 94 Sone River: Sone Barrage near Dehri at Lat 24o 50 14< N, Lon 84o 08 03<E to confluence of Sone and Ganga rivers at Lat 25o 42 15<N, Lon 84o 52 02<E. 95. National Waterway 95 Subansiri River: Gerukamukh Lat 27o 27 03< N, Lon 94o 15 16<E to Brahmaputra confluence at Lat 26o 52 25<N, Lon 93o 54 31<E. 96. National Waterway 96 Subarnrekha River: Chandil Dam at Lat 22o 58 29< N, Lon 86o 01 14<E to confluence with Bay of Bengal at Lat 21o 33 29<N, Lon 87o 22 59<E. National Waterway 97 Sunderbans Waterways: (i) Namkhana at Lat 21o 45 46< N, Lon 88o 13 06<E to Athara Banki Khal Lat 21o 56 57<N, Lon 89o 05 32<E; (ii) Bidya River: Lot No. 124 at Lat 21o 54 43< N, Lon 88o 41 08<E to near Uttar Danga at Lat 22o 11 48<N, Lon 88o 51 55<E; (iii) Chhota Kalagachi(Chhoto Kalergachi) River: Near Rajani ferry ghat Lat 22o 19 57< N, Lon 88o 54 21<E to near Nazat at Lat 22o 26 05<N, Lon 88o 50 12<E; (iv) Gomar River: Near Ramkrishnapur Lat 22o 11 53< N, Lon 88o 44 42<E to near Gosaba Kheya ghat at Lat 22o 10 05<N, Lon 88o 47 37<E; (v) Haribhanga River: Bangladesh Border Lat 21o 53 19< N, Lon 89o 01 24<E to confluence with Jhila river at Lat 21o 58 18<N, Lon 88o 55 08<E; (vi) Hogla (Holgal)-Pathankhali River: Near Parandar Lat 22o 12 22< N, Lon 88o 40 43<E to near Sandeshkhai Ferry Ghat at Lat 22o 21 12<N, Lon 88o 52 48<E; 97. (vii) Kalindi (Kalandi) River: Bangladesh Border at Hingalganj Lat 22o 28 08< N, Lon 88o 59 46<E to Bangladesh Border near Khosbash at Lat 22o 24 41<N, Lon 88o 58 21<E; (viii) Katakhali River: Bangladesh Border near Barunhat Lat 22o 30 31< N, Lon 88o 58 25<E to Lebukhali ferry at Lat 22o 21 45<N, Lon 88o 57 30<E; (ix) Matla River: Bay of Bengal at Lat 21o 33 04< N, Lon 88o 38 26<E to Canning ferry ghat at Lat 22o 18 39<N, Lon 88o 40 43<E; (x) Muri Ganga (Baratala) River: Bay of Bengal near Bisalakshmipur Lat 21o 37 52< N, Lon 88o 10 0<E to near Kakdwip at Lat 21o 52 17<N, Lon 88o 09 08<E; (xi) Raimangal River: Hemnagar at Lat 22o 11 41< N, Lon 88o 58 01<E to Rajnagar at Lat 22o 33 57<N, Lon 88o 56 17<E; (xii) Sahibkhali (Sahebkhali) River: Near Ramapur Lat 22o 17 52< N, Lon 88o 56 35<E to Bangladesh Border near Khosbash at Lat 22o 24 41<N, Lon 88o 58 21<E; (xiii) Saptamukhi River: Bay of Bengal at Henry Island Lat 21o 34 57< N, Lon 88o 19 08<E to near Chintamanipur at Lat 21o 51 14<N, Lon 88o 18 41<E; (xiv) Thakurran River: Bay of Bengal at Lat 21o 33 32< N, Lon 88o 27 45<E to Madhabpur at Lat 22o 02 52<N, Lon 88o 33 28<E; 98. National Waterway 98 Sutlej River: Sunni Road Bridge at Lat 31o 14 45< N, Lon 77o 07 34<E to Harike Dam at Lat 31o 08 33<N, Lon 74o 56 57<E. 99. National Waterway 