National Waterway (Kakinadi-Puducherry Stretch of Canals and the Kaluvelly Tank, Bhadrachalam-Rajahmundary Stretch of River Godavari and Wazirabad-Vijayawada Stretch of River Krishna) Act, 2008,2008
Act No : 24
Section :
Declaration as to expediency of control by the Union of certain stretches of rivers and canals as National Waterway.
3. Declaration as to expediency of control by the Union of certain stretches of rivers and canals as National Waterway.It is hereby declared that it is expedient in the public interest that the Union should take under its control the regulation and development of Kakinada-Puducherry stretch of canal comprising of Kakinada canal, Eluru canal, Commamur canal, Buckingham canal and Kaluvelly tank, Bhadrachalam-Rajahmundry stretch of river Godavari and Wazirabad-Vijayawada stretch of river Krishna for the purposes of shipping and navigation on the national waterway to the extent provided in the Inland Waterways Authority of India Act, 1985.