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Section 3 in The 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
3. Declaration as to expediency of control by the Union of certain stretches of rivers and canals for certain purposes.
-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 Talcher-Dhamra stretch of Brahmani-Kharsua-Dhamra rivers, Geonkhali-Charbatia stretch of East Coast Canal, Charbatia-Dhamra stretch of Matai river and Mahanadi delta rivers between Mangalgadi and Paradip 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 (Talcher-Dhamra Stretch Of Brahmani-Kharsua-Dhamra Rivers, Geonkhali-Charbatia Stretch Of East Coast Canal, Charbatia Dhamra Stretch Of Matai River And Mahanadi Delta Rivers)| East Coast Canal and Matai river | |
| (Consisting of old Hijli tidal canal, Orissa coast canal andMatai river) | |
| Northern limit | Confluence point of Hooghly river and Hijli tidal canal atGeonkhali at Lat 22012' 20" N, Lon 88003' 07" E. |
| Southern limit | Confluence of Matai river and Dhamra river near Dhamra Fishingharbour at Lat 20047' 42" N, Lon 86053' 03" E. |
| Brahmani-Kharsua-Dhamra river system | |
| (Consisting of Brahmani-Kharsua-Dhamra rivers) | |
| North-Western limit | Samal barrage across river Brahmani, Talcher at Lat 21004' 26" N, Lon 85008' 05" E. |
| South-Eastern limit | An imaginary line drawn across Dhamra river at East Point ofKalibhanj Dian Reserved Forest near Chandnipal at Lat 20046' 26" N, Lon 86057' 15" E. |
| Mahanadi delta rivers | |
| (Consisting of Hansua river, Nuna nala, Gobri nala, Kharnasiriver and Mahanadi river) (Alternate route-Hansua river entersinto 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 atRamchandrapur at Lat 20036' 55" N, Lon 86045' 05" E. |
| Southern limit | An imaginary line in continuation to the Northern break waterstructure across the entrance channel at Paradip Port at Lat 20015' 38" N, Lon 86040' 55" E. |