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East Coast India Ports Comparison. By G.R. Langworth For EG LLC. As you can see here, Kirtania is a town on the north bank of the Subarnarelja River.
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East Coast India PortsComparison By G.R. Langworth For EG LLC
As you can see here, Kirtania is a town on the north bank of the Subarnarelja River
This is a view from higher out in space, showing the outline of Kirtania and how the Subarnarekha River opens up into a mouth that feeds into the Bay of Bengal. Please note the long stretch of beach along the Bay of Bengal shore side of the Left bank of the Subarnarekha River. This is the actual location of the new Subarnarekha –Kirtania Port.
These two views show a great deal of unoccupied land at or near the beach.
This is a close-up of the beach and the land at the port site
Kirtania port is a deep-water, all-weather port proposed to be constructed at the mouth of Subarnarekha River in Balasore district in the Indian state of Odisha. Background. For over 40 years there was only one major port in Odisha, at Paradip with less major ports at Gopalpur and Dhamra Port. That picture has changed dramatically in the past fw years. Based on a study by IIT Madras, the Government of Odisha had identified 13 locations along the state’s 480 km coast line as suitable for setting up of ports. Thereafter, in order to facilitate the setting up of new ports with participation of private parties the state government had formulated in 2004 a separate port policy. Apart from Dhamra port, which is set to be operational by mid-2010, progress has been achieved in setting up three other ports–Kirtania port at Subarnarekha mouth, Astaranga port in Puri and Chudamani port in Bhadrak. After implementation of these projects Odish is expected to become the vital exit point for not only the state, but other land-locked states like Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Madhya Pradesh. Port development. The Government of Odisha has signed an MoU with Chennai-based Creative Port Development Pvt. Ltd. For the development of a deep-water, all-weather project at Kirtania at the mouth of the Subarnarekha. The Kirtania Port was being taken up on a 50-yea4 build, own, operate, share and transfer (boost) basis. The development includes a dedicate rail cum road connection from the port to the NH5 and rail network at Jalesware. The port will have an initial capacity to handle 10 million tonnes per year.
The Prop. LNG Facility & Prop. LNG Storage will all be on reclaimed land. The coal beneficiation facility will be on dry land.