KOLKATA: The proposed Tajpur port in East Midnapore will require a nearly 7km-long dyke whether it is to be commercially viable, a document has suggested.
When constructed, it would be the just one in the country to connect with the mainland by the use of a dyke. It would also be probably the most longest sea dykes on this planet. The Chinese port town of Lianyungang has a 6.7km-long sea dyke. The port handles 210 million tonnes of cargo every year and is the 30th biggest port on this planet. The Port of Calais in France additionally has a sea dyke.
The advice came from a techno-economic feasibility document (TEFR) on Tajpur passed over to Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) a couple of days in the past by way of a private consultancy company.
As creating a deep-draughted port facility alongside the coast at Tajpur is out of the question, professionals studied the feasibility of dykes measuring 4km, 7km and 12km. While KoPT officials refused to speak at the topic because the style code of habits is in position for the Lok Sabha polls, a source explained why the 7km-long dyke can be supreme. “The main issue is draught,” stated a professional. “If the port has to care for Panamax vessels with capacity a lot of 70,000-80,000 tonnes, a draught of 12-12.five metres shall be required. This isn't imaginable near the coast. If the port facility is about up 4km away, intensive dredging shall be required to stay the channel transparent. If the dyke is made 12km long, the expenditure shall be extremely high, as essential preparations have to be made to bring cargo to the mainland. The maximum feasible possibility is to build a 7km-long dyke to connect the port to the mainland.”
It’s to be observed whether or not the port shall be constructed by way of a three way partnership between the Ministry of Shipping (KoPT) and the Government of West Bengal or by way of the state alone. When Tajpur was selected as the positioning for the deep-draughted port, the state government had sought a majority percentage. Later, in 2017, the state agreed to a 26% percentage in the venture with the Ministry of Shipping maintaining the rest. Earlier this 12 months, chief minister Mamata Banerjee introduced that the state will move it alone at Tajpur on account of a extend by way of the Centre.
When constructed, it would be the just one in the country to connect with the mainland by the use of a dyke. It would also be probably the most longest sea dykes on this planet. The Chinese port town of Lianyungang has a 6.7km-long sea dyke. The port handles 210 million tonnes of cargo every year and is the 30th biggest port on this planet. The Port of Calais in France additionally has a sea dyke.
The advice came from a techno-economic feasibility document (TEFR) on Tajpur passed over to Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) a couple of days in the past by way of a private consultancy company.
As creating a deep-draughted port facility alongside the coast at Tajpur is out of the question, professionals studied the feasibility of dykes measuring 4km, 7km and 12km. While KoPT officials refused to speak at the topic because the style code of habits is in position for the Lok Sabha polls, a source explained why the 7km-long dyke can be supreme. “The main issue is draught,” stated a professional. “If the port has to care for Panamax vessels with capacity a lot of 70,000-80,000 tonnes, a draught of 12-12.five metres shall be required. This isn't imaginable near the coast. If the port facility is about up 4km away, intensive dredging shall be required to stay the channel transparent. If the dyke is made 12km long, the expenditure shall be extremely high, as essential preparations have to be made to bring cargo to the mainland. The maximum feasible possibility is to build a 7km-long dyke to connect the port to the mainland.”
It’s to be observed whether or not the port shall be constructed by way of a three way partnership between the Ministry of Shipping (KoPT) and the Government of West Bengal or by way of the state alone. When Tajpur was selected as the positioning for the deep-draughted port, the state government had sought a majority percentage. Later, in 2017, the state agreed to a 26% percentage in the venture with the Ministry of Shipping maintaining the rest. Earlier this 12 months, chief minister Mamata Banerjee introduced that the state will move it alone at Tajpur on account of a extend by way of the Centre.
West Bengal: Tajpur port to require 7km sea dyke
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