Enayam Port

Tamil Research Institute
RAPID TECHNO-ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY REPORT FOR
DEVELOPMENT OF COLACHEL PORT AT TAMILNADU
FINAL REPORT
ageing, to name a few effects. Currently, the road network supports a high volume of traffic, with some sections
that need repairs and improvements. In particular, the crossing at Nagercoil has frequent traffic jams and delays.
The road length impacted and the number of villages and towns crossed are good indicators of this impact.
Alternative
Access road length to major
road
Number of villages crossed Assigned Impact score
(range from 1 to 100)
1 Enayam 13,51 4 50
2 Colachel 11,68 5 60
3 Manavalakurichi 14,05 6 75
4 Kanyakumari 3,57 1 20
Table 36 Estimated impact on transport network per alternative .
4.3.5.2. Impacts on land ownership and population displacement
The port will need an extra inland area; although it has not yet been clearly defined, we can assume its area will
stand between 1.5 and 2 km2. The future expansion of inland port-related activities such as industries may
create the need for extra areas which may impact on the population and on private property. Relocation of the
local community may cause conflicts with local people.
The impact on private land or property as a result of land acquisition is linked to population density. The impact
can be minimized by selecting areas with low population or by including state-owned land. In order to estimate
the impact, the population density has been estimated for a selected 2.5 x 2.5 km2 square inland area next to
the proposed port for each of the 4 locations. Population density has been estimated through aerial photography
and fieldwork surveys. The following maps show inland population density within the 2.5 x 2.5 km2 area for
each port location.
Figure 55. Population density
Following table shows the estimation done:
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