V. O. CHIDAMBARAM PORT

V. O. CHIDAMBARAM PORT

TOPIC: Economy

Context- With PSA Sical Terminals Ltd, one of India’s oldest public-private-partnership (PPP) port projects, on the verge of collapse the Centre-owned VO Chidambaranar Port Authority (VOC Port) is gearing up with a back-up plan to run the terminal to support the export-import (EXIM) trade.

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V. O. Chidambaranar Port

• V.O. Chidambaranar Port Trust is a port in Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu.
• The port is named after V.O. Chidambaram Pillai, the eminent freedom fighter.
• It is one of the 13 major ports in India.
• It was declared to be a major port on 11 July 1974.
• It is second largest port in Tamil Nadu and fourth largest container terminal in India.
• V.O. Chidambaranar Port is an artificial port.
• V.O. Chidambaranar Port is located strategically close to the East-West International sea routes on the South Eastern coast of India at latitude 8o 45’N and longitude 78o 13’E.
• Located in the Gulf of Mannar, with Sri Lanka on the South East and the large land mass of India on the West,
• V.O. Chidambaranar Port is well sheltered from the fury of storms and cyclonic winds.
• The port is operational round the clock all through the year.