Enayam Port

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RAPID TECHNO-ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY REPORT FOR
DEVELOPMENT OF COLACHEL PORT AT TAMILNADU
FINAL REPORT
2.1.3. Option 3 – Muttom
Figure 5.Option 2 Plan view
Taking advantage of Muttom reefs, an offshore port reaching the -20.00 m isobaths. The port is connected to
land though a bridge. This way, it is possible to minimize dredging, making phased developments and affect
virtually no littoral drift, not causing barrier effects. Transport between port and land is penalized for import-export
goods, but not for transhipment traffic.
Figure 6.Option 3 Plan view
2.1.4. Option 4 – Kanyakumari
Two solutions could be possible in this area:
First one is placed between the two small capes of the south coast of Kanyakumari. It reaches the -20 m isobath
though a breakwater perpendicular to the coast. This structure shelters the port against the waves coming from
the west. Then, the main breakwater goes parallel to the coast. So do the berths, which are close to the land.
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