Union of India - Act
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
UNION OF INDIA
India
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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
Act 23 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 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 in the States of West Bengal and Orissa 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 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, the limits of which are specified in the Schedule, is hereby declared to be a3. 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. |