Exploring the Development Potential for Beachfront, A Case of Kanniyakumari Town, Tamil Nadu, India

Richis Jenisha J , Cibin Sabu , Dr. Ajai Chandran C K

Waterfront, Beachfront, Tourism, Fishing, Heritage, Coastal, Sector-Wise Activities

Kanniyakumari, a peninsular settlement has significance as the extreme southern tip of India and the converging point of three oceans (Arabian sea, Indian Ocean, and Bay of Bengal and in the west, south, and east). The mainland of India has a coastline length of 5422.6Km and Kanniyakumari district comprises 71.5Km length of coastline on three sides. Kanniyakumari is a significant tourist destination, with the scenic beauty of the sea being the most remarkable. The presence of prehistoric culture is apparent from a discovered Neolithic Celt dated back to 1500 to 1000 B.C. The district has a linguistic blend of Travancore province and Tamil Nadu. Kanniyakumari Town has a population of 22453 and a density of 4573 people per sq. km. Millions of tourists visit the place every year, with an average number of visitors of 25000 to 50000 per day, but the existing development happened in an unplanned manner. Significant structures such as Vivekananda rock, Tiruvalluva statue, Bhagavathi Amman Temple( more than 2000 years), Old Lady of Ransom Church (1914), Kamarajar memorial, and Mahatma Gandhi Mandapam gave rise to unplanned allied service infrastructures. The native people were inherently from the fishermen's community, and the Temple and Church's presence was the settlement's base. Till 1956, the region was under Travancore province and then became part of Tamil Nadu which was the current demarcated Kanniyakumari District. The study aims to understand the site context and the problems associated with the unplanned development of the site. The development potentials are explored based on site surveys, exploratory research, and critical analysis.

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"Exploring the Development Potential for Beachfront, A Case of Kanniyakumari Town, Tamil Nadu, India", IJNRD - INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NOVEL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (www.IJNRD.org), ISSN:2456-4184, Vol.8, Issue 3, page no.e79-e99, March-2023, Available :https://ijnrd.org/papers/IJNRD2303412.pdf

Volume 8 Issue 3, March-2023

Pages : e79-e99

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Published Paper Id: IJNRD2303412

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Research Area: Civil Engineering 

Country: Bangalore, Karnataka, India

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DOI: http://doi.one/10.1729/Journal.33505

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