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==Revamp of the canal== | ==Revamp of the canal== | ||
Revival of Buckingham Canal took shape by government's [[National Waterway 4 (India)|National Waterway 4]] (NW-4) declaration in November 2008. Both North Buckingham (Peddakanjam, [[Ongole]]-Chennai) and south Buckingham ([[Basin Bridge|basin bridge]], Chennai - [[Marakkanam]]) canal will be developed under the proposed National Waterway 4 by [[Inland Waterways Authority of India]]. Periodically, [[government of Tamil Nadu]] also takes up dredging and widening of the canal through Water Resources Department, [[Central Public Works Department|Public Works Department (PWD)]]. With the provisions of State-Center shared [[Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission|Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM)]], PWD has started widening the South Buckingham Canal from Okkiyam Madu to Muttukadu for a stretch of {{convert|13.5|km|mi|1}}<ref name="qwdfk">{{cite news| url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Chennai/article532072.ece| title=South Buckingham Canal widening| author=The Hindu (25 July 2010)| access-date=5 August 2010| location=Chennai, India| date=25 July 2010| url-status=live| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101014032328/http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Chennai/article532072.ece| archive-date=14 October 2010| df=dmy-all}}</ref> About {{INRConvert|1447.91|c}} has been allocated under the JNNURM for integrated development of waterways and macro drainages like Buckingham canal, Otteri Nullah, Virugambakkam – Arumbakkam drain, Cooum and Adyar river.<ref name="sadfqdsgfsk">{{cite web | url= http://www.tn.gov.in/policynotes/pdf/pwd_irrigation.pdf | title= Policy Note (2010-2011), Public Works Department of Tamilnadu | author= Public Works Department, Government of Tamil Nadu | access-date= 5 August 2010 | url-status= dead | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110806021310/http://www.tn.gov.in/policynotes/pdf/pwd_irrigation.pdf | archive-date= 6 August 2011 | df= dmy-all }}</ref> Despite of the development, the central section of the canal running through the most congested areas of Chennai, a length of {{convert|7.1|km|mi|1}} will remain unnavigable due to severe encroachments and construction of the [[Mass Rapid Transit System (Chennai)|Chennai Mass Rapid Transport System]]. | Revival of Buckingham Canal took shape by government's [[National Waterway 4 (India)|National Waterway 4]] (NW-4) declaration in November 2008. Both North Buckingham (Peddakanjam, [[Ongole]]-Chennai) and south Buckingham ([[Basin Bridge|basin bridge]], Chennai - [[Marakkanam]]) canal will be developed under the proposed National Waterway 4 by [[Inland Waterways Authority of India]]. Periodically, [[government of Tamil Nadu]] also takes up dredging and widening of the canal through Water Resources Department, [[Central Public Works Department|Public Works Department (PWD)]]. With the provisions of State-Center shared [[Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission|Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM)]], PWD has started widening the South Buckingham Canal from Okkiyam Madu to Muttukadu for a stretch of {{convert|13.5|km|mi|1}}<ref name="qwdfk">{{cite news| url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Chennai/article532072.ece| title=South Buckingham Canal widening| author=The Hindu (25 July 2010)| access-date=5 August 2010| location=Chennai, India| date=25 July 2010| url-status=live| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101014032328/http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Chennai/article532072.ece| archive-date=14 October 2010| df=dmy-all}}</ref> About {{INRConvert|1447.91|c}} has been allocated under the JNNURM for integrated development of waterways and macro drainages like Buckingham canal, Otteri Nullah, Virugambakkam – Arumbakkam drain, Cooum and Adyar river.<ref name="sadfqdsgfsk">{{cite web | url= http://www.tn.gov.in/policynotes/pdf/pwd_irrigation.pdf | title= Policy Note (2010-2011), Public Works Department of Tamilnadu | author= Public Works Department, Government of Tamil Nadu | access-date= 5 August 2010 | url-status= dead | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110806021310/http://www.tn.gov.in/policynotes/pdf/pwd_irrigation.pdf | archive-date= 6 August 2011 | df= dmy-all }}</ref> Despite of the development, the central section of the canal running through the most congested areas of Chennai, a length of {{convert|7.1|km|mi|1}} will remain unnavigable due to severe encroachments and construction of the [[Mass Rapid Transit System (Chennai)|Chennai Mass Rapid Transport System]]. | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Adyar river]] | *[[Adyar river]] | ||
*[[Cooum river]] | *[[Cooum river]] | ||