Inland waterways in colonial India, such as the Coast Canal on the Orissa coast, were

the main carriers of exports to BritainCorrect answerYour answerbuilt by Indian businesses after 1947Correct answerYour answerbuilt at great cost but proved uneconomicalCorrect answerYour answerthe reason the railways were never builtCorrect answerYour answer

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The Coast Canal cost a great deal but could not compete with the railway running alongside it, and was uneconomical.

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Inland waterways in colonial India, such as the Coast Canal on the Orissa coast, were

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