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WATERWAY INDIA
TRANSPORTAT
ION
INTRODUCTION
Inland Water Transportation is an inter-modal
transportation for moving goods and passengers.
There are 14,500 km of navigable waterways in
India. Out of these, about 5,700 km is navigable by
mechanized vessels.
Share of IWT in transportation in India is far lower
as compared with many other countries which have
exploited the benefits of IWT.
The IWT modal share in Netherlands is 42%,
France 15%, Hungary 15%, Germany 14%, Belgium
13% and in US 15%.
INLAND WATERWAYS
AUTHORITY
OF INDIA (IWAI)
Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) is the
statutory authority in charge of the waterways in
India. Its headquarters is located in Noida, UP. It
does the function of building the necessary
infrastructure in these waterways, surveying the
economic feasibility of new projects and also
administration.
National Waterways come under purview of Central
Government and Inland Waterways Authority of
India (IWAI), whereas other waterways are under
the control of the state governments.
NATIONAL WATERWAYS
Currently, 5 waterways have been declared as National
Waterways (NW) in India.
CARGO MOVEMENT BY IWT
IN INDIA
1.Navigable facilities
2.Transportation facilities
3.Terminal facilities
TRANSPORTATION ISSUES
OPERATIONAL ISSUES
1.Vessels
2.Depth
3.Terminals on waterways
4.Regulatory
5.Development of Inland Waterways
6.Terminals development
7.Cargo Handling Facilities
8.Last Mile Connectivity
9.Accumulation of Cargo/Regular Services
10.Dry Docking
11.Slower Mode
12.Additional Handling
13.Funding
VESSELS
2.Operational
3.Financing
4.Training
5.Integration
INLAND VESSEL BUILDING
SUBSIDY SCHEME (IVBSS)
Inland Vessel Building Subsidy Scheme
As per the Inland Vessel Building Subsidy Scheme
(IVBSS), 30% subsidy was payable to the entrepreneurs
for construction of inland vessels built in India for
operation in national waterways, Sunderbans and Indo-
Bangladesh protocol routes. In spite of this scheme,
many applicants who were granted approvals did not
construct the vessels. This could be due to one of the
following reasons:
1.Lack of interest from buyers / operators
2.Difficulty in accessing finance
This under-construction of vessels has led to shortage of
inland vessels available for cargo transportation. For
generating interest from the buyer / operators,
operational incentives should also be provided.
OPERATIONAL