CASE STUDY OF VERAVAL FISHING HARBOUR

VERAVAL FISHING HARBOUR, GUJARAT

CASE STUDY (2017)

VERAVAL IS LOCATED IN SUARATRA ZONE OF GUJARAT IN INDIA. AS GUJARAT IS PREVILEGE OF HAVING 1600 KMS OF COASTAL LINE, BUT FISHING INDUSTRY HAS NOT DEVELOPED HERE SO FAR. 

VERAVAL FISHING HARBOR IS LOCATED NEAR SOUTH-EAST PART OF THE VARAVAL. CONNECTIVITY BETWEEN HARBOR AND THE CITY IS BY ROAD  ONLY. CONNECTION WITH RESPECT TO STATE IS THROUGH RAIL,  ROAD ONLY. THE HARBOR IS DEVELOPED IN 1980. 

SINCE THEN THERE ARE NO SUCH DEVELOPMENT SEEN IN THE HARBOR, HENCE THE CAPACITY IS SAME BUT THE BOATS ARE INCREASING EVERY YEAR.

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FISHERMEN FROM OTHER PART OF THE COUNTRY LIKE TAMILNADU, WEST BANGAL, KERLA, GOA ARE COMING HERE FOR MORE JOB OPPORTUNITY.

LET'S UNDERSTAND THE PLAN AND ACTIVITY ON THE SITE.

THIS IMAGE IS SHOWING PLAN OF VERAVAL FISHING HARBOR  CIRCULATION OF BOAT IN IT. 
BREAK WATER:

FISHING HARBOUR HAS 2 BREAK WATER WALL AT THE MOUTH OF THE HARBOUR. THERE IS 200 MT GAP BETWEEN 2 OF THEM TO ALLOW BOATS IN TO THE HARBOUR. IN PLAN ITS ON NO.9

FINGER JETTY:

ON THE SEQUENCE ON 4 THERE IS FINGER JETTY WHICH IS USE TO LOAD UNLOAD FISHES  OTHER FISHING TOOLS. AS WELL AS FUELING OF BOAT.

AUCTION AREA

THIS IS HOW THE AUCTION AREA LOOKS LIKE WHEN THE PLACE IS ACTIVE. NO MANAGEMENT, NO SUCH STRUCTURE TO PROTECT OR FACILITATE THE FISHERMEN OR MERCHANTS. EVEN AFTER AUCTION IS COMPLETE THERE IS NO SUCH FACILITY TO CLEAN THE AREA.

BOAT MAKING ACTIVITY:

 

THE HARBOR HAVE A BOAT MAKING UNIT ON IT. THIS UNIT DESIGN DEVELOP BOATS AS WELL AS THEY PROVIDE MAINTENANCE TOO.

THERE IS SO MANY OTHER ACTIVITY HAPPENING THROUGH OUT THE YEAR.

NOW, LETS UNDERSTAND THE EXCHANGE SYSTEM ITS TIME PERIOD.

THIS CHART REPRESENT THE SYSTEM OF THE HARBOUR IN SIMPLIFY MANNER HOW THE BOAT REACTS IN THE HARBOR. THERE IS 2 MAIN ACTIVITY IN THE HARBOUR WHICH CAN DEFINES THE ALL TRADING ACTIVITY. EXCHANGE PAUSE. THE MAIN TRADING ACTIVITY AND ALL TRADING SUPPORTIVE ACTIVTY CAN RELATE TO EXCHANGE.(I.E. EXCHANGE OF HUMANS(FISHERMEN), EXCHANGE OF FISH, EXCHANGE OF TOOLS, EQUIPMENT, UTILITY, ETC.)

AND ANOTHER SUPPORTIVE ACTIVITY IS PAUSE FOR BOAT MANUFACTURE OR UPGRADE AS MENTION IN TABLE.  ALL THE EXCHANGE ACTIVITY CAN CONSUME MAXIMUM 3 HOURS(180 MIN) FOR A BOAT.  IT IS QUICK ACTIVITY  REQUIRE MORE SPACE AS A MAJOR ACTIVITY IN TERMS OF FISHING VESSEL FLOW. AT PICK TIME THERE WILL BE 15-18 BOATS PER HOUR. AND ALL THE EXCHANGE POINTS HAVE CONNECTED WITH THE ROAD TRANSPORTATION FOR VEHICLES LIKE SMALL TEMPO, REFRIGERATED VEHICLES, TWO WHEELER. WHERE ALL THE PAUSE POINT THERE ARE PROVISION FOR CRANE TO MOVE UP TO THE EDGE FOR PULLING BOATS FROM THE SEA  PUT IT BACK.

THERE ARE SOME SUPPORTIVE ACTIVITY MUST HAVE ON THE HARBOR LIKE COLD STORAGE, ICE FACTORY, WOOD WORKS, FISHNET MENDING SHED, AUCTION HALL, ETC. TO MAKE TRADING EASY, FAST AND RELIABLE. THE HARBOR SHOULD BE ABLE TO FACILITATE ALL THE FISH TRADING RELATED ACTIVITY IN ITS CAMPUS.

LEARNING:

- CREATING SMALL STRUCTURE IN SUCH A LARGE CAMPUS WILL DISTRIBUTE SITE ACTIVITY  LOWER DOWN THE CONJECTION.

- HAVING ALL THE BASIC UTILITY IN THE CAMPUS WILL HELP FISHERMEN WILL LED TO GROW SUPPORTING SMALL BUSINESS HELP GENERATE ECONOMY,

- EACH SPACE HAVE TO BE VERY FINE TUNED OTHERWISE HARBOR WILL START SPOILING MAINTENANCE BECOME DIFFICULT.

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