1st of all this sethusamundram project that costs 2,600 crores is NOT GOING TO HELP ANYONE%u2026.listen to what experts have to say%u2026
(1) Capt. H. Balakrishnan (former indian navy sailor now joined merchant navy) said that %u201CI%u2019ve studied this project like a mariner & found that project helps no one. No ship of more than 30,000 tonnes of weight will be able to use this channel bcoz of it%u2019s depth%u201D coz this channel is just 12 meters deep%u2026& larger ships require more space%u2026.in fact no foreign company nowadays use 30,000 ton ships%u2026.actually normanlly shipping cos use 45,000 ton plus ships.
(2) Anjani Sinha of MCX says that even indian shipping cos will also NOT GET ANY BENEFIT from this project.
(3) Arun Sharma, president of Kolkata based shipping co also said that they will not use this channel as Govt has already given them notice to stay 50 nautical miles away from Sri Lankan coast line bcoz of Security threat from LTTE. but if they use this channel they will go within 15 miles distance from SL coast line%u2026.that means JAAN KO JYAADA KHATRA.
(4)Even some experts say that channel will not save 24 hours time to cross indian southern part%u2026as to cross the channel a ship will need experienced pilot%u2026that takes time & larger ships will need to turn off their propellers%u2026or else they will run aground. Getting a pilot, then move the ship slowly & then off-board the pilot take 2-3 hrs each. So shipping cos will hardly save 2-3 hrs
