WATERWAYS IN TAMIL NADU

WATERWAYS IN TAMIL NADU

The declared rivers and canals as National Waterways (NWs) under the National Waterways Act, 2016identified for development in Tamil Naduare as follows:

Feasibility Study Reports (FSR) for the above-mentioned rivers/canals have already been completed by the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI), an autonomous body under the Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways. Besides, IWAI has sanctioned Rs.5.23 Crore for updation of Detailed Project Report (DPR) for NW-4, which also includes Buckingham Canal.

This information was given by the Union Minister of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways, Shri Sarbananda Sonowal, in a written reply to the Lok Sabha.