Launch of waterway today Updated: Updated: CM likely to undertake short cruise on solar boat from Veli after opening Share Article CM likely to undertake short cruise on solar boat from Veli after opening Overcoming several hurdles over decades, the 310-km stretch of the inland waterway from Veli to Chavakkad will be commissioned on February 15, opening a new fuel-efficient and eco-friendly mode of transportation. The rejuvenated waterway, a pet project of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, is from Veli to Kollam (State Waterway: 62 km) and the National Waterway’s 168 km from Kollam to Kottapuram and Kottapuram to Chavakkad (80 km). Indigenously made