310 km of inland waterway commissioned Updated: Updated: Veli-Chavakkad stretch developed as per National Waterways specifications Share Article AAA Green mode: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and MLAs taking a cruise ride from Veli in the capital on Monday on a solar boat after commissioning the 310-km waterway from Veli to Chavakkad. S. Mahinsha Veli-Chavakkad stretch developed as per National Waterways specifications The project to make the 633-km West Coast Canal (WCC) from Kovalam to Kasaragod navigable has got a fillip with the commissioning of the 310-km stretch of the inland waterway from Veli to Chavakkad by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday. The project is being taken up as per the National Waterways specifications at ₹2,300 crore.