Development of National Waterways-4 i) NW 4 declared in November, 2008 for a total length of 1078 km under following stretches: a) River Godavari (Bhadrachalam to Rajahmundry) = 171 km b) River Krishna (Wazirabad to Vijayawada) = 157 km c) Kakinada Canal (Kakinada to Rajahmundry) = 50 km d) Eluru Canal (Rajahmundry to Vijayawada) = 139 Km e) Commamur Canal (Vijayawada to Pedaganjam) = 113 km f) North Buckingham Canal (Pedaganjam to Chennai) = 316 km g) South Buckingham Canal (Chennai to Merkanam) = 110 km h) Kaluvelly Tank (Markanam to Puducherry) = 22 km Total =1078 km ii) NW-4 extended by NW Act-2016: • Revised length 2890KM a. River Krishna from Wazirabad to Galagali (628 Km) b. River Godavari from Bhadrachalam to Nasik (1184Km) iii) MoU signed with Govt. of Andhra Pradesh for development of NW-4 in Andhra Pradesh on 14th April’2016 proposed to be developed in the following phases. Phase-I: -Muktyala to Vijayawada (Krishna River) (82 Km) Phase-II: -Vijayawada to Kakinada (Eluru canal & Kakinada canal) and Rajahmundry to Polavaram stretch of Godavari (233 Km) Phase-III: -Commamur Canal, Buckingham canal and balance stretches of Krishna & Godavari Rivers (573km) iv) Development of Muktiyala to Vijayawada (Krishna River, 82 Km) stretch commenced under phase I. This will provide an efficient logistics solution to boost the economic growth of the region and facilitate the development of the capital city Amravati (during its early development stage) as substantial construction material is expected to be transported on this stretch of NW-4. The current status and targets for various projects on NW-4 as under. (v) Proposal for Phase-II recommended by IWAI board for PIB/Cabinet. Development of Muktyala to Vijayawada stretch of Krishna river in Phase-1 • Dredging in the shallow areas Commenced in May, 2017 • Dredging works awarded at total cost of Rs. 42.57 cr and works in progress. o Harischandrapuram – Chamarru – 16.05.2017 – 40000 cum(approx..) – 500m completed o Chamarru-Muktyala – 08.06.2017 – 40000 cum (approx..) Temporary terminal facilities by June, 2018 Work for setting up of four floating terminals at cost of Rs.5.85 cr. awarded. Permanent terminal facilities o Land acquisition by 31.12.2017 o Floating of tender by 30.11.2017,Award of work by 31.03.2018 o Completion of work by June, 2019 Night Navigational aids to be taken up in 2018. Cargo Terminals: Muktyala, Ibrahimpatnam, Harishchandrapur Passenger Terminals : Durga ghat, Bhawani Island, Vedadari, Amravati Phase-II (Proposed) Vijayawada – Kakinada & Rajahmundry to Polavaram stretches (Phase-2): 1. Private land acquisition : 1,739.10 Acres 2. GoAP land to be transferred : 3061.94 Acres 3. Dredging / Excavation : 35.45 Million cum 4. Four No’s Terminals between Kakinada & Vijayawada (i) Eluru (ii) Tadepalligudem (iii) Rajahmundry (iv) Kakinada 5. Modification/ reconstruction of structures: 473No.s 6. Retaining walls / Slope protection works: 46.24Kms 7. Navigation aids & office establishments Project proposal for Phase-II work is under formulation. DPR for construction of 7 Terminals (3 Cargo+ 4 Passenger) completed. .