Enayam Puthenthurai

Enayam
Eniam
Village
Nickname(s): city
Enayam
Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 8°13′02″N 77°11′17″E / 8.21722°N 77.18806°E / 8.21722; 77.18806Coordinates: 8°13′02″N 77°11′17″E / 8.21722°N 77.18806°E / 8.21722; 77.18806
Country  India
State Tamil Nadu
District Kanyakumari
Languages
  Official Tamil
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)

Enayam is a fishing village in Killiyur Taluk in Kanyakumari District, Tamil Nadu State, India. It is located 32 km towards west from District headquarters Nagercoil.

Enayam International Seaport

The Enayam International Seaport is proposed and located in Enayam into a major port transforming it into India’s southern trans-shipment gateway. The project costs Rs 27,570 crore.[1] Reclaiming 500 acres of land from the sea.This will be taken up in three phases.The Enayam International Seaport would have the ability to handle around two million metric tonnes of cargo initially, which would gradually be enhanced to eight million metric tonnes in the coming years.

References

  1. "project costs Rs 27,570 crore". Times of India.
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