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Ennore Port, located about 24 km north of
Chennai Port, Chennai, India is the 12th major port of India, and the
first port in India which is a public company.[1] Ennore Port, designed
as Asia’s energy port, has only 16 employees. Hailed as a landmark port,
it is the first corporatized port in India. Envisaged as a satellite
port to decongest and improve the environmental quality at the bustling
Chennai Port, Ennore Port is evolving itself into a full-fledged port
with the capacity to handle a wide range of products. Operating on a
landlord port concept, it is outsourcing all services required for
operation and maintenance, and new terminals are being developed with
the participation of the private sector.[2] During the year of 2006, it
handled a total cargo of 10.7 million tons. The port has effectively
taken over all the ore movement from the Chennai Port.
The port has adequate road and rail links. The Port has obtained an
in-principle approval from Southern Railways for providing rail
connectivity to coal and iron ore stackyards. Ennore Port Limited (EPL)
is also developing an 8-lane Northern Express Road, which would link the
Port with the National Highway No. 5. It has a 560-meter (m) long coal
wharf for berthing two Panamax size vessels and fully mechanized systems
for handling 16 million tons of cargo a year. Designed as a world-class
port, with two breakwaters—one in the north measuring 3,080 m and the
other in the south measuring 1,070 m with a depth of 15m — it has the
capacity to develop 22 berths for handling a variety of bulk, liquid,
and container cargo. The port is an artificial port and has several
modern features including all weather round the clock operations, a
large back-up land, eco-friendly environment, state of the art
navigational facilities, well organized logistics systems and transport
interface. The highway authority is implementing the project for
construction of 30 km segment of Chennai-Ennore Port Connectivity.
Ennore region is primarily an industrial area. The place features a
number of big manufacturing units. The Ennore Foundry is one such
institution. The establishment is responsible for the production of
cylinder blocks and heads which are required in the automotive
industries. The unit is one of the biggest suppliers of automobile parts
in the Southern India. One other big name in the region is that of Ashok
Leyland. The transnational conglomerate is the prime manufacturer of
commercial vehicles and diesel engines. Both of these conglomerates are
the ventures of Hinduja Group that operate in more than 50 countries of
the world. The EID Parry Fertilizer Company, located near the railway
station is also a reputed manufacturer in the region.
The northern part of the suburb, the one away from the peninsular tip
houses residential quarters. The Sivakami Nagar, Netaji Nagar East and
Netaji Nagar West, Gandhi Nagar and Nehru Nagar are some popular
residential areas in the locality.
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