Part of the project includes a plan to build deep-water ports at both ends of the canal, with wharves and transshipment ports which can accommodate vessels of up to 200,000 dwt.
The environmental and social impact study for the construction of the Grand Canal of Nicaragua, published on the website of the Chinese concessionaire HKND, describes in detail the characteristics of the project and the impact it will have on the physical and biological resources in the area as well as its effects on economic and employment levels.
With the approval of the environmental and social impact study the Grand Canal Commission has facilitated the beginning of the construction of the waterway.
The Grand Canal Commission has approved the study presented by the Chinese company HKND, concluding that the final impact of the proposed construction of the canal will be positive for the country in social, economic and environmental terms.
The company HKND Group has submitted to the Commission of the Grand Interoceanic Canal of Nicaragua, a study of social and environmental impacts prepared by the international consulting firm ERM.
El19digital.com reports that:
"The company HKND Group delivered on Sunday night to the Grand Interoceanic Canal Commission of Nicaragua, a social and environmental impact study produced by the firm ERM.
The Chinese government and the concessionaire HKND have announced that on December 22 work will begin on the project with the construction of secondary roads and ports.
In the first part of the presentation given by the Chinese company to the government and businessmen, feasibility, environmental, and social studies, for the market and design work were presented.
The Government and Chinese companies responsible for analyzing the environmental viability of the project have made presentations private on the partial developments.
Environmental Resource Management (ERM) and China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC) submitted to the Technical Advisory Committee of the Grand Canal, and without allowing access to journalists - the progress of the environmental studies for the construction of the inter-oceanic canal.