Enayam Port

Tamil Research Institute
RAPID TECHNO-ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY REPORT FOR
DEVELOPMENT OF COLACHEL PORT AT TAMILNADU
FINAL REPORT
which has grown over the past few years. They occupy around 96 acres (40 ha) of state-owned land which
could be used for port activities.
On the other side of the cape, next to Muttom, is a private fishing port called Jeppiaar Fishing Harbor. The port
is for unloading and selling fish and was built through Public-Private Partnership (PPP).
In the water area, the coast is quite irregular, and there are many rocks in the vicinity that could hamper the
dredging works and complicate port access navigation.
Figure 29: Washed sand stock from IRE Ltd. (left) and river mouth near Manavalakurichi
• Port description
As in the rest of the ports proposed, the main breakwater with northwest-southeast orientation is located at
bathymetric level -20.0 to enable vessel access and minimize the need for maintenance dredging. To reach this
depth, an offshore port has been proposed which links to land via a bridge about 1.200 m long. This typology
is similar to what we can find in Shanghai's new container terminals.
Figure 30: Manavalakurichi port layout. Phase 1
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