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Rajya Sabha
The Government is implementing the Sethusamudram Ship Channel Project. Once complete, the navigable distance for the ships sailing from the west to the east coast and vice-versa will be reduced in the range of 254-424 nautical miles.
Keeping in view the environmental sensitivity of the region and economic viability of the project, creation of channel to enable vessels drawing a draught of upto 10 metres only has been taken up at present.
This information was given in the Rajya Sabha today in a written reply by the Minister of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways, Shri T.R. Baalu.
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