The Coast Canal connected the river Hoogly at Geonkhali; 45 miles from Calcutta with river Matai at Charbatia near Bhadrak. It ran along the sea face at a distance varying between 2 to 10 miles. By this it was planned to open the navigation via Gobri Canal to Cuttack and by tidal creek to False Point Port. It was also further

- The Orissa Coast Canal was constructed in the 1880s following a devastating famine in 1866 to improve transportation and access to food supplies in the isolated province of Orissa. - Stretching 92 miles along the coast, the canal connected several rivers and was intended to facilitate trade and transport of goods, particularly during future ...

It connects the Hoogly river at Geonkhali, 72km from Calcutta with the Matai river at Charbatia near Bhadrak with a stretch of 147.2km in the state of Odisha and is divided into four ranges.

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Jun 10, 2019 · BALASORE: A century-old water channel, popularly known as Coast Canal between West Bengal and Odisha, is facing neglect for the last 20 years.

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Oct 11, 2021 · A 214 km-stretch of the Coast Canal passes through Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur and Cuttack. It was said that due to flourishing maritime trade on this water route, several industrial units had mushroomed along banks of the canal.

The British administration took up the work of excavating the Coast Canal, Taladanda Canal and other irrigation projects to counter the effects of drought. This workshop was mainly catering to the need of anicuts, dams, canals and most important inland water transport system.

Mar 16, 2020 · Farmers say, the revival of 147km long British-era canal is crucial to irrigation, flood control and pisciculture in the district.

Oct 2, 2016 · Bhograi: The historic Orissa Coast Canal connecting the Ganges in Kolkata with Mahanadi in Cuttack has been wallowing in neglect as its much-needed renovation project has been pushed to the back-burner with neither the state nor …