MEGAPROJECT: Vizhinjam Container Transshipment Terminal | Under Development

[Kannan46]

Originally Posted by Rajesh SM

Vizhinjam got Home Ministry's clearance
Now only two more clearances pending- shipping ministry and cabinet secretariat

It is a great news and we hope that Balu does not use delay tactics with narrow minded visions. I hope that he will see the benefits the vizhinjam project brings to not only Kerala but also adjoining Tamilnadu areas and finally the whole of India will benefit because of so many already discussed advantages of the vizhinjam over other ports.
I am wondering whether our PM and other prominent leaders are not able to see through balu;s game and take proper action? In a democracy at least in records the shipping dept is responsible to the PM for its actions and answerable to him.
I am sure that our govt particularly Mr Vijayakumar would have taken note of it and waste no time to do the infrastructure and other activities needed for the project so that no time is lost due to this unfortuante delay of the shipping dept.

Cheers!!!

[BabuCS]

Instead of increasing the width of NH pass to 6 lanes, wouldn't it be better to develop the Veli road for container traffic from Vizhinjam? I have only a vague idea of the geography of that location, but the Google map shows this road could stretch from near the airport to at least Attingal. This way one could avoid heavy container traffic into the would be commercial nerve NH Bypass.

[Rajesh SM]

If Gok works fast and efficient, we can bag this Rs.4500 crore project from Lanco as well

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Originally Posted by BabuCS

Instead of increasing the width of NH pass to 6 lanes, wouldn't it be better to develop the Veli road for container traffic from Vizhinjam? I have only a vague idea of the geography of that location, but the Google map shows this road could stretch from near the airport to at least Attingal. This way one could avoid heavy container traffic into the would be commercial nerve NH Bypass.

Widening of roads through coastal area like Veli may be diffcult due to airport close to sea and higher population density.

I think once the proposal for Vizhinjam- Balaramapuram- Kattakada- Kottur- Ambasumadram- Tirunelveli road comes through, Vizhinjam may be connected to the Golden Quadrilateral NHDP road at Tirunelveli. All container traffic to northern/eastern states of Kerala may be routed through this new alignment.

A ring road is proposed this year by TRIDA connecting Vizhinjam to Kazhakootam in NH47 via eastern periphery of Peringamala , Vattiyoorkavu, Mannanthala. Container traffic towards Kollam side by NH47 may be moved through this ring road thereby bypassing the central areas.

[vinod/kakka]

Originally Posted by BabuCS

Instead of increasing the width of NH pass to 6 lanes, wouldn't it be better to develop the Veli road for container traffic from Vizhinjam? I have only a vague idea of the geography of that location, but the Google map shows this road could stretch from near the airport to at least Attingal. This way one could avoid heavy container traffic into the would be commercial nerve NH Bypass.

If you were thinking about the road to the north of Kazhakoottam (Veli - Thumba - Perumathura ..) parallel to the railway line, I guess there is a bridge missing at somewhere near Perumathura, so you cannot get to Chirayinkizh using this road, to proceed further north.

[jaleelmalik]

Originally Posted by vinod/kakka

If you were thinking about the road to the north of Kazhakoottam (Veli - Thumba - Perumathura ..) parallel to the railway line, I guess there is a bridge missing at somewhere near Perumathura, so you cannot get to Chirayinkizh using this road, to proceed further north.

Yes this road ends at Perumahura.
But there is a long pending proposal to have a bridge on this route.
This would reduce the Trivandum-Quilon Distance by almost 10 or 11 km.
See as of now, TRV-QLN is 7 km by road, while it is only 65 km by rail.

Bue due to the high population density and political reasons, the coastal roads in Kerala can not be widened beyond a certain limit.

I wish the proposal of Architect Salim of Calicut (a few years back) to have bridge above the railway and to divert few traffic over that.

[godman]

Thiruvananthapuram: Kovalam MLA George Mercier said here on Monday that the government notification to acquire land for the Vizhinjam container terminal project would displace thousands of families and deprive them of their livelihood.

A press note quoting him said almost 4,000 families in the Kottukal, Vizhinjam, Venganoor, Kanjiramkulam and Poovar panchayat areas would have to be displaced.

“There are flaws in the selection of land for the project. Local people have raised concern and submitted complaints. The notification has spared wasteland and uninhabited areas and identified densely populated areas.”

Mr. Mercier said economically backward families in rural areas would be the worst affected. In the absence of a proper rehabilitation package, these families would lose not only their land and house but also their livelihood, he added.

“In Kerala, development projects are often delayed because of public protest over land acquisition. This happens because the community is not taken into confidence,” he said.

Mr. Mercier urged the government for immediate steps to resolve the irregularities in land acquisition. This, he said, is imperative for the time-bound completion of the Vizhinjam project.

He stressed the need to avoid acquisition of inhabited areas as far as possible. He called for a rehabilitation package for the displaced families. “They should be relocated to neighbouring areas without depriving them of their livelihood.”

Mr. Mercier called upon the government to convene a meeting of political parties and social and community leaders to alleviate the concerns of the public.

[BabuCS]

Originally Posted by jaleelmalik

Yes this road ends at Perumahura.
But there is a long pending proposal to have a bridge on this route.
This would reduce the Trivandum-Quilon Distance by almost 10 or 11 km.
See as of now, TRV-QLN is 7 km by road, while it is only 65 km by rail.

