DEVELOPMENT OF INLAND WATERWAYS
An amount of Rs. 308
crore was allocated for development of inland waterways during
9th Five Year Plan.
Techno Economic feasibility
study of integrated canal system between Kakinada and Mercaunam
in Andhra Pradesh and Tamilnadu i.e. Kakinada canal, Eluru canal,
Commamur canal, North Buckingham canal and South Buckingham canal
integrated with river Godavari from Cherla to Rajahnmundry and
Krishna river from Nagarajuna Sagar Dam to Vijayawada has been
conducted by Inland Waterway Authority of India through M/s RITES.
This study has shown that this integrated waterway system is viable
for Inland Water Transport development.
This information was
given in Lok Sabha today by the Minister of State for Shipping
Shri Shripad Y. Naik in a written reply to a question by Shri
T.T.V. Dhinakaran.
