Maps of National Waterway 1 and 5 are given below.

There is a definite action plan for the construction of National Waterway 1. See details at http://iwai.gov.in/misc/nw1.pdf.  It seems a major part of National Waterway 1 is scheduled to finish by 2010. National waterway 5 is a longer project and once it starts it is scheduled to take 8 years. Following is information on the current plans regarding National Waterway 5.

NATIONAL WATERWAYY -5 [EAST COAST CANAL ALONG WITH BRAHMANI RIVER AND MAHANADI DELTA]

The stretches of the waterway (1095 kms) which has been declared as National Waterway (NW) are as follows

  • East Coast Canal ( Geonkhali- Charbatia) – 217 km
  • Matai river (Charbatia- Dhamra) – 40 km
  • River Brahmani (Talcher- Dhamra) – 265 km
  • Mahanadi delta rivers (Mangalgadi- Paradip) – 101 km Total 623 km

* The waterway is located in the States of West Bengal (91 km) and Orrissa (532 km)
* For Brahmani- Kharsua-Dhamra River, Matai river and Mahanadi delta portion(406 km), the waterway is proposed to be developed with 45 m wide and 2 m deep navigational channel while for East Coast Canal portion (217 km), with 32 m wide and 1.5 m deep navigational channel.
* Developmental works envisaged are as follows:

  • Widening of narrow canal
  •  Dredging, Excavation
  •  Bank protection
  • Construction of barrages in Brahmani river at 5 places
  • Repair of locks
  • Modification of bridges & roads
  • Navigational aids
  • Setting up of IWT terminals (all terminals are in Orissa)

* Estimated Cost of development works (Rs 1526 crore- At 2002 prices)

  • Fairway development – 1271(Cost of barrages Rs 900 cr)
  • Navigational Aids – 11
  • Terminals – 242
  • Setting up of office – 2

              Total 1526

*The cost given above is at 2002 rates as indicated by the Consultant earlier. They are revising the cost and the current cost is likely to be of the order of Rs 2950-3000 cr as tentatively informed by them
* Period of implementation- 8 years
* Identified cargo- Coal, fertilizer, cement, iron ore, paddy, rice, seeds, coconut, wheat, sugar, edible oils, bamboo, straw, jute, industrial products etc.