Adani-Run Port In Kerala To Be Commissioned In May 2024: State Minister
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Kerala Ports Minister Ahammed Devarkovil said 90% of the port construction work is over, and the first ship will be docking at Vizhinjam in September.
The Adani-run Vizhinjam Port, being constructed at an estimated cost of Rs 7,700 crore, will be commercially commissioned in May 2024, Kerala Minister for Ports Ahammed Devarkovil said on Wednesday.
He said 90 per cent of the port construction work has been completed, and the first ship from China, carrying cranes for use in premises, will be docking at Vizhinjam in September as an Onam gift to the people of Kerala.
"The port will have a berth of 800 metres, and the work for 400 metres is complete. Any big ship in the world can dock at a 400-metre berth," Mr Devarkovil said in a meet-the-press programme in Thiruvananthapuram.
The breakwater structure construction planned at 3,100 metres is progressing, and as of now, 2,350 metres have been completed.
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