Green tribunal nod for Vizhinjam seaport project
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has cleared way for the Kerala
government’s Vizhinjam International Seaport project being undertaken by
Gujarat-based Adani Group.
- The order was passed on a petition filed before the Tribunal, seeking cancellation of green clearance to the port.
About the project:
The Vizhinjam International Transhipment Deepwater Multipurpose
Seaport is an ambitious project designed primarily to cater container
transhipment besides multi-purpose and break bulk cargo.
- It’s an ambitious project of the Kerala government and the Adani group commenced the construction on December 5 last year. The port is scheduled to be completed on December 4, 2019.
- The port is about 16 km from Kerala’s capital Thiruvananthapuram and just 10 nautical miles from the International Shipping Lane.
- With both strategic and commercial importance, the under-construction Vizhinjam International Transhipment Deepwater Multipurpose Seaport is estimated over Rs 7,000 crore.
Advantages of Vizhinjam are:
- Availability of 20m contour within one nautical mile from the coast.
- Minimal littoral drift along the coast, hardly any maintenance dredging required.
- Links to national/regional road, rail network.
- Flexibility in design and expansion being a Greenfield project.
- Proximity to International shipping route.
