What is Buckingham Canal?
The '''Buckingham Canal''' is a {{convert|796|km}} [[canal]] in [[India]]. It runs from [[Kakinada]] city in [[East Godavari district]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]] to [[cuddalore district]] of [[Tamil Nadu]]. It is a [[freshwater]] [[navigation]]al canal. It runs [[parallel]] to the [[Coromandel Coast]]. The canal connects natural [[backwater (river)|backwater]] areas along the [[coast]] to the [[Chennai port]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cidcindia.com/Buckingham-Canal-Project.pdf |title=Buckingham Canal Tourism Project (Kakinada to Pondicherry) |publisher=Coastal India Development Council (CIDC) |access-date=February 6, 2017 |archive-date=October 30, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161030131707/http://cidcindia.com/Buckingham-Canal-Project.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> Buckingham Canal was built by the [[British]] during their [[British India|rule in India]]. It was first [[Construction|constructed]] in 1806 from Chennai North to present [[Ennore]]. Later it was extended up to the [[Pulicat Lake]], about {{convert|40|km}} north of Chennai. In 1837 it was extended about {{convert|316|km}} from north of Chennai to Vijayawada and {{convert|219.8|km}} south of Chennai to pondicherry to cuddalore to Parangipettai. ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Chennai district]]