Vizhinjam & Vallarpadam
Now the Govt has again requested for tenders for Vizhinjam. And Vallarpadam has already done all the background work and is ready to start the first phase in 2007. I quickly called up a friend who is working in the Cochin Port and had always been interested in Vallarpadam (which gave him a nick name Port in our friend circle). Understandably, he was surprised that after he called me last time nearly six months back, all of a sudden I called him to ask what is happening with Vallarpadam. ;))) But he was co-operative and pardoned me for my long silence as his blood started "boiling" by the mention of Vallarpadam.
Though we had a long chat, I am still at the same place where I was earlier. Both are Trans-Shipment hubs, intended to save nearly 1000 cr of our Forex that we loose at Colombo and Dubai ports. Only difference is that Vallarpadam has a direct Center involvement where as Vizhinjam is with the State Govt.
My understanding is that:-
-> Vizhinjam has deeper water level enabling smoother transmissions of Mother Terminals.
-> It doesn't need dredging every year as Vallarpadam needs.
-> But at the same time Vallarpadam is a natural port and will not need facilities for the shock wave reduction. (I don't know what is it called).
-> The ground work is already done for Vallarpadam and it looks like it will be carried out as per schedule.
Now the questions are that:- Are both these ports competing for the same share of business? In that case why do we need to spend so much money for two ports if one can handle the entire load?
Google always doesn't help. So if any of you have any info on these, pls feel free to post.
Being a die-hard Kochite, I would like to see Vallarpadam coming up. I have joined a community called I want Vizhinjam in Orkut just not to miss any developments that might hinder Vallarpadam. ;))
Though we had a long chat, I am still at the same place where I was earlier. Both are Trans-Shipment hubs, intended to save nearly 1000 cr of our Forex that we loose at Colombo and Dubai ports. Only difference is that Vallarpadam has a direct Center involvement where as Vizhinjam is with the State Govt.
My understanding is that:-
-> Vizhinjam has deeper water level enabling smoother transmissions of Mother Terminals.
-> It doesn't need dredging every year as Vallarpadam needs.
-> But at the same time Vallarpadam is a natural port and will not need facilities for the shock wave reduction. (I don't know what is it called).
-> The ground work is already done for Vallarpadam and it looks like it will be carried out as per schedule.
Now the questions are that:- Are both these ports competing for the same share of business? In that case why do we need to spend so much money for two ports if one can handle the entire load?
Google always doesn't help. So if any of you have any info on these, pls feel free to post.
Being a die-hard Kochite, I would like to see Vallarpadam coming up. I have joined a community called I want Vizhinjam in Orkut just not to miss any developments that might hinder Vallarpadam. ;))
posted by Dew Drops at 2:16 AM
2 Comments:
Why can't we have both Vallarpadam and Vizhinjam, do we need regionalism within our small keralam.if its lack of development, then the port shud go to Malabar which has higher development needs. I'm not fully aware of this issue as I once was,but Vizhinjam - in both its scope and returns is a different ball game. We need both Vallarpadam and Vizhinjam. While Vallarpadam is a natural port as you said, its a natural port on sandy soil some 200 miles away from the route of malaca max ships. despite this we need the port at Vallarpadam as center is funding it. Vizhinjam is almost ON the shipping route and its not kerala's, but whole of south asias best bet for attracting international trade lines. As a person from trivandrum i wouldn't want my city to become a "port city" despite its riches. We have examples all around to see the other elemenrs that come with it.This comparison b\w the two ports is just another mallu time pass, like comparing mammooty and Lal. Bottomline is we can and inshallah have both.
i am posting what my brother has to say about it. he has sent that as an attachement and i am posting that as it is
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