PANAJI
The Union Ministry for Ports, Shipping and Waterways is developing three national waterways in Goa, found viable for cargo and passenger movement.
As per the information provided in Lok Sabha, the Ministry is developing NW 27 Cumbharjua River (Cortalim-Ferry to Sao Mathias Vidhan Parisad), NW 68 Mandovi River (Usgoan bridge to Arabian Sea) and NW 111 Zuari River (Sanvordem bridge to Mormugao Port) for the purpose of shipping and navigation.
These waterways were found feasible for development based on the feasibility study and the detailed project report.
These three national waterways are part of 26 waterways that are being developed at an estimated cost of around Rs 650 crore.
The major components of the project are Fairway Development, Terminal Development and allied Infrastructure.
In the next phase, the Ministry has proposed to develop, Chapora River (Bridge near Maneri village to Morjim, Arabian Sea), which will be put up for operation by 2030.
As the iron ore mining activities are set to resume full-fledged, the development of these waterways attains significant for the movement of ore transportation.
