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FEASIBILITY STUDY OF ROLL ON-ROLL OFF TRANSPORT ACROSS VEMBANAD LAKE Remadevi M1, Jomy M J2, Neha Ann Jaison3, Sumayya Jamal4 1
Professor, Dept. of civil Engineering, Mar Athanasius College of Engineering, Kothamangalam, Kerala, India Dept. of civil Engineering, Mar Athanasius College of Engineering, Kothamangalam, Kerala, India
2,3,4Students,
---------------------------------------------------------------------***--------------------------------------------------------------------In India only .4% of the domestic surface transport is Abstract - Kerala, famously known as ‘God’s own country’ is accounted for by IWT compared with 68% by road and 30% blessed with backwaters in abundance. Studies prove that by rail even though India is richly endowed with navigable water transportation is the cheapest mode of transportation. waterways, comprising of rivers, canals, backwaters, creeks, However, currently only 20% of the inland waters in Kerala lagoons etc. are used for navigation. Vembanad Lake (Vembanad Kayal) is the largest lake in Kerala and also counted as one of the The Inland Water Transport in Kerala includes rivers largest lakes in India. and backwaters. This has paid a major role in the transportation right from the old period. Coastal Shipping Vembanad Lake is bounded by Kottayam and Alappuzha and Inland Navigation Department (CSIND), State Water districts. Currently the two road networks connecting Transport Department (SWTD), and Kerala Shipping and Alappuzha and Kottayam traverse the perimeter of the Inland Navigation Corporation Ltd. (KSINC) are the agencies Vembanad Lahe. By providing a Roll on –Roll off service on which are responsible for the development of inland water Vembanad Lake connecting the two districts, traffic transport in Kerala. congestion on these roads can be reduced. This project aims to study the feasibility of providing a Roll on –Roll off service Ro-Ro is an acronym for Roll-on/roll-off. Roll-on/roll-off across the lake. ships are vessels that are used to carry wheeled cargo. The vehicle in the ship are loaded and unloaded by means of The literature review highlights the current inland built-in ramps. The vessels can be of both military and waterway scenario in India focusing the state of Kerala. civilian types. Despite the abundance of navigable inland waterways in Kerala, studies have revealed that the waterways for The main objective of this study is to assess the transportation are largely underdeveloped in the state. feasibility of Roll on - Roll off (Ro-Ro) transport across Vembanad Lake. The specific task of the study is given From the study, it is concluded that the provision of the below: Roll on-Roll off service across the lake is technically feasible. More studies have to be carried out to analyze the feasibility of 1. Asses the alignment for inland water navigation the service from the financial and economic perspective. between Kottayam and Alappuzha 2. Identify the road network connecting Kottayam and Key Words: Backwater, Navigation, Roll on - Roll off, Alappuzha. Feasibility 3. To determine the passenger and tourist movement through roads and the divertible traffic through waterway. 1. INTRODUCTION 4. Evaluate the technical feasibility of Ro-Ro operation through inland waterway. Water transport refers to movement of goods and passengers through the waterway. Inland water transport is 2. STUDY AREA the fuel efficient and environmental friendly mode of transport. IWT for passenger and freight movement involves lower operating cost and environmental pollution than 2.1 Muhamma- Kumarakom roads, rails and air options. The number of boat accidents compared to road accidents is countable by fingers. More Muhamma is a place at a distance of 12.9 km from than one lakh road accidents were reported during the Alappuzha town, lies beside (Alappuzha-Madurai) SH 40. period 2005 to 2016, while the boat accidents were just 48 This route lies on NW3 and crosses the Vembanad lake. numbers. Muhamma is at a distance of 10.2 km from the thanneermukkom bund.
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