Friday, November 28, 2008

FROM VALLARAPADAM.COM

The Rs. 2,118 crore (US$442 million) ICTT (International Container Transshipment Terminal, Vallarpadam), India's first global hub terminal, is cleared by the Centre in August 2004, is all set to alter the development map of Kerala, by ushering in huge investment in the coming years.

The ICTT project is set to launch a series of ventures including the Rs 1,600-crore LNG terminal, the port-based Special Economic Zone (Rs 1,510-crore), International Ship Repair complex (Rs 315-crore), SBM (single buoy moorings) for Kochi Refineries Ltd (Rs 720-crore), Petro chemical complex for Gas Authority of India (Rs 7,000-crore), International bunkering terminal, Bulk cargo terminals, Cruise ship terminals, International Marina etc.




Tuesday, November 25, 2008

VALLARPADAM

VallarpadamKeralaIndia
Time zone-IST (UTC+5:30)
District(s)-Ernakulam
CODES--VEHICLE=KL

ABOUT VALLARPADAM

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Vallarpadam is one of the islands that make up the city of Kochi, Kerala, India. It is situated in the Vembanad lake and has a population of over 10,000. An international container transshipment terminal is under construction here. Vallarpadam is connected by the Goshree bridges with the city of Ernakulam and Vypin island. 70% of the island consists of paddy fields; the economy principally consisting of fishing by traditional methods and cultivation of rice

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