(a) whether the Union Government has received any request from the Government of Kerala regarding financial assistance for the development of Vadakara-Mahe-Valapattanam inland waterway project; and
(b) if so, the details thereof along with the decision taken thereon?
(a)&(b): A proposal for development of the stretches of West Coast Canal from Kollam to Kovalam in the south and from Kozhikode to Kasargod in the north of the declared portion of National Waterway-3, at an estimated cost of Rs. 6000 crore, was received from Govt. of Kerala, in November, 2017 which includes development of Vadakara - Mahe -Valapattanam inland waterway stretch. Since the stretches of Vadakara - Mahe -Valapattanam inland waterway is beyond the declared portion of National Waterway-3, its development does not come under the purview of Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI).
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