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Poovar mooted as site for new shipyard

KOCHI: The Kerala government has proposed Poovar in Thiruvananthapuram district as a viable spot for setting up a world-class shipyard.

The proposal was submitted to the Union Ministry of Shipping after the Ministry asked the State government to do so, Minister for Ports M. Vijayakumar told The Hindu on Thursday. He said the Union government had plans for setting up two world-class shipyards — one on the West coast and the other on the East coast.

The Union Ministry had asked the State to identify a suitable area that would provide a waterfront 2.5 km in length and with a sufficient depth. Mr. Vijayakumar said that in the Vizhinjam-Poovar area, the desired depth could be found, and that the waters varied from 12 metres to 22 metres in some places along this stretch.

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