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A CASE STUDY:VALLARPADAM INTERNATIONAL CONTAINER TRANSSHIPMENT TERMINAL,KOCHI

Objective: Checking the relevance of Marx’s concept of primitive accumulation through India’s largest single operator container terminal which is the first project of India operate in a special economic zone.
OVERVIEW OF THE PROJECT
The Kochi International Container Transshipment(ICTT),locally known as the Vallarpadam Terminal,is a container transshipment facility which is part of kochi port.It is the only transshipment port in India,and is situated in kochi,in the state of Kerala.The terminal makes Kochi a key centre in the shipping world reducing India’s dependence on foreign ports to handle transshipment.The project area has been declared SEZ with a road link to connect vallarpadam with two national highways,besides a 8.5 km rail link connectivity to the railway natworks.The work on the rail link project began in june2007 and completed in 2010. Prime minister Dr.Manmohn singh opened this container terminal to nation on 12thfeb2011.
There are three phases in this project.In the first phase there will be 600m quay length and a draft of more than 15m,when the terminal may handle 1 million TEU container annually by the end of 2012.In the second phase the capacity will be enhanced to 3 million TEU’S by the end of 2014.In the third phase the terminal may handle even upto 5.5 million TEU’S.The total cost of the project is estimated at Rs3200 crore.The DPW has invested RS.1600 crore for the project & the union government,through the CPT,has also invested Rs.1600 crores for the road and rail connectivity of the project taken up through the PPP *mode.
FINDINGS:
* It is a BOT Project * 4.36 hectars of land in four villages were acquired from Edappally to Vallarpadam* for laying the railway line. * For road connectivity 110 acres in seven villages had acquired. * Good extent of wetland,paddy field,river & backwater had exploited in the name of development purpose. * 334 families evicted for the project. * Displaced people don’t get compensation amount allotted them so far. * Government fail to ensure road,water,and power connectivity to those sites where displaced people living now. * Huge amount of mangroves destroid.It will lead to a high environmental cost a –side effect. * Real estate boom awaits in kochi. * Central government promise to provide jobs to atleast 1 member of families whose land had been acquired for the project.But it dosen’t work properly because of BOT contract.

SHORTCOMINGS IN THE PROVISION OF RESETTLEMENT AND REHABILITATION MENTIONED IN THE LAND ACQUISITION BILL 2011
The provision of resettlement and rehabilitation will apply only when 1,Private companies buy land,equal to or more than 100 acres, on their own; 2.Private company approaches government for partial acquisition for public purpose.In a state like Kerala which is densely populated,acquisition of even 10 acres of land may lead to the eviction of a considerable number of families.

CONCLUSION
Through this case study of vallarpadam container project(SEZ),we understood that Marx’s concept of primitive accumulation is relevant in the twenty first centuary.Because the acquisition deal with eviction of settlements and conversion of agricultural wetlands and have met with people’s struggle against acquisition and for proper compensation for the land being acquired.According to Marx,”the process of taken away the means of production from public is known as primitive accumulation”. The same thing was happened in Vallarpadam also.Those people who displaced don’t get enough compensation and job offered by central government.People got marshy land at places like Vaduthala,Thuthiyoor and Cheranellor instead of their own land.GovernmentFarmers compeled to sell their field and land at the given market price for the implementation of this project.Now those places hold by foreigners and the current market price of the land is crores of ruppes per one cent.This project create huge expence in building retaining walls,rising waters due to climate change adding to the complications.”Littoral effect”(side- effect of the silt and water-movement) would badly affect fort cochin & the famous fishing nets.
REFERENCE
* The Hindu,Business Line,Tuesday,oct 08, 2002 * The Economic Times, feb 11,2011 * www.vallarpadamterminal.com * www.skyscrapercity.com

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