The second phase of works on the 616-km Kovalam-Bekal West Coast Canal is expected to be completed by 2025, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan told the Kerala Assembly on February 12 (Monday).
Replying to questions on the progress of the ambitious project aimed at facilitating seamless transport through waterways along the entire stretch of Kerala, Mr. Vijayan said the second phase of the three-phase project is progressing.
In the second phase, dredging and development of canals, including the Vadakara-Mahe canal, will be taken up for a distance of 85 km. Bridges will be reconstructed at whichever locations required. Land will be acquired for the dredging of new canals in the Mahe-Valapattanam and Neeleswaram-Bekal stretches, he said.
