SALIENT FEATURES:

• The site selected for proposed development of the Anjanvel Port by CES is near Veldur/Anjanvel Village on the southern banks of Vashishthi River tidal estuary meeting the Arabian Sea.
  
  
• The site lies in Ratnagiri District and about 90 NM south of Mumbai Port.
  
  
• The nearest railhead is at Chiplun at about 60 km.
  
  
• The distance from Chiplun off NH- 17 to Anjanvel is about 61 km.
  
  
• The port is located at Lat 17º 35’N Long 73º11’ E.
  
  
• Land mass behind the site is hilly rising up to an elevation of 50 to 100m having thick vegetation.
  
  
• Anjanvel (Dabhol) is a natural fair weather Port.
  
  
• At the entrance of river there is a sand bar of about 850 m width across the mouth of the river.
  
  
• A depth of 10 m exists all the way beyond the sand bar further upstream up to 5 km.
  
  
• The 10 m and 20 m contours are at about 2.5 km. And 9.0 km. from the mouth of Vashishthi River and the main land.
  
  
• Facilities for ship breaking and ship repair / building were proposed by CES at about 6 km upstream of the port site on right bank of river vashishthi.
  

Anjanvel Port - Traffic Projection by CES Study:

Economic potential: is fairly good as it is well supported by the Industrial Estate at Lote Parsuram. Also, has good potential to handle POL and LPG in view of power based and refinery likely to be set up. (Enron plant set up since then).