* The 167-km-long shipping channel is meant to link the west coast of India to the eastern ports at a cost of Rs.2,427 crore.
* It would reduce the steaming distance by 780 km and save 30 hours of sailing time as currently ships have to go around Sri Lanka.
Courtesy: 'The Evidence about Ram' by Raj Chengappa, India Today, October 1, 2007.
Grateful thanks to Mr Raj Chengappa and India Today.
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