Willington Island

Wellington Island

Willington Island has modern port serving the city of Cochin in Kerala. The island is an artificial island created by man dug through the sand while deepening the Kochi port. It is named after Lord Willingdon, the former governor of Madras, which has contributed to the implementation of this project island. The senior engineer in charge of this project, however, was Robert Bristow. An inn port was built to accommodate passengers who want to stop for a short period and was named the Malabar Hotel.

According to draft a basic structure of the port was completed in 1939, just before the Second World War. A spring depth, one-lane bridge and road bridge linking the mainland have been made to provide a valuable infrastructure for the local war effort. A naval works was also built on the side Venduruthy island. When the time the war ended, those working on the project on the island was occupied landing craft for the construction of the alleged infringement of Japan. In 1940, a pier for passengers and Customs were built next to the hotel.

The other listed buildings nearby include a passenger platform and railway tracks. The vast expanses of virgin land was quickly purchased by the Royal Air Force has established a large airfield there. This artificial island near the city of Cochin has become a thriving military base. Malabar Hotel is served in neighborhoods offering all war workers, and soon the building was joined by a new administration block alongside. A new post office, a chic outdoor pool and a nearby bank of closed facilities.

When the British withdrew from India after independence in 1947, they left a traffic hub necessary and important. During his brief colonial mandate, handled Wellingdon island in Cochin nearly one million tonnes of cargo and by the year 1960, traffic has almost doubled. There is a large artificial port in India and is an important milestone in the city of Kochi in Kerala. Wellington Island serves as liaison between the city and some other ports in the world.

Location: It is linked to the mainland Kochi by road and rail Venduruthy Bridge.