Union of India - Act
The National Waterway (Kakinada-Puducherry Stretch Of Canals And The Kaluvelly Tank, Bhadrachalam-Rajahmundry Stretch Of River Godavari And Wazirabad-Vijayawada Stretch Of River Krishna) Act, 2008
UNION OF INDIA
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The National Waterway (Kakinada-Puducherry Stretch Of Canals And The Kaluvelly Tank, Bhadrachalam-Rajahmundry Stretch Of River Godavari And Wazirabad-Vijayawada Stretch Of River Krishna) Act, 2008
Act 24 of 2008
- Published on 17 November 2008
- Commenced on 17 November 2008
- [This is the version of this document from 17 November 2008.]
- [Note: The original publication document is not available and this content could not be verified.]
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[17th November, 2008]An Act to provide for the declaration of the Kakinada-Puducherry stretch of canals comprising of Kakinada canal, Eluru canal, Commamur canal, Buckingham canal and the Kaluvelly tank, Bhadrachalam-Rajahmundry stretch of river Godavari and Wazirabad-Vijayawada stretch of river Krishna in the States of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu and the Union territory of Puducherry to be a national waterway and also to provide for the regulation and development of the said stretch of the rivers and the canals for the purposes of shipping and navigation on the said waterway and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.BE it enacted by Parliament in the Fifty-ninth Year of the Republic of India as follows:-1. Short title and commencement.
2. Declaration of certain stretches of rivers and canals as National Waterway.
-The Kakinada-Puducherry stretch of canals comprising of Kakinada canal, Eluru canal, Commamur canal, Buckingham canal and the Kaluvelly tank, Bhadrachalam-Rajahmundry stretch of river Godavari and Wazirabad-Vijayawada stretch of river Krishna, the limits of which are specified in the Schedule, is hereby declared to be a 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.The Schedule(See section 2)Limits of the National Waterway (Kakinada-Puducherry Stretch of Canals and Kaluvelly Tank, Bhadrachalam-Rajahmundry Stretch of River Godavari and Wazirabad-Vijayawada Stretch of River Krishna)| Kakinada-Puducherry canal | |
| (Canal system consisting of Kakinada canal, Eluru canal,Commamur canal and North Buckingham canal, portion of the Coovumriver linking North and South Buckingham canals, South Buckinghamcanal and Kaluvelly tank) | |
| Northern limit | A line drawn across the Kakinada canal parallel to theJagannadhapuram road bridge, Kakinada at a distance of 500 metresdown stream at Lat 16056' 24" N, Lon 82014' 20" E. |
| Southern limit | Junction of East Coast Highway andChinnakalawari-Kanakachettikulam road at Kanakachettikulam whichis the end point of the artificial canal link to Kaluvelly tankat Lat 12002' 36" N, Lon 79052'12" E. |
| River Godavari | |
| Western limit | Road bridge at Bhadrachalam across river Godavari at Lat 17040' 39" N, Lon 80052' 52" E. |
| Eastern limit | Sir Arthur Cotton barrage across river Godavari atDowlaiswaram, Rajahmundry at Lat 16056' 05" N,Lon 81045' 32" E. |
| River Krishna | |
| Western limit | Road bridge at Wazirabad across river Krishna at Lat 16040' 50" N, Lon 79039' 29" E. |
| Eastern limit | Prakasam barrage across river Krishna at Vijayawada at Lat 16030' 18" N, Lon 80036' 23" E. |