FLOATING JETTY (Catamaran & Trimaran Types)

With such a vast coastline that India has, relatively the sea-faring activity is rather limited to a small number of people and small pockets mainly because :

• Varying topography of individual regions
• Financial paucity of local waterborne population
• Ocal Government bodies either neglecting the problem or suffering from lack of financial allocations for    easing docking and undocking of boats locally
• Existing pre-Independence concrete jetties fallen into decrepit conditions due to lack of timely fund     allocatign and repairs by the concerned govt. bodies
• Lack of realisation how water transport can be turned into a pleasant, dynamic everyday affair by all    people concerned

With roads choking with vehicles and alternative transportation nodes nowhere in sight, (especially eco-friendly ones) transportation by water (inland waters, lagoons, large lakes, rivers, and by sea along the coast) are the upcoming solutions. For this the existence of the necessary infrastructure to support the activity is vital to the flourishing of the water-borne activity. With local state governments either unwilling to step into uncharted territory or facing paucity of funds or political indifference or all reasons in combination it is left to either individuals, local bodies or dynamic thinking individuals heading institutions to take a lead in setting up the necessary infrastructure to making the movement of people from shore to boat and vice versa easier.

For this to be made possible, the cost of the infrastructure equipment more affordable (in comparison to the cost of Concrete Jetties) to be attractive. Also the equipment must be easily transportable or shifted at short notice (in the event of a natural calamity like a storm or flood)

The Floating Jetty module shown in the picture above is capable

• Used as a low draught "boat" for Flood Relief (using outboard motor with a detachable transom as     accessory)
• Of being easily manouevered into position desired easily
• Of being coupled to accompanying modules in head-to-tail, side-by-side or In T-formation or L-formation to    cater to particular use as required
• Of being used in multiples connected as in
• Above to form a Marina for parking boats for business (like fishing) or pleasure
• Of being wired for night lighting In varying/forms to suit the particular purpose involved

The modules, each 50 ft x 10 ft can be connected to form a continuous chain on gradually sloping beaches or heavily silted, areas to form a continuous walkway to the water's edge at low tide and, (as it rises with the tide) a long floating jetty at high tide enabling the boats to come right up to land alongside the jetty.