Centre declares 6 Inland Waterways in Odisha as National Waterways
Centre declares six Inland Waterways in Odisha as National Waterways under the National Waterways Act, 2016. This information was given by Minister of State for Shipping, Shri Pon Radhakrishnan.
The following six waterways are:
National Waterway – 5 : Talcher-Dhamra stretch of Brahmani-Kharsua-Tantighai-Pandua Nala-Dudhei Nala-Kani Dhamra river system, Geonkhali-Charbatia stretch of East Coast Canal, Charbatia-Dhamra stretch of Matai River and Mahanadi Delta Rivers, with prescribed limits.
National Waterway – 14 : Baitarni River – The stretch between Dattapur village to confluence with Dhamra river near Laxmiprasad Dia.
National Waterway – 22 : Birupa-Badi Genguti-Brahmani river system- Birupa Barrage at Choudwar to confluence of Birupa and Brahmani rivers near Upperkai Pada village including alternative route from Samaspur village to near Kharagpur village.
National Waterway – 23: Budha Balanga River – Barrage at Patalipura village to confluence of Budha Balanga river with Bay of Bengal at Chandipur Fishing Port.
National Waterway- 64: Mahanadi River : Sambalpur barrage to Paradip.
National Waterway-96: Subarnrekha River – Chandil Dam to confluence with Bay of Bengal.
On the remaining five National Waterways in Odisha, Stage-I study of two-stage Detailed Project Report (DPR) is in progress and draft feasibility reports are expected by end May, 2016. The 2nd stage DPR would be conducted on viable national waterways.
A provision of Rs. 9.5 crore has been allocated in BE of 2016-17 for the development of NW-5. On conclusion of the two stage studies which are ongoing at present, the actual fund requirement and allocation thereof will be decided for development of the remaining five national waterways.