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Publication: Hinducivilization
Date: October 5, 2007
URL: http://kalyan97.wordpress.com/2007/10/06/974/
The Cape Cod Canal in Massachusetts USA is a prime similar example.
The similar stoty of a shallow canal and its resulting problem on shipping was experinced in the 1930s after the Cape Cod canal in Massachusetts USA was open to shipping traffic.
The author above talked about the 'Squat Effect' and that was the reason of so many ship wrecks and ships going aground due to scrapping of the ships hull by the shallow sea bottom of the cannal.
The Cape Cod canal was twice in his history widened and deepned and still the accidents kept on occuring, untill THE 1950'S it was yet again deepned and widned for the third time and is in a working condition now.
Yet it cannot be used by large ships and large ocean liners as the rough sea when it troughs and crests the actual canal depth fluctates by many feet and hence what may seem as a safe depth of the canal suddnley becomes dangerous and unnavigable.
That again neccisates further deepning and widening of the cannal, and mind you the increase in depth the cost does not increase by double figures but increases by leaps and bounds.
So the term white elephant is so apt here. !!!
Instead the govt can build 6 lane expressways along the entire coast line which would solve similar need, and yet provide fast and efficient transportation to all.