National Waterway 3 (India)
| National Waterway 3 |
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| Details |
| Location |
Kerala , India |
| Opened |
February 1993 |
| Length |
205 km |
| North End |
Kottapuram |
| South End |
Kollam |
| No of Terminals |
9 |
| Owner |
Inland Waterways Authority of India |
| Operator |
Central Inland Water Transport Corporation |
The West Coast Canal or National Waterway No 3 is located in Kerala, India and runs from Kollam to Kottapuram and was declared a National Waterway in 1993.The dredging of this canal has been finished. The National waterway 3 is one of the most navigable and tourism potential area in India and has much to offer to the potential tourist. This is the first National Waterway in the country having 24 hours navigation facilities in the entire stretch.
| West coast canal (Kottapuram - Kollam) |
168 km |
| Udyogmandal canal (Kochi Pathalam bridge) |
23 km |
| Champakara canal (Kochi - Ambalamugal) |
14 km |
| Total |
205 km |
Information of Facilities at Terminals in NW 3
| National Waterway 3 |
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Legend
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| Sl No |
Terminal Location |
Area Acquired (in hectare) |
Length & Type of Jetty |
Storage Facilities |
| 1 |
Kottapuram |
0.5823 |
30 m (RCC Jetty) |
200 sqm covered godown & 400 sqm open storage |
| 2 |
Aluva |
1.331 |
30 m (RCC Jetty) |
200 sqm covered godown & 400 sqm open storage |
| 3 |
Maradu |
2.0268 |
30 m (RCC Jetty) |
200 sqm covered godown & 400 sqm open storage |
| 4 |
Vaikkom |
0.5184 |
30 m (RCC Jetty) |
200 sqm covered godown & 400 sqm open storage |
| 5 |
Thannermukkom |
0.917 |
30 m (RCC Jetty) |
200 sqm covered godown & 400 sqm open storage |
| 6 |
Thrikunnappuzha |
0.5057 |
30 m (RCC Jetty) |
200 sqm covered godown & 400 sqm open storage |
| 7 |
Kayamkulam |
1.6304 |
30 m (RCC Jetty) |
200 sqm covered godown & 400 sqm open storage |
| 8 |
Kollam** |
0.6208 |
30 m (RCC Jetty) |
200 sqm covered godown & 400 sqm open storage |
| 9 |
Alappuzha |
2.2277* |
- |
- |
| 10 |
CEPZ |
1.2234 |
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-*** |
| 11 |
Chavra |
0.8061 |
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-*** |
| 12 |
Bolgatty |
0.8000 |
Ro-Ro/Lo-Lo service |
Container terminal |
| 13 |
Willingdon Island |
0.5000 |
Ro-Ro/Lo-Lo service |
Container terminal |
* Land is yet to be handed over by State Govt, will be constructed once the State Govt hand over the land
** Under Construction
***it is proposed to consider after the utilization of the terminals already constructed
See also
Inland Waterways Authority of India
External links
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Indian National Waterways Network
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| National Waterways |
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