Bhubaneswar, Nov. 4 -- The Centre and the Odisha Government reviewed key hurdles in the development of the 588-km National Waterway-5 (NW-5), including land acquisition, statutory clearances, infrastructure maintenance and water availability for navigation, officials said on Tuesday.
The issues came up at a high-level meeting attended by Chief Secretary Anu Garg, union Ports, Shipping and Waterways Secretary Vijay Kumar, industry stakeholders and senior State Government officials.
The proposed waterway comprises a 332-km riverine stretch from Talcher to Paradip/Dhamra, entirely within Odisha, and a 256-km canal stretch from Dhamra to Geonkhali in West Bengal. The project is currently awaiting approval.
The meeting reviewed pending issues...