National Waterway 3 (India)

National Waterway 3
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

[v · Legend Kottapuram Aluva Maradu Vaikkom Thannermukkom Thrikunnappuzha Kayamkulam Kollam Alappuzha CEPZ Chavra Bolgatty Willingdon Island

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		-***
11	Chavra	0.8061		-***
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

• Official Website