 In 2005 National Transportation Planning and Research Centre prepared a Rs.9.2 Crore project to revive the 60.5 km long Kovalam - Kollam stretch of the canal.There is huge development planned and undertaken on Kollam - Ponnani stretch of the canal as part of development of National Waterway 3 as part of larger 630 km West Coast Canal (WCC) Project between Kovalam and Bekal.