Of the 588 KM waterways, called East Coast Canal, which will integrate with the Brahmani river and Mahanadi delta rivers.

The selected areas for the investment program are the Baitarani, Brahmani, Budhabalanga and Subernarekha river basins and part of Mahanadi ...

Gadkari said the govt aims to reduce traffic burden on roads and promote water transportation where the cost is barely 50 paise/ km.

Gadkari said a slew of steps are underway to promote the sector and country is yet to tap the potential of waterways despite being more cos...

For 55 rivers, consultants have been appointed and detailed project reports (DPR) are being formulated, he added.

Keen on promoting water transport to propel economic growth, the government has set an ambitious target to convert 101 rivers into waterway...

Also a project to develop National Waterways -4, Sholinganallur-Kallapakkam stretch of South Buckingham Canal has been sanctioned.

Radhakrishnan said for NW-4, a project for development of Sholinganallur-Kallapakkam stretch of South Buckingham Canal has been sanctioned.

While water level in rivers including Mahanadi and Baitarani had come down, different parts of the state, mainly northern region, have been...

Flood fury of rivers in Odisha eased today;delta zone of Mahanadi river system still grim claiming 35 human lives affecting 18 lakh people.

Floods in Baitarani have affected around 1,52,721 people in Jajpur district where over 5,500 people have been evacuated to relief centres f...

23 people have so far died in rain-related incidents in the state where vast areas are marooned and road links snapped.

The waterway will link Kalinganagar, site of Tata Steel’s upcoming 3 mt steel plant, to the two port, significantly reducing dependence on ...

A team of nearly 50 scientists led by coastal engineering expert Robert Nicholls from Southampton University travelled to the Tiger camp in...

"The Committee does not agree with the idea of handing over only the profitable stretches of National Waterways (NW) 4 & 5 to private partn...

With frequent floods ravaging the state, Odisha government today said it was implementing a Rs 700 crore project to mitigate flood fury on ...

Flood situation in Orissa worsened today after 43 new breaches on embankments in Mahanadi delta region submerged more areas even as the del...