Vizhinjam port’s Environmental Clearance extended till 2024
The Hindu
Adani will have time till Dec. 2023 to complete Phase I of project
The Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change has extended the validity of the Environmental and Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) clearance to the Vizhinjam international deepwater multipurpose seaport for a further three years. With the extension of validity of the Environmental Clearance (EC) till January 2, 2024 Adani Vizhinjam Port Private Ltd (AVPPL), the multi-port operator, will have time till December 2023 to complete the project’s Phase I, which missed the target of December 3, 2019. In January 2014, the Ministry granted clearance to the project as per the Environment Impact Assessment notification 2006 and the CRZ notification 2011 and its subsequent amendments, subject to compliance with the terms and conditions.
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