DEVGARH HARBOUR   Chart 2049

General information
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	1	Position. The Devgarh town (16°22'.40N, 73°22'.50E) is situated at the head of a bay lying on the E side of a peninsula on the S bank of the Kharada River.
	2	Function. The port handles cargoes including mangoes, tiles, salt and timber. It also provides a fishing harbour on the NE side of the peninsula which gives shelter to small 		craft from N and S winds. 
	3	Topography. Fort Point, 37 m high, forms the NW extremity of the rocky peninsula which appears as an island. The Western Ghats, some 20 miles inland, may be seen in good 			visibility against the skyline.
	4	Approach and entry. The port is approached from W and entered between Fort Point and the N entrance point, 6 cables NW.
		Traffic. The port is used regularly by coasters and local craft.
	5	Port authority. Port Inspector, Devgarh port, Tehsil- Devgarh, Sindhudurg, Maharashtra.
		E-mail: umahadik309@gmail.com

Tidal information 
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	1	Tidal levels. Mean spring range about 1.6 m; mean neap range about 0.8 m. See information in Tide Tables.
	2	Tidal streams. Tidal streams are irregular in the offing, both in strength and direction, being much influenced by the wind; on several occasions they have been observed to 		set, NW on the in-going stream and SSW on the out-going stream, with a rate of up to 
		1½ knot.
		The out-going spring tide attains a rate of 1 to 1½ kn, at the entrance of harbour.

Harbour information
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	1	Storm signals are displayed from the flagstaff (7.53) standing on Fort Point by using the brief system. See 1.48.
	2	Landmarks:
		Devgarh Harbour Light (white round masonry tower, black bands, 11 m in height) (16°23'.33N, 73°22'.32E) stands on the NW bastion of the fort situated on Fort Point.
		Flagstaff (16°23'.34N, 73°22'.32E) (7.53). 
	   	For other landmarks see 7.53.

Directions
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	1	The alignment (090°) of the N side of the fort on Fort Point with Saddle Hill (139 m in height) (16°23'.35N, 73°24'.90E) leads towards the harbour; thereafter, when about 1 			mile from Fort Point with Mumbri Point (16°21'.80N, 73°22'.19E) bearing about 153°, steer to pass through the fairway N of Fort Point, passing:
		S of the foul ground and depths of 5 m that extend 3 cables SW from the N entrance point of the harbour, and: 
		N of a rocky patch that extends 1 cable N from Fort Point, then:
		to the anchorage.
	2	Useful marks:
		
		Fort temple (16°22'.28N, 73°22'.42E).
		Konkeleshwar temple (16°20' .021N, 73°23'.536E)
	
Anchorages and berth
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	1	General anchorage. The recommended anchorage is with Devgarh Harbour Light (7.59) bearing 203°, distant 2½ cables, and the N entrance point of the harbour bearing 306°, in a 		depth of about 6 m, mud, as shown on the chart.
		Small vessels can find more sheltered anchorage SE of Fort Point in depths of 3 to 4 m.
	2	Berth: A T-shaped jetty with a 31 m berthing face, depth alongside about 2.4 m, on the E side of the fort.

Port service
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	1	Facility: hospital.
	2	Other facilities:
		(a)	Rail, Road and Air Services 	connectivity of Devgarh to various mode of transport is as follows: -
		(i)	Nearest Highway – Devgarh Kolhapur highway SH 116 (05 km), NH 17
		(ii)	Nearest Bus Stand – Maharashtra State Transport Bus Stand (05 km)
		(iii)	Nearest Railhead – Kankavali (55 km)
		(iv)	Nearest Airport – Ratnagiri Airport (70 km), Dabolim airport (110 km)

		(b)	 Port Authority  Details of Port Inspector are as given below: -
	
		Mr Umesh Mahadik
		Port inspector
		Devgarh Port
		Teh – Devgarh
		Dist – Sindhudurg
 		Ph : 02364 – 262258
		Email : umahadik309@gmail.com