Neendakara Port
Neendakara port (Neendakara Fishing Harbour) is an intermediate port located in the Kollam district of Kerala.[1] It is situated on the Ashtamudi Lake, which comprises both sides - Neendakara and Sakthikulangara. The port is used for fishing and cargo transportation. It has the capacity to contain over 500 fishing boats at a time.[2]
The history of Neendakara port dates back to the early 16th century, when Portuguese traders settled in Kollam. Their ships passed through the Neendakara bar, which is now the site of the Neendakara Bridge. The bridge is part of National Highway 66, which connects the village of Neendakara to Sakthikulangara across the Ashtamudi Lake.
The name "Neendakara" means "a long bank" in Malayalam. The port is also known as the "Norwegian Project" because the headquarters of the Indo-Norwegian Fisheries Community project was based in Neendakara until 1961. The port has a natural depth of 12 feet and has a fish landing center that handles over 100,000 tonnes of fish per year.
Features
Type of Harbour | Estuary[3] |
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Location | 8°56′12″N 76°32′14″E / 8.93667°N 76.53722°E / 8.93667; 76.53722 |
Nearest Town | Kollam |
Road access | 1 km from NH 47 |
Sanctioned date and amount | No.33013-16/85 - Fy(H) dt.15.01.1992 of Rs.622 lakhs |
Area of harbour basin | Neendakara - 5.50 Hector, 1.43 hector |
Length of break water (1) | 680.0m |
Length of break water (2) | 380.0m |
Land area available | Neendakara - 8.5125 hectares (Including Puramboke land and harbour basin) Sakthikulangara - 4.94 hectares |
Quay length (M) | Neendakara - 425m Sakthikulangara - 407 m |
Auction hall (M2) | Neendakara - 6270 m2, Sakthikulangara - 582m2 |
Parking area in (M2) | Neendakara - 9500 M2 Sakthikulangara - 4500 m2 |
Internal road in (M) | Neendakara - 560 m (Way In & Way Out) Sakthikulangara - 250m. |
Other facilities available | Neendakara Side Loading area, Locker room, Drains, Wharf, Packing shed, Rest shed, Canteen, Petty shops, Temporary shed for fish selling, Electrical room, Security room, Wharfage counter, Women shelter, Ice seller's room, Hygienic improvement facilities, Water supply; Sakthikulangara Side: Toilet Block, Ice plant, Locker Rooms, Shops, |
References
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- Mar Sapir Iso
- Chera dynasty
- Kollam Port
- Nelcynda
- Kollam Era (Malayalam calendar)
- Quilon Syrian (Tharisapalli) plates
- Venad
- Rama Rajasekhara
- Rama Varma of Venad
- Paravur
- Kundara
- Cantonment Maidan
- Tangasseri
- Dutch Malabar
- 4th Portuguese India Armada (Gama, 1502)
- Portuguese Cemetery
- Buckingham Canal
- St Thomas Fort
- Kollam Cantonment
- Battle of Quilon
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Quilon
- Kollam Airport
- Quilon formation
- Ashtamudi Lake
- Kollam Parappu
- Asramam Maidan
- Estuaries of Paravur
- Islands of Kollam
- Ithikkara River
- Kallada River
- Kattaka Kayal
- Kollam Beach
- Mundakkal Beach
- Vattakkayal
- Paravur Lake
- Pozhikara
- Kattaka Kayal
- Polachira
- Sasthamcotta Lake
- Thirumullavaram Beach
- Thekkumbhagam-Kappil Beach
- Chittumala Chira
- Ashramam Biodiversity Heritage Site
- Central Zone
- Sakthikulangara
- Kilikollur
- Vadakkevila
- Eravipuram
- Thrikkadavoor
& authorities
- Kollam Municipal Corporation
- Kollam Development Authority
- Kollam City Police
- Kollam Taluk
- Kollam Lok Sabha constituency
- Kollam Assembly constituency
- Chavara Assembly constituency
- Eravipuram Assembly constituency
- Cashew Export Promotion Council of India (CEPCI)
- Indian Rare Earths Limited (IREL)
- Cashew business in Kollam
- The Kerala Ceramics Limited
- Kerala Minerals and Metals Ltd.(KMML)
- Kerala State Cashew Development Corporation Limited
- List of cashew companies based in Kollam
- Parvathy Mills Limited
- Techno-lodge
- Kollam Technopark
- Kollam Port
- Fisheries Industry in Kollam
- Neendakara Port
- List of Seafood Companies in Kollam
- United Electrical Industries Limited(UNILEC)
attractions
- 8 Point Art Cafe
- Asramam Adventure Park & Picnic Village
- British Residency
- Sambranikodi Island
- Thangassery Breakwater Tourism Park
- Asramam Children's Park
- Chinnakada Clock Tower
- Dutch Church, Munroe Island
- Estuaries of Paravur
- Islands of Kollam
- Kollam Beach
- Mahatma Gandhi Park
- Mundakkal Beach
- Portuguese Cemetery
- Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Police Museum
- St Thomas Fort
- Tangasseri Lighthouse
- Paravur Thekkumbhagam
- Thirumullavaram Beach
- Thanni Beach
- Mundakkal Papanasam Beach
Medical college hospitals |
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- Government District Hospital
- Government Victoria Hospital
- Meditrina Hospital
- N. S. Memorial Institute of Medical Sciences
- ESIC Model & Super Speciality Hospital
- Upasana Hospital
- Shankar's Institute of Medical Science
- Dr. Nairs Hospital
- Kerala Institute of Medical Sciences
- Holy Cross Super Speciality Hospital
& structures
- Ammachiveedu Devi Temple
- Anandavalleeshwaram Sri Mahadevar Temple
- Asramam Sree Krishna Swamy Temple
- Kolloorvila Juma Mosque
- Infant Jesus Cathedral
- Paravur Puttingal Devi Temple
- Sasthamcotta Sree Dharma Sastha Temple
- St Andrew's Church, Kovilthottam
- St Antony's Church, Kanjiracode
- Valiya Koonambaikulam Temple
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South Kollam | |
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Central Kollam | |
East Kollam | |
West Kollam |
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