Chatham Saw Mill

Chatham Saw Mill

Chatham Saw Mill Entrance Gate
Formerly	• British Imperial Saw Mill (1883–1947) • Andaman State Timber Department (1947–1957)
Company type	State-owned enterprise
Traded as	N/A (Government-owned)
Industry	Wood processing • Heritage tourism
Founded	1883;142 years ago (1883)
Founder	British Colonial Administration
Headquarters	Chatham Island, Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
Key people	• Chairman: A&N Islands Forest Secretary • Mill Manager: Rajeshwar Singh, IFS • Heritage Curator: Dr. Meena Krishnamurthy
Products	Commercial: • Sawn timber (Padauk, Gurjan) • Marine-grade plywood • Wooden handicraft blanks
Services	•Custom timber milling
Revenue	₹18 crore (US$2.1 million) (FY 2023–24)
Operating income	₹3.2 crore (US$380,000) (FY 2023–24)
Net income	₹1.8 crore (US$210,000) (FY 2023–24)
Total assets	₹120 crore (US$14 million) (including heritage assets)
Owner	Andaman and Nicobar Administration
Number of employees	342 (2024) (278 industrial, 64 heritage staff)
Parent	Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Divisions	• Production Unit • Heritage Wing • Research Cell
Subsidiaries	Andaman Timber Museum (est. 2005)
Footnotes /references ASI Protected Monument #AN-14 ISO 9001:2015 Certified

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Chatham Saw Mill is situated in Chatham Island of Andaman and Nicobar Islands in India. ^{[1] [2]} It was set up under British colonial rule in 1883 to produce timber for local construction works, as well as buildings in Britain. ^[2]

It is owned by the state government. It is Asia's largest and oldest saw mill. It is connected to Port Blair by a 100-meter-long bridge.

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References

1. Dhingra, Kiran (2005). The Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the twentieth century: A gazetteer. Oxford University Press. pp. 186, 213. ISBN   9780195670530.
2. Milinda Ghosh Roy (10 September 2020). "Chatham Saw Mill: an old lumberman in the Andamans". Onmanorama. Kerala. Retrieved 2 September 2025.