99 Tamaraparani River: Sulochana Mudalir bridge, Tirunelveli Lat 8o 43 43< N, Lon 77o 42 54<E to confluence with Bay of Bengal near Punnaikayal at Lat 8o 38 25<N, Lon 78o 07 38<E. 100. National Waterway 100 Tapi River: Hatnur Dam Near Mangalwadi Lat 21o 04 22<N, Lon75o 56 45<E to Gulf of Khambhat (Arabian Sea) at Lat 21o 02 16<N, Lon 72o 39 30<E. National Waterway 101 Tizu and Zungki Rivers: Longmatra at Lat 25o 46 12<N, Lon 94o 44 35<E to Avanghku at Myanmar border Lat 25o 35 03<N, Lon 101. 94o 53 06<E and in Zungki river from bridge at Lat 25o 48 26<N, Lon 94o 46 36<E to confluence of Zungki and Tizu rivers at Lat 25o 46 58<N, Lon 94o 45 21<E. 102. National Waterway 102 Tlwang (Dhaleswari River): Khamrang near National Highway-54 Lat 23o 55 22<N, Lon 92o 39 08<E to Bridge on National Highway-154 at Gharmura Lat 24o 17 19<N, Lon 92o 31 0<E. 103. National Waterway 103 Tons River: Bridge on National Highway-27 near Chakghat at Lat 25o 02 05<N, Lon 81o 43 45<E to Ganga confluence at Sirsa Lat 25o 16 32<N, Lon 82o 05 0<E. 104. National Waterway 104 Tungabhadra River: Bridge on State Highway No. 29 near Chikka Jantakal village at Lat 15o 24 33<N, Lon 76o 35 13<E to confluence with river Krishna near village Murva Konda at Lat 15o 57 20<N, Lon 78o 14 30<E. 105. National Waterway 105 Udayavara River: Arabian Sea Mouth at Malpe Lat 13o 20 57<N, Lon 74o 41 28<E to Bridge near Manipura Lat 13o 17 33<N, Lon 74o 46 26<E 106. National Waterway 106 Umngot (Dwaki) River: Bangladesh Border near Larbamon Lat 25o 11 07<N Lon 92o 0 54<E to Nongryngkoh at Lat 25o 19 05<N, Lon 92o 02 20<E. 107. National Waterway 107 Vaigai River: Barrage near Anai Patti at Lat 10o 05 19<N, Lon 77o 51 10<E to Viragnoor Dam at Lat 9o 53 52<N, Lon 78o 10 34<E. 108. National Waterway 108 Varuna River: Road bridge near Kuru at Lat 25o 23 15<N, Lon 82o 44 07<E to Ganga confluence at Saray Mohana, Varanasi Lat 25o 19 45<N, Lon 83o 02 41<E. 109. National Waterway 109 Wainganga Pranahita River System: Bridge near Chandapur village at Lat 20o 0 30<N, Lon 79o 47 08<E to confluence of river Godavari at Kaleshwaram Lat 18o 49 33<N, Lon 79o 54 33<E. National Waterway 110 Yamuna River: Jagatpur (6km upstream of Wazirabad Barrage) Delhi Lat 28o 45 28<N, Lon 77o 13 50<E to confluence of 110. Yamuna and Ganga rivers at Sangam, Allahabad at Lat 25o 25 24<N, Lon 81o 53 20<E 111. National Waterway 111 Zuari River: Sanvordem bridge Lat 15o 16 15<N, Lon 74o 07 11<E to Marmugao Port Lat 15o 25 55<N, Lon 73o 48 13<E.

Act Metadata
  • Title: THE NATIONAL WATERWAYS ACT, 2016
  • Type: C
  • Subtype: Central
  • Act ID: 24084
  • Digitised on: 13 Aug 2025