MoU for Commercially Viable Stretches of National Waterway-5

Minister of State for Shipping informed the Rajya Sabha today that a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed by Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) with Government of Odisha, Paradip Port and Dhamra Port Company Ltd. for developing the commercially viable stretches of National Waterway-5 in two phases. In the National Waterway- 5, East Coast Canal has been integrated with Brahmini river and Mahanadi delta rivers (588km).