Salient features of National Waterway No. 4 - Godavari & Krishna rivers & Canals between Kakinada and Puducherry (NW-4)

Declared as National Waterway 4 (NW 4) on 25.11.2008

The Kakinada-Puducherry stretch of Canals and the Kaluvelly Tank, Bhadrachalam - Rajahmundry stretch of River Godavari and Wazirabad - Vijayawada stretch of River Krishna (NW-4, 1095 km).

Detailed Project Report (DPR) prepared by M/s. WAPCOS
Total Length - 1027 km.

River portion (328 km),
Irrigation canals (302 km)
salt water canals (397 km)

Estimated Cost (at 2009 prices)- Rs 1515 Cr
Phase - 1 - Rs. 609 crore
Development of stretch comprising of Godavari & Krishna rivers, and Kakinada & Eluru canals, which has maximum cargo potential, at an estimated cost of Rs.390 Crore & land acquisition for remaining stretch at an estimated cost of Rs.219 crore

Phase - 2 - Rs .906 crore
Development of North & South Buckingham Canal, Commamur canal & Kaluvelly Tank at an estimated cost of Rs.906 crore

Period of Completion - 7 years

Land Acquisition

In Tamil Nadu - 300 Ha
In Andhra Pradesh -1380 Ha
In Puducherry - 27 Ha
Estimated cost of land acquisition - Rs. 391 Crore

Details of dredging:
In canals - 20 million cum at an estimated cost of Rs. 333 Crore

Potential Cargo - 11 million tonne per annum
Coal on Godavari river,
Cement on Krishna river
Rice in both Krishna and Godavari

EIRR
Phase - I 34.63%
Entire waterway 16.12%

For Executive Summary of DPR Click here