The shipyard will be situated at Ramnagar in South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal in about 35,000 m2 on the bank of river Hugli stretching about 300 m. Ships are playing in Navigation Channel of river Hugli between Sea & Kolkata Port Trust. This shipyard is situated on the bank of this Navigation Channel. The distance of Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) Navigation Channel from the land boundary is between 350-400m. adequate draft is available in river Hugli near Falta point throughout the year for movement of Ships in KoPT navigation channel. The site is well connected by motorable roads to the city of Kolkata. The distance is about 43 km from the city (Kolkata). The objective of the present paper is to prepare a model design of layout of a shipyard at Greenfield Falta to fulfill the goal of Government of India to establish shipbuilding facility for future demand.
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