Jal Marg Vikas Project

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Jal Marg Vikas Project is an Indian government initiative to develop and modernize inland waterways infrastructure, particularly National Waterway-1 on the Ganga, to enable efficient, large-scale cargo and passenger transport.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf infrastructure development project
inland waterways project
aimsTo integrate inland waterways with road and rail networks
promote modal shift from road and rail to waterways
provide year-round navigable depth on National Waterway-1
beneficiarySector freight and logistics
inland water transport
passenger transport
component construction of intermodal terminals
construction of multimodal terminals
construction of river training and bank protection works
construction of roll-on roll-off (Ro-Ro) terminals
fairway development
navigation aids
provision of navigation locks and barrages (where required)
river information system
country India
economicGoal improve connectivity of hinterland to ports
support regional economic development along Ganga
endPointOfWaterway Haldia
environmentalGoal reduction of air pollution from transport
reduction of greenhouse gas emissions
focusesOn National Waterway-1
linked to: National Waterway 1
fundingSource Government of India
World Bank (loan assistance)
linked to: World Bank
implementedBy Inland Waterways Authority of India
Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
lengthOfWaterway_km approximately 1390
multimodalTerminalLocation Haldia
Sahibganj
Varanasi
objective development of inland waterways infrastructure
enable large-scale cargo transport
enable passenger transport
improve navigation safety
modernization of National Waterway-1
provide environment-friendly mode of transport
reduce logistics cost
policyFramework National Waterways Act, 2016
relatedTo Bharatmala Pariyojana
Sagarmala Programme
startPointOfWaterway Varanasi
status under implementation (as of mid-2020s)
supportsCargoType bulk cargo
containerized cargo
over-dimensional cargo
passenger vessels
waterway Ganga River
linked to: Ganges

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