Irrigation in kozhikode

Major projects under Irrigation Division are improvement and protection of Elathur-Kallai Canal, Beypore-Kallai Canal and Badagara-Mahe Canal. The improvement and protection works of Elathur-Kallai Canal is progressing and the proposal for the improvements of Beypore-kallai Canal, Badagara-Mahe Canal have been submitted to the Government as per the guidelines of IWAI, for approval. (Badagara-Mahe Canal has been handed over to the newly formed Inland Water Transport Division at Kannur). Now, Government is paying more importance for the development of Navigation through canal from Thiruvananthapuram to Kasargod for the economic transportation uses. All the above canals are part of West Coast Canal. In addition to boosting of transport facility, Elathur-Kallai canal controls floods in the Calicut city, as a drainage channel for storm water, effluents etc. The other major work undertaking through this division is Flood Control.
Out of the 75.02 kms. stretch of sea coast in Kozhikode district, 54.59 kms. length is vulnerable and seawalls have been constructed for 42,92 kms. thereby protecting the properties of poor fishermen thickly concentrated along the coastal belt. Proposals were submitted to protect the balance portion of sea coast where heavy erosions were occurred due to flood.
The division had undertaken many side protection works of river, thodu etc. and many works are being under taken; thereby protecting valuable properties of the inhabitants and Government.