Bue due to the high population density and political reasons, the coastal roads in Kerala can not be widened beyond a certain limit.

I wish the proposal of Architect Salim of Calicut (a few years back) to have bridge above the railway and to divert few traffic over that.

Yes, Vizhinjam port authorities should talk to GoK about building that bridge so that a dedicated road connecting Vizhinjam and Thankassery ports would be feasible. This will also reduce accidents on NH47 since all the truck traffic between TRV and Kollam could be routed to this road. And, also this road will meet TS canal at many locations and things could be moved either by water or road ways.

[Ajaypp]

- A major cargo axis through densely populated coastal areas is a bad idea, both from land availability and safety aspects, unless one wants to contemplate a fully grade separated option, like an expressway which will be a big challenge to find land for.

The best option if Thankasseri is to be synergised with Vizhinjam is to have a dedicated rail freight corridor, possibly by adding more tracks to the existing railway axis. I have discussed this in detail here, do go through when you get the time. Thanks.

[vicks_76]

I hope Land Acquisition does not cause major hurdles to this project.I hope there will be no repeat of Singur in Trivandrum.This is a critical project for whole of India!!!

Originally Posted by godman

Thiruvananthapuram: Kovalam MLA George Mercier said here on Monday that the government notification to acquire land for the Vizhinjam container terminal project would displace thousands of families and deprive them of their livelihood.

A press note quoting him said almost 4,000 families in the Kottukal, Vizhinjam, Venganoor, Kanjiramkulam and Poovar panchayat areas would have to be displaced.

“There are flaws in the selection of land for the project. Local people have raised concern and submitted complaints. The notification has spared wasteland and uninhabited areas and identified densely populated areas.”

Mr. Mercier said economically backward families in rural areas would be the worst affected. In the absence of a proper rehabilitation package, these families would lose not only their land and house but also their livelihood, he added.

“In Kerala, development projects are often delayed because of public protest over land acquisition. This happens because the community is not taken into confidence,” he said.

Mr. Mercier urged the government for immediate steps to resolve the irregularities in land acquisition. This, he said, is imperative for the time-bound completion of the Vizhinjam project.

He stressed the need to avoid acquisition of inhabited areas as far as possible. He called for a rehabilitation package for the displaced families. “They should be relocated to neighbouring areas without depriving them of their livelihood.”

Mr. Mercier called upon the government to convene a meeting of political parties and social and community leaders to alleviate the concerns of the public.

[vinod/kakka]

As for the land acquisition, I do not think that this will snowball into a major issue. There were similar noises during Technocity acquisition also, but died down quickly.

As for the coastal road thing, I feel that it would help tourism in places like Anchuthengu etc if there is better connectivity. The Kazhakoottam - Chirayinkizh - Kadakkavur - Varkala - Edava - Paravur road is kind of major, but not recognized as one road. Developing it as a state highway or such could add to transportation options. Getting to Kollam from Paravur does not have a coastal option to the best of my knowledge.

[BabuCS]

Originally Posted by Ajaypp

- A major cargo axis through densely populated coastal areas is a bad idea, both from land availability and safety aspects, unless one wants to contemplate a fully grade separated option, like an expressway which will be a big challenge to find land for.

The best option if Thankasseri is to be synergised with Vizhinjam is to have a dedicated rail freight corridor, possibly by adding more tracks to the existing railway axis. I have discussed this in detail here, do go through when you get the time. Thanks.

Thanks for the info, I read the write-up and is indeed very informative. Yes, rail is the primary option for movement of goods from ports, but at least a 10% of that movement will depend on roadways. It is for this 10% share that the port guys requested GoK to widen the NH Bypass to 6 lanes. It seems that all these truck traffic (both from NH Bypass and the proposed ring road) will converge at Kazhakootam and into the NH47. Now more than 60% of the accidents reported on the NH 47 during last one year (in Kollam-TVM sector) involved trucks and it will indeed be a very scary situation once the port becomes operational. Thus GoK should be planning very carefully to avoid this situation. A dedicated road for truck traffic may be one option by which one can effectively control their movement by strict traffic rules.

[rajkrish]

Vizhinjam gets all clearances. Check out this
http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bi...RIAL&BV_ID=@@@

[nishanthnair]

Originally Posted by rajkrish

Vizhinjam gets all clearances. Check out this
http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bi...RIAL&BV_ID=@@@

Thats really a great news....



See the link
http://www.expatriates.com/cls/3384013.html

[godman]

Onam gift for keralites............

Originally Posted by rajkrish

Vizhinjam gets all clearances. Check out this
http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bi...RIAL&BV_ID=@@@

[Viveks]

Originally Posted by rajkrish

Vizhinjam gets all clearances. Check out this
http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bi...RIAL&BV_ID=@@@

TRIVANDRUM ROCKZZZ.........

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[SajithVijayan]

Yeah really its a Onam gift...

[Mahesh]

Vizhinjam Container Terminal Project has been Approved by the Central Ministry...

At last TVM did it..TVM ROCKZ....

Belated Onam Gift to all Keralites..

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Final approval for Vizhinjam port obtained.

I guess now foundation laying is round the corner.