The Indian central government has approved a US$125.62 million project for deepening Tamil Nadu's Tuticorin port to enable it cater to large cargo ships of 75,000 dead-weight tones.
After the deepening, the port will be able to handle mainline fourth generation container vessels of 56,000 DWT and bulk carriers of up to 75,000 DWT with a maximum draught of 12.8m.
The project included dredging the channel to a depth of up to 14.7m, to a width of 230m and to a length of 3.4 km from the port entrance. It also includes dredging a part of the existing harbour basin area, including the turning circle area to a depth of up to 14.1m.
Of the total project cost, $81.49 million or 65 percent will be borne by the Tuticorin Port Trust and the central government will give $43.89 million or 35 percent as a grant.
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