PORT DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF PONDICHERRY

GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY

PORT DEPARTMENT

Organisation

Facilities

A. Facilities available

(a)	At New Port
(1)	A cargo quay	150 m long and 25 m wide with 2.5 m draft alongside, 2.5 m draft in channel and 2.0 m draft at the mouth. There is a proposal to dredge the entire channel to a depth of 4.0 m
Transit sheds and quay at New Port (Click the image for bigger view)
(2)	Main approach road	500 m long with double lane
(3)	Transformer	315 KVA
(4)	Transit sheds	4 numbers each with a storage capacity of 3500 tons

(b)	At Old Port
(1)	A RCC pier	286 meters long with working head of 102 meters (long) X 15 meters (wide). Draft alongside pier ranges from 4.5 meters to 6.0 meters.
Old pier suitable for handling liquid cargo (Click the image for bigger view)
(2)	Transformer load	250 KVA
(3)	Transit sheds	7 numbers with a total storage capacity of 12750 tons.
Transit sheds at old port (Click the image for bigger view)
(4)	Equipments
	(a) Towing launches	1 number capable of towing 200 tons at a time.
	(b) Tractors	1 number
	(c) Trailers	3 numbers to carry out shunting operations within port area.
	(d) Mobile cranes	1 number of 5 tons capacity when mobile and 10 tons capacity in blocked condition.
(5)	Railway sidings	3 numbers (Meter guage)
(6)	Open paved area	13500 sq.m ( for bagged cargo)

B. Sheltered harbour and ship repair facilities

(1) A slipway ---

To facilitate repairs to vessels of size 30 m X 8 m weighing upto 150 tons @ Rs. 2000 per day as hire charges.

Slipway
(Click the image for bigger view)

(2) Sheltered water front in new port for anchoring fishing boats, barges, port crafts, etc., during fair as well as monsoon seasons.

C. General information

(1) Handling rate	---	2000 tons (maximum) per day with one ship at a time.
(2) Fair weather	---	January to October
(3) Monsoon / Rough season	---	November and December
(4) Cargo handling capacity	---	3 to 4 lakh tons per year

D. Marine Assets

(1)	(a) Northern break water	---	150 meters long
	(b) Southern break water	---	25 meters long
	(c) Off-shore break water trestle connected)	---	250 meters long
	(d) A submarine tunnel for sand by-passing	---	240 meters long
(2)	Cutter Suction Dredgers	---	Two numbers each with a capacity of 200 cubic meter per hour
Dredger in operation at river mouth (Click the image for bigger view)
(3)	Hybrid jetting sand pump		One pump deployed at the sand trap area
Sand pump in operation (Click the image for bigger view)
(4)	Total land owned by Port	---	153 acres

Facilities