About Chatham Saw Mill :
Chatham Island, at the north tip of Port Blair, houses Asias largest saw mill. Dating back to 1836, the enormous workshops are built in the durable (and expensive) padauk wood. Since the 1970s, logging on the islands has been banned and most of the wood now comes by ship from Malaysia, Myanmar and Thailand. A guide will take you through the entire process of the logs being unloaded, sorted, cut, planed and finally stored in vast godowns to be shipped off to the mainland. Huge saws, with 200 to 300 teeth, grind their way for two to three hours before their teeth need to be sharpened again.
General Information about Chatham Saw Mill :
Location: Port Blair
State: Andaman & Nicobar Island (Union Territories of INDIA)
Capital: Port Blair
Language: Bengali, Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam, Nicobarese, Telugu
Temperature: Max 35˚C, Min 27˚C (summer), Max 26˚C, Min 14˚C (winter)
Best Season: October to May
How to Reach Chatham Saw Mill :
By Air:
Port Blair is connected with Chennai and Calcutta by air.
By Sea:
Regular passenger ship services are available to Port Blair from Chennai, Calcutta and Vishakhapatnam and back.