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Ships from the east coast of India to Tuticorin
have to go around Sri Lanka. This is because
of a Sand Stone Reef, called Adam's bridge,
at Pamban near Rameswaram between the Southern-Eastern
Coast of India and Talaimannar of Sri Lanka.The
depth of the sea in this portion is very
shallow and is hardly about 11 feet only.Number
of proposals were considered for cutting
a Ship Canal called the Sethusamudram Ship Canal through Rameswaram island, to connect the
Gulf of Mannar with Palk Bay.
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What it is?
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The Sethusamudram project involves widening
and deepening of the Pamban channel to facilitate
the movement of coastal ships of the size
of 3,000 tonnes
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Ist Proposal
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It was originally conceived in 1860 by the
British Commander A. D. Taylor of the Indian
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Tuti Port |
Would become a Nodal Port |
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Distance Table:
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To |
Existing route around Sri Lanka |
Thru Sethu Canal |
Savings in Nautical Mile |
| Tuticorin |
Chennai |
769 |
335 |
434 |
| Tuticorin |
Vizag |
1028 |
652 |
376 |
| Tuticorin |
Calcutta |
1371 |
1031 |
340 |
Benefits:
1.Will avoid circumnavigation of ships around
Sri Lanka, resulting in savings in
fuel costs
and standing charges associated with
extra
period of voyages
2.Big Commercial and Naval ships can pass
through
3.Tuticorin will regain its old commercial
glory
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