The much awaited prestigious project that connects the city of Cochin to the international airport at Nedumbaserry via the water network will commence in the month of August. The Seaport-Airport waterway will be connecting the city of Cochin to the airport through the waterway that stretches from the High Court jetty to the international airport in Nedumabassery. The prestigious project is expected to be completed within 18 months and the estimated cost of this project is Rs 107 crore.
The Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) would the implementing agency of this project and would be doing it with support from the Irrigation Department. The project will be covering a total area of 49.5-km stretch and the total distance will be covered as three different parts. One would be from Cochin Seaport to Eloor, another one from Eloor to Kanjoor and the third one from Kanjoor to Airport. The primary connection, in the first phase, will be the area from Cochin Seaport to Eloor, which is a 23-km stretch and is a part of the national waterway 3 (NW3) maintained by IWAI. Currently country boats are plying on this route.
The second phase of the project will be connecting Eloor to Kanjoor, which is a stretch of 26 km and is part of the famous river Periyar. Protection work of river banks is to be done at some portions and there are also some other thing to do to ensure safety through this route.
The third phase is a 500 metre final reach is a tributary of river Periyar known as Chengalthodu which is extensively silted. The development proposed through this route is deepening and widening of the existing Chengalthodu tributary requires extensive desilatation.
Once this project is completed, Kochi will become the first major port in India which have a direct inland waterway connectivity to the Airport. Another major benefit of this project is that it does not require any displacement or rehabilitation as there is no private property involved in the areas that the project is supposed to take place.
The project would also be surely going to give a major boost in the tourism development on the city. Another major advantage of this project is that the cargo movement through this connectivity will be very much economical and hence the cargo traffic in this region would also get a major uplift. By shifting the movement of goods items from roads to the waterways, the traffic congestion on the roads can be minimized to a certain extent.
The Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) would the implementing agency of this project and would be doing it with support from the Irrigation Department. The project will be covering a total area of 49.5-km stretch and the total distance will be covered as three different parts. One would be from Cochin Seaport to Eloor, another one from Eloor to Kanjoor and the third one from Kanjoor to Airport. The primary connection, in the first phase, will be the area from Cochin Seaport to Eloor, which is a 23-km stretch and is a part of the national waterway 3 (NW3) maintained by IWAI. Currently country boats are plying on this route.
The second phase of the project will be connecting Eloor to Kanjoor, which is a stretch of 26 km and is part of the famous river Periyar. Protection work of river banks is to be done at some portions and there are also some other thing to do to ensure safety through this route.
The third phase is a 500 metre final reach is a tributary of river Periyar known as Chengalthodu which is extensively silted. The development proposed through this route is deepening and widening of the existing Chengalthodu tributary requires extensive desilatation.
Once this project is completed, Kochi will become the first major port in India which have a direct inland waterway connectivity to the Airport. Another major benefit of this project is that it does not require any displacement or rehabilitation as there is no private property involved in the areas that the project is supposed to take place.
The project would also be surely going to give a major boost in the tourism development on the city. Another major advantage of this project is that the cargo movement through this connectivity will be very much economical and hence the cargo traffic in this region would also get a major uplift. By shifting the movement of goods items from roads to the waterways, the traffic congestion on the roads can be minimized to a certain extent.
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