Sethusamudram Canal - 150 Years Dream project of the tamilars in Tamilnadu and Sri Lanka

Saturday, July 09, 2005

The Sethusamudram Ship Canal Project - Dream come true for tamilars

The Sethusamudram Ship Canal Project conceived more than a century ago is still in its embryonic stage.

The project was originally conceived in 1860 by the British Commander A.D. Taylor of the Indian Marines. Thereafter, almost once in every decade a committee or a prominent expert made a recommendation in favour of the construction of the canal. In 1955, for the first time since Independence, the Government of India constituted the Sethusamudram Project Committee under Sir Ramaswamy Mudaliyar to examine the feasibility and desirability of connecting the Gulf of Mannar with Palk Bay and its impact on the port of Tuticorin.
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