National Waterway (Talcher-Dhamra Stretch of Rivers, Geonkhali-Charbatia Stretch of East Coast Canal, Charbatia-Dhamra Stretch of Matai River and Mahanadi Delta Rivers) Act,2008,2008
Act No : 23
Section :
(See section 2)
LIMITS OF THE NATIONAL WATERWAY (TALCHER-DHAMRA STRETCH OF BRAHMANI-KHARSUA-DHAMRA RIVERS, GEONKHALI-CHARBATIA STRETCH OF EAST COAST CANAL, CHARBATIADHAMRA STRETCH OF MATAI RIVER AND MAHANADI DELTA RIVERS)East Coast Canal and Matai river(Consisting of old Hijli tidal canal, Orissa coast canal and Matai river)Northern limit Confluence point of Hooghly river and Hijli tidal canal at Geonkhali at Lat 22ø 12' 20" N, Lon 88ø 03' 07" E.Southern limit Confluence of Matai river and Dhamra river near Dhamra Fishing harbour at Lat 20ø 47' 42" N, Lon 86ø 53' 03" E.Brahmani-Kharsua-Dhamra river system(Consisting of Brahmani-Kharsua-Dhamra rivers)North-Western limit Samal barrage across river Brahmani, Talcher at Lat 21ø 04' 26" N, Lon 85ø 08' 05" E.South-Eastern limit An imaginary line drawn across Dhamra river at East Pointof Kalibhanj Dian Reserved Forest near Chandnipalat Lat 20ø 46' 26" N, Lon 86ø 57' 15" E.Mahanadi delta rivers(Consisting of Hansua river, Nuna nala, Gobri nala, Kharnasi river and Mahanadi river) (Alternate route-Hansua river enters into Bay of Bengal through northern point of False point bay, then enters river Kharnasi at southern end of False point bay, river Atharabanko, a northernly distributory of river Mahanadi)Northern limit Confluence of Kharsua river with Brahmani river at Ramchandrapur at Lat 20ø 36' 55" N, Lon 86ø 45' 05" E.Southern limit An imaginary line in continuation to the Northern breakwater structure across the entrance channel at Paradip Port atLat 20ø 15' 38" N, Lon 86ø 40' 55" E. ----T. K. VISWANATHAN,Secy. to the Govt. of India
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