THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY

[PART 11—b£c~. 3(i)l

MINISTRY OF SHIPPING

(PORTS WING)

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 26th February, 2001

G.S.R. t07(E).— in exercise of the powers conferred by section 5 of the Indian Ports

Act, 1908(15 of 1908) and clause (q) of section 2 of the Major Port Trusts Act,

1963 ( 38 of 1963), and in supersession of the notification of the Government

of India in the then Ministry of Transport, No. SRO 58, dated 8^th January 1952,

except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such

supersession, the Central Government hereby declares that the limits of the

Port of Cochin shall be as follows :-

The Port of Cochin shall comprise of all areas contained on land lying

within 45.76 meters of High Water mark, Kerala backwaters and the sea

bounded by straight lines joining the following positions, namely :-

(1) The northern boundary snail be from a point on the Emakulatn

Foreshore in position Latitude 10 ° 00' 44.5" N, Longitude 76° 16*

24.7" E to a point on eastern shore of Vypeen Island in position

Latitude 10 ° 00' 44.5" N, Longitude 76° 14* 15,8" E and thence

along the High Water mark on the Vypeen short via Cooi wn Harbour

entrance to a point on the western shore of Vypeen Island in position

Latitude 10° 07.4' N, Longitude 76° 10.6' E and thereon to position

"A" in the saa 12 nautical miles due west in Latitude 10° 7.4' N,

Longitude 75° 58.8'E.

(2) The southern boundary shall be from a point on the southern end of

Thevara in position Latitude 9° 55*30" N, Longitude 76° 18*15" E to a

point on the Edacochin shore in position Latitude 9°

55'10" N,

Longitude 76° 17'30"E, and then&G along the High Water mark on

the Mattancherry shore via. Cochin Harbour entrance to a point on

the western shore near Chellanum in position Latitude 9° 48.2' N,

Longitude 78? 16.4'E and thence to position "B" In the sea 12 nautical

miles due West in Latitude 9° 48.2* N, Longitude 76° 04.0 E.

(3) The Western boundary shall be a straight line at sea joining position

-A" and "B" as defined in paragraph (1) and (2) above.

(4) The Eastern boundary shall lie along the High Water mark on the

Emakulam foieshore between the northern and southern boundaries

defined above.

(5) In addition to ail the aforesaid areas, the following shaH also be

Included, namely :•

(a) All land belonging to the Cochin Port Trust and any areas

reclaimed from the backwaters or the sea and that may be reclaimed

within the limits specified above and accrviton becoming within these

limits.

(b) All waterways connected to the backwaters within these limits.

(c) AH land forming part of the mainland. Island, etc. faffing within

45.76 meters (50 yard) of the High Water mark along the shores of

the backwaters and the sea lying within the Port limits spedfled

above.

(d) All existing Port Installations and future constructions like wharves,

ietlies, bridges, etc. made for Port purposes and for public

convenience.

[F. No. PR-23011/1/2000-PG]

K. V. RAO, Jt. Secy.