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Launch of waterway today
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CM likely to undertake short cruise on solar boat from Veli after opening
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CM likely to undertake short cruise on solar boat from Veli after opening
Overcoming several hurdles over decades, the 310-km stretch of the inland waterway from Veli to Chavakkad will be commissioned on February 15, opening a new fuel-efficient and eco-friendly mode of transportation.
The rejuvenated waterway, a pet project of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, is from Veli to Kollam (State Waterway: 62 km) and the National Waterway’s 168 km from Kollam to Kottapuram and Kottapuram to Chavakkad (80 km).
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310 km of inland waterway commissioned
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Veli-Chavakkad stretch developed as per National Waterways specifications
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Green mode: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and MLAs taking a cruise ride from Veli in the capital on Monday on a solar boat after commissioning the 310-km waterway from Veli to Chavakkad. S. Mahinsha
Veli-Chavakkad stretch developed as per National Waterways specifications
The project to make the 633-km West Coast Canal (WCC) from Kovalam to Kasaragod navigable has got a fillip with the commissioning of the 310-km stretch of the inland waterway from Veli to Chavakkad by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday. The project is being taken up as per the National Waterways specifications at ₹2,300 crore.